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This is in Matthew's Gospel. He asked them to return to Jerusalem and inform him about the baby Jesus. Surprisingly, he did not have the wise men followed or send spies to Bethlehem, so that even if the wise men reported back to him, he could have been unable to locate the house in which the baby Jesus lay. In the event, the wise men were warned in a dream and went home a different way, not going to Jerusalem. Joseph was warned in another dream, and fled to Egypt for fear of Herod. Then King Herod ordered all the infant boys under two years old to be slaughtered. John Shelby Spong (Born of a Woman: A Bishop Rethinks the Birth of Jesus) calls Matthew's story of the wise men Christian midrash. The flight to Egypt, Herod's Slaughter of the Innocents and the journey from Egypt to Nazareth were designed to help draw parallels between Moses and Jesus.
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∙ 12y agoMatthew 2:7-8, "Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him."
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∙ 12y agoIt was reported in Matthew 2:16 that "Herod was furious when he learned that the wise men had outwitted him". At that point he ordered all boys in and around Bethlehem to be killed in an attempt to kill the promised king.
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∙ 15y agohe told them to go and find the baby jesus and then come back and tell him about jesus so he too could worshiped him.
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∙ 7y agoKing Herod got mad at the three kings because they did not come back and report to him. Since he did not know the future king, he decided to kill all baby boys below two years of age.
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∙ 14y agoAccording to the jesus myth Herod was not happy that the wise men travelled to see the baby jesus... he grew jealous and ordered the baby killed.
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∙ 10y agoHerod was very angry and commanded that all males two years old and under in Bethlehem and the surrounding area be killed. (Matthew 2:16).
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What was the name of the king visited by the wise men?
The King that was visited by the Wise Men was King Herod
What did king judea ask 3 wise men to do?
King Herod asked the wise men to tell him where he could find Jesus, because Herod wanted to kill Jesus.
What did the king want to know from the wise men?
King Herod mainly wanted to know from the wise men where it was that the king of the Jews would be born.So that he could kill the child.
Is it true that the wise men came and to see Jesus?
Yes it is true that the wise men came to see Jesus . As History states that King Herod ordered all boys below two years to be killed as the wisemen cheated King Herod.
What instructions did king harid give to the wise men?
King Herod gave this instructions to the wise men, to go and find the baby and inform him , so he to could worship him.
What did herod do When the three wise men did not return to tell herod where the baby messiah was?
King Herod became very angry. He ordered all males under the age of 2 to be killed.
What ruler did the three wise men see?
they saw King Herod who ruled over the Jews.
When the wise men came to King Herod asking where the King of the Jews was to be born the scribe told Herod the city from sec 15?
This question has its timeline mixed. The account in Matthew 2 has Wise Men following the star from the East and asking for the King of the Jews to soon be born. This occurred during the reign of King Herod. When the King heard of this, he summoned his scribes to inquire about the place this birth event was to happen. They told him in Bethlehem per the prophecy in Micah 5:2. Herod then secretly summoned these Wise Men sending them to Bethlehem asking that they tell him where/when they find this new King. See Matthew 2 for full story
What is Matthew 2 all about?
Matthew 2 tells about the wise men comming to see Jesus in Bethlehem. The wise men talk to King Herod and tell him they are looking for the saviour. Herod tries to trick the wise men into revealing where the saviour is but the wise men are warned in a dream and don't see Herod again. Herod realizes the wise men have tricked him and so he plans to kill all male children under two years old. Joseph is warned in a dream and him and Mary their son go to live in Egypt until Herod dies.
What was the kings home like in the time of Jesus?
The Bible says that the Wise Men went to the palace of King Herod.
Where did the wise men go before they went to Bethlehem?
They met with Herod, who tried to extract information from them to kill Jesus. --Matthew chapter2
How did the wise men know in which town they would find baby Jesus?
The wise men followed the star to Jerusalem and then asked Herod the Great where the "new born King" was to be born. Herod inquired of the chief priests and scribes and they told him, Bethlehem. Then the wise men followed the star to where Jesus was.
