Continuation of the chapter 1 : The birth of Lord Jesus.

At the same time, after the Sweet Child was born, an event occurred in the sky and the Magi* went looking. The star they were looking at, appeared to the Wise Men to be different than the other stars ; that star in the sky, appeared more of a miraculous appearance than a natural one.

The Magi, who were some educated and notable men, studied the stars and knew the prophecies well. And the Magi*, also called Wise Men, followed that miraculous guiding star to Bethlehem in search of a Newborn King.

These wise men came from the east to Jerusalem and after a some time, they finally entered the city of Jerusalem still in search of the Baby, for they didn’t know where the Messiah was to be born.

Then the first person they would have eventually met, they would ask, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star when it rose and we have come to worship Him.”

And none of the people could give them a real answer because some people didn’t understand what they were talking about while others were either confused or to busy to answer until the unexpected news reached the ears of King Herod.

When King Herod first heard about this, he was confused but even more disturbed and all Jerusalem with him. He thought about it over and over and since he couldn’t answer his own questions, he decided to call together all the people’s chief priest and teachers of the law. He then asked them where the Messiah was to be born.

“In Bethlehem,” they replied to the king “for this is what the prophet has written:

...“But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judea, ...

...are by no means least among the rulers of Judea ; for out of you will come a ruler ...

...who will shepherd my people Israel.”...

And the king satisfied, secretly called the Magi and found out from them the exact time where the miraculous star had appeared.

A wicked smile appeared on his face as he said to them, “Go and search carefully for the Child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.” the king said as he sent the Magi to Bethlehem.

So the Wise Men left, they went on their way as they continued to follow the star. Then, after some time, the miraculous star who was guiding them, stopped over the place the Sweet Child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the place, the Magi saw the Sweet Child with His mother Mary ; they felt great happiness in their heart as they immediately bowed down and worshipped Him.

Then the Wise Men opened their treasures and presented Baby Jesus with gift of gold, frankincense and myrrh. The same night, having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they decided to return to their country by another route.

When the Magi were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. The angel told him “get up, take the Child with His mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill him.”

And Joseph got up, looked at the sleeping Child and His mother ; he smiled at the beautiful sight until he remembered the angel’s words so he next woke up his wife Mary and then took them during the night and left for Egypt. They stayed there until the death of Herod.

...And so was fulfilled what the Living God had said through the prophet : “Out of Egypt, I called My Son.”...

...…...

When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he got really furious and his anger was so great that he gave orders to his soldiers to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and it’s vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi.

Then what was said. Through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:

A voice is heard in Ramah,

weeping and great mourning,

Rachel weeping for her children

and refusing to be comforted,

because they are none.

And after Herod’s death, when Joseph and his wif was still in Egypt, an angel of the Loving God appeared in Joseph’s dream and told to him “Get up, take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the Child’s life are dead.”

So Joseph did as he was told to and left Egypt with his wife and the Sweet Child but when he as soon as he arrived in the land of Israel, he heard the news of Herod’s son, Archelaus reigning in Judea in the place of his father. Joseph got afraid to go there and being warned again in a dream, he withdrew with his family to the district of Galilee and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. And so was fulfilled what was said through the prophets, that he would be called a Nazarene.

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