col asked:
I mean gold that’s not to bad but frankincense and myrrh?Im sure a cuddly toy or baby clothes would have been more suitable.
I mean gold that’s not to bad but frankincense and myrrh?Im sure a cuddly toy or baby clothes would have been more suitable.
The gifts were suitable for a king.
Plus there was no baby shop in Bethlehem at the time.
all three of the gifts had specific meanings
The gold was because he was a king- King of the Jew
Myrrh was a salt used in dead bodies to symbolise the fact that he would die for his people
Frankincense is an incense used i church to show that Jesus would be holy
Also there was no such thing as cuddly toys in the year 0
Lili
I totally agree col what good would those kind of gifts be to a baby
Well, at least one of them gave Moses a Fisher-Price Part Sea ‘N Say — that was a bit more age-appropriate.
Where in the Bible does it say 3 wise men? lol
You have good question but remember they don’t have toys like we do today.
Or they’re too wise for us to understand their wisdom.
They were thinking of a Playstation but thought he was too young!
maybe toys r us was shut for stock taking
Jesus Christ is and was the promised Messiah, born to be king, though that must wait for his second coming.
His name Christ means = anointed one. Frankincense is said to be the anointing oil of the Israelites. It was considered as valuable as gems or metals at that time. It was also what was used as incense and gave off a column of white smoke carrying the prayers of the faithful to God.
Myrrh was used as perfume, incense as a medicine and most important of all as an embalming oil. Why would this be so important? Because it was prophesied that Jesus would die and so he did. But his feet had already been anointed with the jar of special perfume which Judas had complained about. When at his death, the next morning the women went to anoint him with the oils he was not there but was risen.
So we have Frankincense used for Jesus’ anointing as king and we have Myrrh to symbolise his death.
The Gold is the symbol of Jesus’ perfect obedience to his Father and further foreshadowed the crown for when Jesus returns as king.
There was nothing stupid in those gifts, they were perfect symbols.
Lili hit it on the nose in speaking of the SYMBOLOGY behind the gifts. There was a reson for them to give Him what they offered.
It’s a shame that they didn’t also give the receipts so that they could be taken back for a refund if they weren’t satisfied.
Frankincense and myrrh were worth a lot too, spices and scents were extremely expensive in those days and may have been worth as much or more than the equivalent wight in gold. They would have been worth enough to buy a house and start a business and have some left over:)
It’s because all three things were precious that they would have been considered suitable gifts for a king:)
They were probably from Wales…or they were Hearts fans ~ lol. : )
Just kidding people!