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Scripture Text: Luke 2:1 After Yeshua was born in Beit-Lechem in the land of Y’hudah during the time when Herod was king, Magi from the east came to Yerushalayim 2 and asked, “Where is the newborn King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.”
3 When King Herod heard of this he became very agitated, and so did everyone else in Yerushalayim. 4 He called together all the head cohanim and Torah-teachers of the people and asked them, “Where will the Messiah be born?” 5 “In Beit-Lechem of Y’hudah,” they replied, “because the prophet wrote,
6 ‘And you, Beit-Lechem in the land of Y’hudah,
are by no means the least among the rulers of Y’hudah;
for from you will come a Ruler
who will shepherd my people Isra’el.’”[Matthew 2:6 Micah 5:1(2)]
7 Herod summoned the Magi to meet with him privately and asked them exactly when the star had appeared.
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John Wesley’s Explanatory Notes: Luke 2:1-7
Verse 2
[2] Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
To do him homage — To pay him that honour, by bowing to the earth before him, which the eastern nations used to pay to their monarchs.
Verse 4
[4] And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
The chief priests — That is, not only the high priest and his deputy, with those who formerly had borne that office: but also the chief man in each of those twenty-four courses, into which the body of priests were divided, 1 Chronicles 24:6-19. The scribes were those whose peculiar business it was to explain the Scriptures to the people. They were the public preachers, or expounders of the law of Moses. Whence the chief of them were called doctors of the law.
Verse 6
[6] And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
Thou art in nowise the least among the princes of Judah — That is, among the cities belonging to the princes or heads of thousands in Judah. When this and several other quotations from the Old Testament are compared with the original, it plainly appears, the apostles did not always think it necessary exactly to transcribe the passages they cited, but contented themselves with giving the general sense, though with some diversity of language. The words of Micah, which we render, Though thou be little, may be rendered, Art thou little? And then the difference which seems to be here between the prophet and the evangelist vanishes away. Micah 5:2.
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The Daily Devotional for Sunday, 17 December 2017
Sermon Theme: "Fear Not"
Text to read: Luke 2:1-7
- Pray for those facing dangerous uncertainties with food and safety.
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The Daily Devotional for Saturday, 16 December 2017
Sermon Theme: "Fear Not"
Text to read: Luke 2:1-7
- How can faith take action in uncertain times?
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The Daily Devotional for Friday, 15 December 2017
Sermon Theme: "Fear Not"
Text to read: Luke 2:1-7
- Read this story in Luke 2. What role does uncertainty have it?
The Daily Devotional for Thursday, 14 December 2017
Sermon Theme: "Fear Not"
Text to read: Luke 2:1-7
- Where does uncertainty exist in your life today?
- How are you handling it?
The Daily Devotional for Wednesday, 13 December 2017
Sermon Theme: "Fear Not"
Text to read: Luke 2:1-7
- How is uncertainty an opportunity for faith?
- When did this last happen for you?
The Daily Devotional for Tuesday, 12 December 2017
Sermon Theme: "Fear Not"
Text to read: Luke 2:1-7
- When does Joseph seem to muster some faith in this story?
- Why?
The Daily Devotional for Monday, 11 December 2017
Sermon Theme: "Fear Not"
Text to read: Luke 2:1-7
- When do we most often feel close to God?
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