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Prepare The Way
Between the last words of Matthew chapter two and the first words of chapter three some thirty years have passed. Enter John the Baptist. He was called the Baptist because baptizing people was central to his message, not because he had slicked his hair back with a pound of gel, and had sworn off drinking,… Continue reading
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Setting The Stage
Another but about it But when he (Joseph) heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. On his deathbed, King Herod divided the kingdom he ruled among his sons. Historians tell us that Archelaus, who was given responsibility over the regions of Judea and… Continue reading
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Setting The Stage
Really? This is the only place in the Bible where the visit of these foreign star-gazers is recorded. Contrary to the lyrics of the popular Christmas carol, this passage presents a different picture than we have of ‘We Three Kings’ visiting the baby Jesus. There is nothing in the text to suggest these visitors were… Continue reading
Big Buts of the Bible 