bible qizzzz Flashcards
The Bible doesn’t tell us what social position or ______ they held, but bowing down to anyone during that time spoke volumes about what they thought about Jesus
Status
This continues to point back to Matthew’s emphasis that those on the outskirts are the first to bow down and recognize Jesus as their ______
savior
Gold = typically given to ____; symbolizes royalty
Kings
pleasant smell. Symbol of _____
Divinity
Myrrh: Used as an oil for one’s death and burial;
symbolizes ______
Death
Whether or not the kings had these symbolic notions in
mind when choosing these gifts is unknown, but what is
known is that these 3 gifts were _____ gifts - fit for a king!
Luxury
The gold was probably used to help Mary and Joseph with
their flight to Egypt since they were extremely _____
Poor
These Magi were told in a dream (either by an Angel or God himself) to go a different _____ home, in order that they would not run into Herod again
route
Angel appears to Joseph in a dream again - this time telling him to _____
Run
It is significant that Jesus flees to Egypt, because Matthew is showing that Jesus is the new ______ as shown in the similarities between the two characters:
Moses
In Egypt Moses escaped Pharaoh’s slaughter of ______; In Egypt Jesus escaped from the slaughter of children by Herod
children
Moses escaped _____ Egypt and later returned to it, Jesus escaped ____ Egypt and later left it Fleeing
from, to
Egypt would have been typical during that time for Jews as there was over _________ Jews lodged there
1 million
Joseph is once again in a tough situation, but he continually ______ God, no matter the cost Bible scholars believe that God telling Joseph to flee during the night was potentially more dangerous than leaving during the _____ - remember: no street lights, no flashlights, no iPhone screen lights, etc. to guide the way.
obeys, day
However, leaving at night showed the ______ involved in removing themselves from Egypt
urgency
Here, out of anger of being _____ ,Herod takes matters
into his own hands and has all the children born in the
region killed in order to eliminate the threat of this new
“king” rising up to overthrow his throne
tricked
Important note: Herod probably killed around _____
children, given the population of Bethlehem being
only around 1,000 people total
20-25
The main focus is God’s sovereignty over this
earthly king to ______ His Son
protect