To a paranoid political ruler like Herod, nothing could be worse than this visit from the Magi. Matthew 2:1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? […]
You can’t say Jesus’ entrance to this earth wasn’t political. He was “born King of the Jews” (Matthew 2:1-2). . Aside from the fact that the Jews had a king whom nobody really liked (Herod), Jesus’ being born King of the Jews did not fit the profile of the expected Messiah. The Messiah would not […]
John 4:25 The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.” Everyone in the Jewish and Samaritan communities had expectations of the Messiah. No one expected that He would be such trouble. Except perhaps Simeon who was moved by the Spirit to bless the […]
Politics of the day have always created division, but the truth is Messiah had to come from somewhere. By simply existing as “The Chosen People” who had been given “The Promised Land” by none other than God, the Jews through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob have gathered enemies against themselves like iron to a magnet. Hint: […]
