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THE MAGI

THE MAGI. When the Magi or Wise Men visited the baby Jesus , they brought three gifts to present to Him . Each of the three gifts represented an aspect of who Jesus is and what His mission was to fulfill .

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THE MAGI

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  1. THE MAGI WhentheMagiorWise Men visitedthebabyJesus, theybroughtthreegiftstopresenttoHim. Each of thethreegiftsrepresented an aspect of whoJesus is andwhat His missionwastofulfill. Theimportance of thegiftswasthemessagethateachoneconveyedaboutJesus.

  2. ThegoldrepresentedthefactthatJesuswasroyal. • ThefrankincensesupportstheclaimthatJesus is divine. • Themyrrhwasfortheimportance of themortality of Jesus.

  3. TheJewsprayedbeforetheAltar of Incense, whichwasalwayskeptburning. Thesubstanceburned on thataltarwasfrankincense. Whenfrankincense is burned, it givesoff a sweetsmellingwhitesmoke. Thesmokerisingfromthealtarrepresentedtheprayers of thepeoplerisingtoGod in heaven. Theonlyuse of frankincenseforJewswas at thisaltarand it wasreservedfortheworship of God. TheMagipresentingthisgifttoJesusrepresentsthefactthat He wasindeeddivine.

  4. The gift of myrrh seems the most odd of the gifts. Myrrh was extremely valuable and had a number of uses. The most common use was a perfume. Sometimes myrrh might be used in the homes of the wealthy to create a pleasant fragrance but was normally reserved for special instances. The major use of myrrh was for burials. Myrrh was placed on the cloths used to wrap bodies for burial to help prevent the smell of decay following death. The Magi presented this gift to Jesus as a representation that He would one day die. The gift almost seems to convey the fact that Jesus was born to die.

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