4. Worship the True King
Starting a Journey with Jesus, Day 4 (Matthew 2:1-6)
Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea at the time of King Herod. That’s when Magi from the east showed up in Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one born King of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and we have come to worship him.”
When King Herod heard this he was upset (and all Jerusalem with him). He called together all the chief priests and teachers of the Jewish people, and he questioned them about where the Messiah was to be born. They said, “In Bethlehem in Judea, for this is what the prophet has written:
“‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.‘” (Matthew 2:1-6)
Bethlehem was just a short distance south of Jerusalem,