A Joyful Messiah - Matthew 2:1-12

Learners should respond to Messiah,
rejoice in Messiah and revere Messiah.
Learners should respond to Messiah.
Matthew 2:1-8
We should respond to limited revelation. 2:1-2
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,
2 “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
Psalm 19:1
The heavens are telling of the glory of God;
And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.
Daniel 2:48
Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts, and he made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel 9:25
So you are to know and discern that from the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; it will be built again, with plaza and moat, even in times of distress.
Numbers 24:17
I see him, but not now;
I behold him, but not near;
A star shall come forth from Jacob,
A scepter shall rise from Israel,
And shall crush through the forehead of Moab,
And tear down all the sons of Sheth.
Matthew 24:27
For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
We should respond to special revelation. 3-8
3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born.
5 They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet:
6 ‘And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah,
Are by no means least among the leaders of Judah;
For out of you shall come forth a Ruler
Who will shepherd My people Israel.’ ”
7 Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared.
8 And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him.”
Learners should rejoice about Messiah
Matthew 2:9-10
9 After hearing the king, they went their way; and the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them until it came and stood over the place where the Child was.
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.
Learners should revere Messiah
Matthew 2:11-12
We should worship with humility. 2:11a
11 After coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him.
We should worship with giving. 2:11b
Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
We should worship with obedience. 2:12
12 And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.