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SHALOM! "Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him." (Matthew 2:2) Gold, frankincense, and myrrh. These gifts were not random tokens of appreciation, but expressions of the wise men's understanding of the prophecies in Scripture. They expressed confidence that God would bring each and every one of them to fulfillment. Matthew itemizes the list of treasures in order to highlight the magi's clear understanding of Yeshua's Messianic identity (Psalm 72:10, 15; Isaiah 60:1, 6). Born is the King of Israel! Dr. Erez Soref, President of ONE FOR ISRAEL  THE BEST GIFT EVER Watch how Israelis react when they have been given the chance to learn about Jesus! When they say "Thank you", it is to YOU. Every contribution helps us to give Israelis the greatest blessing of all: Jesus. DONATE HE IS WORTH IT The wisdom of the magi From a purely business perspective, such extravagant gifts for a Jewish baby appear to be a very poor investment. As the magi well knew, the throne of David had been without an occupant since the time the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC (see 2 Kings 25:6). The Romans ruled and reigned with a tight fist over a very vast empire with all roads at that time truly leading to Rome. And Israel already had a king, so to speak (Matthew 2:1), who was soon to do everything in his power to destroy the child. Why in the world would the foreign magi make such a difficult journey and throw away their hard earned fortunes? Being "wise men," the magi no doubt made their fortunes through wise investments. That said, they clearly viewed this world through the lens of Scripture and they believed whole heartedly in the promises of God. At a time when the economies of the world are so unstable, your giving to ONE FOR ISRAEL reflects your firm conviction in the promises of God to the people Israel, and your strong conviction that the gospel continues to be the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek (Romans 1:16). We pray this Christmas season the story of the magi would encourage you to see how your gift of faith is a gift that keeps on giving and inspiring all those who will follow in your footsteps until that blessed day when Israel will look upon him whom they have pierced. We are indeed thankful for each and every one of you, the wise men and woman of this generation! Merry Christmas from the ONE FOR ISRAEL family. MAKE A GIFT "After coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh." (Matthew 2:11) HOW DID THEY KNOW? What those magi from the East saw in the sky If you think about it, the whole story with the magi from the East is a bit strange. How did the wise men come to know about this King in Judah – how did they figure such a thing out from the stars? And who were they? How did they know each other, and where were they actually from? This story is only in one of the gospels (Matthew), and despite tradition suggesting that there were three wise men (Melchior from Persia, Belthsazar from Arabia, and Casper from India) no such details are given in the text. We actually have no idea how many came – only that three gifts were brought: Myrrh, frankincense and gold, fit for a prophet, priest and king. But it’s no fairy tale. History and science can help us see that these events were entirely within the realms of possibility. CONTINUE READING... BECOME ONE FOR ISRAEL ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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