John HumenikFounder and CEO, Spirit Works AI · Founder, CEO, Influencer | Join my Inner Circle for Christian Entrepreneurs

Secret Identity of the Magi

13 Jan 2025 · 1 min

Watch on YouTube

0:54

In this brief YouTube segment, Speaker A proposes that the mysterious Magi who visited Jesus after his birth (as described in Matthew chapter 2) are actually the same class of wise men that the Old Testament prophet Daniel led in Babylon six centuries earlier. He notes that Daniel was appointed chief of the Magi by the Babylonian king, and that in ancient Babylonian tradition a newly appearing star signaled the birth of a significant king. Thus, the Magi’s knowledge of a new star and the kingship of Jesus can be traced to this older prophetic and astronomical tradition. Speaker B closes with a standard call to subscribe and share the video.

Chapters

The secret identity of the Magi around Jesus' birth might be the most mind-blowing deep cut in the Bible. So when Matthew chapter 2 tells the story of Jesus' birth, it mentions these like mysterious dudes who just show up, and the Bible calls them either Magi or wise men, and it says they're from the East. And even more mysteriously, it says they followed a star and that they already knew that Jesus was a king. So like, who are these guys? Get ready for the Bible to blow your mind. So rewind 600 years before the birth of Christ, and an Old Testament prophet named Daniel gets taken captive in Babylon, which is due east of where Jesus was born. And Daniel chapter 2 says the king of Babylon made Daniel the chief of the Magi, or wise men. And in ancient Babylon, Magi believed the appearance of a new star was the sign of the birth of a significant king.
Interesting. Subscribe and share this blessing with a friend.