Following The Unseen Start (Sermon Notes)
Saturday, December 3, 2022 6:22 PM
Matthew 2:1-10
2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2 Saying,
3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired ofthem diligently what time the star appeared.
8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which
they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where
the young child was.
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy
KJV
Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen
.
I. Kings, Babies And Taxes
they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. KJV
Kings, Babies And Taxes
a. Romewasnearit'sheightatthetimeofJesus'birthb. Herod's concern was political. c. Jerusalem was looking for relief:
i. From tyranny ii. From taxes
iii. From the Roman empire
Seeing Stars (and not seeing stars)
a. Herod heard of the things, yet nothing is said of him seeing the star
i. God sometimes shows you the past in such a way that your enemies CANNOT see it!
b. Verse 2 says the wise men were asking where He was, they could no longer, at least for the moment see the star
Following What Cannot Be Seen
Even though it seems they were not able to see the
star, they did not stop looking for Jesus!
Thoughthepathwasnotclear-themandatetofind
The Christ WAS
Dangers
a. The wise men walked out of the palace, looked up, and there it was: “Lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them” (Matthew 2:9). Scripture says, “When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy” (Matthew 2:10).
V. Why Can't We Just See
a. You see things that I didn’t see. I see things that you
didn’t see. We teach each other.
the young child was.
says, “When they saw the star, they rejoiced with
exceeding great joy” (Matthew 2:10). V. Why Can't We Just See
You see things that I didn’t see. I see things that you didn’t see. We teach each other.
No record that Mary and Joseph saw the star at all!
We walk by faith and not by sight!
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