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NASB | Matthew 2:1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king (Herod the Great), magi (wise men) from the east came to Jerusalem, asking, |
Bible Question: The teaching of Zoroaster was prevelant in Persia at the time of Christ's arrival in Bethlehem. Why are these magicians and follower of pagan thought brought into such a sacred story? I realize their gifts financed the exile of the family. Is this a classic case of the "wealth of the sinner is laid up the for just? What type of "magic" and "star reading" were they engaged in? |
Bible Answer: Hi Hix, Regarding what type of magic do the magi do. I came up with looking up the words "wise"in Matt.2:1 In the Strongs Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, going back to the original languages, I found that wise is #3097 in the Greek, it's Magos,of foreign origin from OT #7248, meaning a magian, oriental scientist, a magician. Also for sorcerer. I looked up sorcerer and from Acts.13:8 sorcerer is also translated #3097 in the greek. So I looked up #7248 in the OT which is Rab-mag, foreign word for Magian. Rab-mag, a Babylonian official. Then when looking up magician it's #2749 in the OT, is Chartom coming from from #2748, meaning magician but when you go to #2748 it means a horoscopian, as drawing of magical lines or circles. But interesting enough when I looked up witchcraft it was in Gal.5:20, #5331,coming from #5332, pharmakeia- medication (pharmacy), i.e. by extension (Magic) literally or figuratively, sorcery.#5332 is pharmakeus- from pharmakon ( a drug, i.e, spellgiving potion); a druggist ("pharmacist") or poisoner, i.e. by extension a magician. As you can see this is where we get our words pharmacy,pharmicist. Makes you think, huh??I hope I've been of some help. Take Care Hix, In the Father's LOVE, Serenetime |