Matthew 2:9 New Living Translation
“After this interview
the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them
to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child
was.”
This star that scripture speaks of is
the Star of Bethlehem. There have been
several theories as to what exactly this star was. Some scientific scholars came up with 3
different scenarios that would take out the miraculous and make it an
explainable event. Some said it was a
comet, but records of comet sightings do not correspond with the estimated time
of Christ’s birth.
When a cluster of planets intersect in
the night sky it is called ‘a conjunction’.
Some scientists maintain that this may have been the case; however, this
type of scenario doesn’t replicate the light produced by one single
source. Planets do intersect
fairly frequently, but this cannot be considered a viable option due to the
single source of light statement above.
Lastly, an exploding star or
‘supernova’ may have explained the bright light, but there is no record of a
supernova taking place at that time in history.
There are a couple details about the
scriptural account that should be mentioned.
The Magi and the Shepherds were the only ones who saw the star. The example listed above would have been seen
by everyone and surely would have been chronicled somewhere in the journals of
history.
The star led the Magi 6 miles to the
North of their position from when they first saw it. Stars move from East to West due to the
earth’s rotation. While this look at the
star of Bethlehem certainly isn’t exhaustive, it makes a solid case that the
star was a miraculous light sent by Almighty God to lead the 3 Wise Men to the
place where he wished them to be to see and worship the Lord Jesus.
During the Advent Season we need to
realize that everything that took place on that night so long ago was
orchestrated from start to finish by the hand of God. It’s no different than how his hand
orchestrates our own lives as well if we allow him to. Until next time, walk with the King and be a
blessing!
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