We all can name three of the fits of the Magi because we sing about them and hear the story about them. Yet the Magi actually gave a fourth gift that we don't hear much about. Let's take a quick look the Magi visit when Jesus was two. Sorry, they didn't make it to the manger. However, we will look at the first gift last.
Starting with gold, the gift for a King. For one ounce of gold at the current rate, you could get close to $1052. I seriously doubt the Magi would bring just one ounce of gold to give the King. It probably help the family while they lived in Egypt, hiding from Herod.
Frankincense that sweet, peppery, lemon fragrance, which represents His Priesthood. One ounce of frankincense is close to $5 which woul make a pound of it about $80. Frankincense is made from the resin of the Boswellia plant. When I looked up what else Boswellia is use for I thought it rather fitting for our Priest. Boswellia is used to help with purification of the body, mainly the kidneys.
Myrrh, a bitter herb that is used in burial, the fitting gift for the Messiah. Myrrh runs around $30 an ounce which would make a pound around $480. It is likely this gift was used for His burial.
The fourth gift which was the first gift that the Magi gave was the gift of worship. A gift given to God. The cost of this gift - Priceless. Worship was not an afterthought -- here are the gifts we brought, oh yeah we have to worship Him. Worship was an instant reaction to when they saw Him. It was not about them and their gifts but about Him first and foremost, then they gave Him their gifts.
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This video speaks as to what worship is not and is about.
Starting with gold, the gift for a King. For one ounce of gold at the current rate, you could get close to $1052. I seriously doubt the Magi would bring just one ounce of gold to give the King. It probably help the family while they lived in Egypt, hiding from Herod.
Frankincense that sweet, peppery, lemon fragrance, which represents His Priesthood. One ounce of frankincense is close to $5 which woul make a pound of it about $80. Frankincense is made from the resin of the Boswellia plant. When I looked up what else Boswellia is use for I thought it rather fitting for our Priest. Boswellia is used to help with purification of the body, mainly the kidneys.
Myrrh, a bitter herb that is used in burial, the fitting gift for the Messiah. Myrrh runs around $30 an ounce which would make a pound around $480. It is likely this gift was used for His burial.
The fourth gift which was the first gift that the Magi gave was the gift of worship. A gift given to God. The cost of this gift - Priceless. Worship was not an afterthought -- here are the gifts we brought, oh yeah we have to worship Him. Worship was an instant reaction to when they saw Him. It was not about them and their gifts but about Him first and foremost, then they gave Him their gifts.
Click to Tweet: Spend some time and worship Him this busy season.
This video speaks as to what worship is not and is about.