Isaiah 60:1-3
King James Version
60 Arise, shine;
for thy light is come,
and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
2 For, behold,
the darkness shall cover the earth,
and gross darkness the people:
but the Lord shall arise upon thee,
and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light,
and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
The Bible truly has many treasures.
SPIRIT started with the reminder to be ready.
Keeping our oil lamps burning for JESUS.
Then He led me to the holy anointing oil.
Thus, the creation of this 53rd blog.
We learned of the holy anointing oil's ingredients, and use.
Now, SPIRIT reminded me of how two of the oil's ingredients were gifted to a KING.
Matthew 2:1-12
King James Version
2 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea
in the days of Herod the king,
behold,
there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
2 Saying,
Where is he that is born King of the Jews?
for we have seen his star in the east,
and are come to worship him.
3 When Herod the king had heard these things,
he was troubled,
and all Jerusalem with him.
4 And when he had gathered
all the chief priests and scribes of the people together,
he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
5 And they said unto him,
In Bethlehem of Judaea:
for thus it is written by the prophet,
6 And thou Bethlehem,
in the land of Juda,
art not the least among the princes of Juda:
for out of thee shall come a Governor,
that shall rule my people Israel.
7 Then Herod,
when he had privily called the wise men,
enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
8 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 also.
9 When they had heard the king, they departed;
and, lo, the star,
which they saw in the east,
went before them,
till it came and stood over where the young child was.
10 When they saw the star,
they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
11 And when they were come into the house,
they saw the young child with Mary his mother,
and fell down,
and worshipped him:
and when they had opened their treasures,
they presented unto him gifts;
gold, and frankincense and myrrh.
12 And being warned of God in a dream
that they should not return to Herod,
they departed into their own country
another way.
No wonder GOD only wanted PURE myrrh, and PURE frankincense for His holy anointing oil.
Such must only be fit for the One, TRUE King.
The LORD JESUS.
It's been taken for granted that three kings paid homage to JESUS, the day He was born.
All we know is what king David once prayed:
Psalm 72:10-11
King James Version
10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles
shall bring presents:
the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him:
all nations shall serve him.
Scripture has much more to say on oil here.
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Magi (wise men)
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