Why did the wise men come to see the Christ as a child?
They did not bring him gifts as we think of them and there were more than three wise men. They didn't arrive to see Christ until He was about two years old. He was not a baby in the manger then, He was a walking child.
They brought gold, frankinsence and myrrh, these were useful for the care of Christ and His family, the spices were to anoint His body for when He died.
The wise men were not coming to celebrate the birth of Christ, they recognized that He was the promised Messiah who came to die. They knew His purpose, that's why they came to worship the King of Kings.
From the book of Isaiah, the wise men knew why Christ had come, that was to be our sacrificial Lamb, for the sins of the whole world.
THE WISE MEN NEVER CAME TO CELEBRATE A BIRTHDAY, THEY CAME TO WORSHIP THE KING AND PRAISE HIM FOR HIS PURPOSE THAT WOULD BE FULFILLED LATER.
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