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Matthew 2:1-2 "Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?" NLT


Visitors from the East

Matthew 2:1-2 Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking,

Question in the Bible

Where is the newborn king of the Jews?

We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him."

Matthew 27:37 A sign was fastened above Jesus' head, announcing the charge against him. It read; "This is Jesus, the King of the Jews."

Answer in the Bible

Matthew 2:3-6 King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem.

He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, "Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?"

In Bethlehem in Judea," they said, "for this is what the prophet wrote:

'And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah, are not least among the ruling cities of Judah, for a ruler will come from you who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.'"

The Birth of Jesus

Luke 2:1-5 At the time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire.

(This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.)

All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census.

And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David's ancient home, He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee.

He took with him Mary, to whom he was engaged, who was now expecting a child.