Matt
2:3-6 (ESV) When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem
with him; 4 and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he
inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. 5 They told him, "In
Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:
6 "'And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of
Judah,
are by
no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for
from you shall come a ruler
who
will shepherd my people Israel.'"
NOTE: Israel had the
details down but clearly dismissed the interest of the wise men from the east
(probably Persians influenced by Daniel). Herod will go back when he learns he
has been tricked and based on the information provided about the star will kill
every child two years old. But why don't the chief priests and scribes go to
Bethlehem? Were they so proud that they
did not think foreigners could see the signs that they could not see? Did they
care? Did they believe God would provide since it had been 400 years of silence
from God and they were now under the iron rule of Rome? We do give up when we
don't see God working in a visible way. Our faith is so weak, we are in
constant need of another visible sign. But that is not the faith that God
desires. He promises to provide and meet our needs. Why can't we, or better
yet, why can't I just believe God on the basis of his promise to me? Why do I
need little answers to remind me of his hand at work? Forgive me Lord for my
forgetting all that you have done. Forgive me for pursuing my own agenda. I
want to wait on your best, not my idea of what is best.
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