Tu’apulelulu ‘Epeleli 8, 2021
they fell down and worshiped him
pea nau fakatōmape‘e ‘o hū kiate ia
(v. 11) And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh
(v. 11) Pea ‘i he‘enau hū ki he fale, na‘a
nau ‘ilo ‘a e tamasi‘i, ‘oku ‘i he‘ene fa‘ē ko Mele; pea nau fakatōmape‘e ‘o hū
kiate ia: pea na‘a nau tangaki ‘enau ngaahi ‘angame‘a, ‘o nau ‘atu kiate ia ‘a
e ngaahi me‘a‘ofa, ko e koula mo e laipeno mo e mula.
*Commentary: The NIV Study Bible*
2:11 The wise men did not arrive at the time of Jesus' birth in a manger, but up to two years later, when Jesus was living in a house (see note on v. 16).
worshiped him. It is doubtful that these quasi-pagan religious men understood Jesus' divine nature, but their actions were unknowingly appropriate and wonderfully foreshadowed the worship of Jesus by all the Gentile nations (cf. 28:19; Rom. 1:5; Phil. 2:9-11; Rev. 7:9-10; 21:24).
Gold and frankincense and myrrh. The number of gifts contributed to the
tradition that there were three men, but the actual number is unknown.
Frankincense is resin used ceremonially for the only incense permitted on the
altar (Ex. 30:9, 34–38). Myrrh is sap used in incense and perfume and as a
stimulant tonic. The gifts were likely used providentially to support the
family in their flight to Egypt (Matt. 2:13-15).
This isn’t the first time I’m hearing about the 3 wise men seeing Jesus years later after His birth and I think that’s crazy...They heard the son of God was born and they basically dropped everything and travelled for two years just to pay their respect to the Son of God 🤯 That’s so crazy. What’s even crazier to me is that they walked or travelled by camels or whatever they had because if cars were made during this time they probably would’ve been there in an amount of days or hours.
ReplyDeleteMay we never get tired of worshipping the one and only key to Heaven. He gives us gifts everyday and we take them for granted. He is the only gift we need not take for granted and worship Him daily 🙏🏼