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Merrill Mow (1928-1987) had a fascination and a love for Bible history, nurtured by his parents and stimulated by his professors at seminary in the late 1940s. Towards the end of his life Merrill began using his knowledge to inspire classes of elementary school students with weekly Bible study. This is an excerpt from one such class held in 1983 in which he explains the role of the Magi, or wise men, and Herod's reaction to the news of the birth of Christ.
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...Wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, "Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East and have come to worship him." That in itself is extremely unusual, that Gentiles would come seeking the one who is to be the future king of more than just the land of Judea. From their writings they believed that there would be a king who would be greater than a king who only rules one country and that there would be something divine about him from God. So to these people it was important enough that they made this long journey of about five hundred miles....
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