3. Three Oriental Kings Miss The Point

Three Oriental Kings Miss the Point

Talk 3 of 53 in the series Matthew 2012-14 St Andrews Cathedral.

The next talk in the series is Christians Can’t Be Anti-Semitic.

Matthew 2:1-12

1. “We Three Kings From Orient Are”
   • three
   • kings
   • the orient
   • king and God and sacrifice
2. The When, Who, Where, What and Why?
   • King Herod
   • magi – wise men
   • from the east to Jerusalem
   • “worshipping” the king
   • but why?
3. The Old Testament
   • several parallels
     1. Moses
     2. Balaam
     3. Psalms and Isaiah
     4. Daniel
   • Micah
4. Herod’s judgement
   • troubled
   • right
   • the Christ