After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi ^a from the east came to Jerusalem 2and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” 3When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. 5“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written: 6“ ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;

for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’ ^b ”7Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. 8He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.” 9After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. 10When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.

 11On coming to the house, (not the manger) they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. 12And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

The Escape to Egypt

13When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.” 14So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, 15where he stayed until the death of Herod. 

16When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. 17Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:

18“A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning,

Rachel weeping for her children because they are no more.” ^d

And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.” ^c Hosea 11:1

I. Prophecies - a prediction of future events made by one of the prophets.

300 Prophecies about HIs birth, life and death.

It validates God and His Word

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does. Psalm 145:13 NIV

I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. 10I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. Isaiah 46:9 NIV

I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it. Isaiah 46:11 KJV 

an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, ^f because he will save his people from their sins.” 22All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” ^g (which means “God with us.”) Matthew 1:20-23 

Vs 5“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written: 6“ ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’ ^b ” 

 Vs 14 And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.” 

Vs 17-18 Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:

18“A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.” Jeremiah 31:15 NIV 627 BC

II. King of the Jews

2 The wise men asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was:

JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

20Then many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin.

21Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but, ‘He said, “I am the King of the Jews.” ’ ”

22Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.” John 19:19-22 NKJV

Y = Yeshua “Jesus”

H = Ha’Netzeret     “of Nazareth”

V’melech   “The King”

HaYehudim  “of the Jews”

III. THEY WORSHIP

“Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” Vs 2

On coming to the house, (not the manger) they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.  Vs 11

Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce. 10Then he will fill your barns with grain, and your vats will overflow with good wine. Proverbs 3:9-10 NLT

One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. Proverbs 11:24 ESV

Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker! 7For he is our God, we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Psalm 95:6-7 NIV

Why did Jesus come?

The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:10

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.  John 10:10

Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners— I Timothy 1:15 

But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil. I John 3:8 NLT

You are to give him the name Jesus, ^f because he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:22 NIV