[Pastor Ralph]

Q2. (Matthew 2:11a) What do we learn from seeing the Magi prostrating themselves before the child Jesus? What was the significance of this for them? How can we emulate this kind of worship?

[Dar]

Q2. (Matthew 2:11a) What do we learn from seeing the Magi prostrating themselves before the child Jesus? What was the significance of this for them?

Honor, humble devotion, worth, respect, allegiance, is seen as the Magi prostrate themselves before the King, paying homage, which is due a King.

How can we emulate this kind of worship?

By offering up to God our lives, a life showing respect for God's laws, for in them we see His character, in them we pay homage, we show our love for Him. Live a life respecting others, living a life that would please the King, our promise from God.

[Sherylle Ladner]

What do we learn from seeing the Magi prostrating themselves before the child Jesus?[b] That even though Jesus is a child, they recognized that Jesus was also Messiah, the King of the Jews. Therefore, you do not stand in the sight of royalty.

[b] How can we emulate this kind of worship? by kneeling in full prayer and understanding that Jesus is still the Child of the Manger and King of our Hearts.

[sjb]

What do we learn from seeing the Magi prostrating themselves before the child Jesus?

These learned Wise Men were aware of Who was before them. God, through the use of the star, through their study of the Hebrew writings, and probably through dreams and visions, had led them to Jesus. They had no doubt who He was. They submitted themselves totally to the King of Kings. We should follow their lead.

Digression:

Herod had no doubts of who he was dealing with, either He, not a scholar of Jewish literature, had gathered his priests and scribes around him to advise him. I've been thinking about this a lot: Do you think that when Herod had the boy babies killed in Bethlehem that he and those priests who hungered for money and power breathed a sigh of relief and quit thinking about Jesus? I get to wondering if that is why Jesus has those missing years. He was there but not THERE just like later He could disappear into a crowd wanting to kill Him "because it was not yet His time." Or maybe God HAD sent Him somewhere else for protection.

What was the significance of this for them?

These were men from a different country, a country that had a different set of values, a different religion. We don't know which country, what values, what religion, but we do know that they had to have BELIEVED. Isn't it amazing that Jesus was rejected by so many of His own people but worshiped unashamedly by these men from afar? Let's see: They were wise, they were evidently rich, they evidently were not subserviant to other men more powerful than them (Is that why the writer of "We Three Kings" got the idea that they were kings themselves?). Think we'd better follow their lead?

How can we emulate this kind of worship?

We can emulate these men by submitting ourselves as servants to the Most High. At the sound of His name, every head should bow and every knee should bend.

[Elwood C O'Dell]

Being in the presence of the one and only true King of kings and Lord of lords is such an overwhelming experience that the humbling of oneself is truly the appropriate response. I feel that the Magi realized this when they made their visit to the home of Joseph and Mary. In our world today we can emulate this kind of worship by living as Micah wrote in 6:2, “He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”

[Roxanne]

[quote name='Pastor Ralph' date='Oct 10 2007, 10:36 AM' post='30098']
Q2. (Matthew 2:11a) What do we learn from seeing the Magi prostrating themselves before the child Jesus? What was the significance of this for them? How can we emulate this kind of worship?
BECAUSE WE BOW DOWN TO OUR KING...AND WORSHIP HIM.
BECAUSE HE IS THE KINGS OF KINGS
EVERY KNEE AND EVERY TONGUE SHOULD BOW JESUS IS THE LORD

[Shaz6]

Q2. (Matthew 2:11a) What do we learn from seeing the Magi prostrating themselves before the child Jesus? What was the significance of this for them? How can we emulate this kind of worship?

They knew he was the King of the Jews "Messiah" and it was a way to pay respect for Jesus. We can copy this type of worship more by getting down on our knees before the Lord more and just praising him for who he is and what he has done for us.

[Hazel]

How can *I* emulate the behaviour of the Magi? The glib answer is "with great difficulty". I find it hard to give up "me" to His control -- to pray "take my life and let it be dedicated all to thee" and really want Him to take my life. So, the Christmas story at this point becomes a hard-to-follow example.

[ljc]

We learned that they were not too proud to go down on their knees to worship the King. Just as we are to know that at the name of Jesus, all will bow down before him in the end of time. The wisemen knew that this baby was the Messiah.
Sometimes it seems that we are too proud to think that we will bow down to him. Yet, when we remember that we can do nothing without him, our knees do the bending and we do the mending of our misguided thoughts that we can make it on our own.

[love.serve.know]

They understood that He is a King and because of this, they MUST worship Him. Everything fell into place. We can have respect and know that this is a very important celebration. Christ had to come to earth to die for our sins and be raised from the dead (because He is God). Hallelulah! I see how God orchestrated the whole thing because now the gifts were greatly needed in order for this family to flee. Just a thought - I wonder if Joseph ever questioned what he had gotten himself into by marrying Mary. Do you think God gave them a special courage to protect Him son?

[JustJeff]

In submitting themselves to the baby Jesus we see the Magi as an example of the lesser acknowledging the greater. For this purpose they had traveled long and hard.
It is in this manner that we must submit ourselves to the Lord for we too have been on a long journey apart from Him and must now acknowledge Him as our Messiah, the One who is far above and greater than all.

[les]

Q2. (Matthew 2:11a) What do we learn from seeing the Magi prostrating themselves before the child Jesus? What was the significance of this for them? How can we emulate this kind of worship?

though they were men of great rank and wealth the magi knew through the prophecies who this baby was and when they found him after a long search they bowed before him. they humbly acknowledged the lords superior worth and standing. they worshiped Him because they knew His divine lineage and presented their gifts considered precious and fit for a king. in all these things they humbly submitted themselves to Him giving Him the honor due Him .they were so sure of His kingship they saw beyond the outward signs and were able to appreciate His essence we also should be awed by Jesus and humbly submit to His kingship over our lives having an attitude of reverence before Him . He deserves worship ,honor and praise for who He is and what He has done for us .undeserving as we are He withheld nothing from us if we see our utter need for Him and His greatness and exccelent worth we also will fall before Him and worship . not to be able to do this means we fail to grasp the magnitude of HIS PERSON and shows HOW WICKED OUR HEARTS ARE that we despise and dishonor our creator and savior

[Craig]

Q2. (Matthew 2:11a) What do we learn from seeing the Magi prostrating themselves before the child Jesus? What was the significance of this for them? How can we emulate this kind of worship?

These wizened men humbled themselves and prostrated themselves on a dirt floor before a toddler they were convinced to be the Messiah. These high men made themselves low before this baby -- Prince of Peace, God Almighty, etc.

We can emulate their example by doing as they did. Submit and surrender our lives to Jesus Christ. Make Him the King of our hearts.

[emmaus]

It is a wise man indeed that seeks and humbles himself to the Lord.

They had the knowledge to seek, find, know who baby Jesus was and they revere him. But with all their wisdom they weren't proud, they humbled themselves.

By humbling ourselves and seeking the Lord, by making him the master of our life and leading others to him we will be like the wise men.

[KAFWEMBE]

Q2. (Matthew 2:11a) What do we learn from seeing the Magi prostrating themselves before the child Jesus? What was the significance of this for them? How can we emulate this kind of worship?

The Magi convinced themselves that this was the Messiah, the Great King. The star stopped where Jesus was born and so they had no doubt in their mind that the child they were seeing was Jesus the prophecied King. The significance of this was that the child they were worshiping was trully Jesus. There was no doubt, the prophecy had come true.

We can emulate this kind of worship by also worshipping with conviction that the child born that time was Jesus the Messial and we too should not have any doubts. We should accord Jesus the same respect knowing he is our God sent to us from His Father. We should praise Him and worship Him as our Lord and saviour.

[Lisa Rupert]

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The Magi bowed down to worship the Christ child the King of Kings, the King of the Jews, the Savior born just as it had been prophecied. They were humble before the King, the Christ, the Savior of mankind. We can also submitted ourselves over to our King, our Savior, our God. We can show ourselves gratful through our worship and our praises, showing our faithfulness for he is the one born to save us, our rescuer, our redeemer, our Christ.[/font]

[AngelOnLine]

Q2. (Matthew 2:11a) What do we learn from seeing the Magi prostrating themselves before the child Jesus?
That we should be humble in our Worship of God – as they were.

What was the significance of this for them?
They knew, without a doubt, who this Baby was.

How can we emulate this kind of worship?
We should bow down before Him, giving him all the praise. He should be number one in our lives.

[mags]

Men of such stature and wisdom were prepared to prostrate themselves before this child - without question - believing Him to be the Messiah! Jesus' birth shows both poor and rich worshipping Him - there is no distinction between the two.

We need to worship in everything we do and not worry how we look to the world. God has called us to worship and trust in Him and that is what we need to do at all times at whatever cost.

[Patricia A]

Q2. (Matthew 2:11a)



What do we learn from seeing the Magi prostrating themselves before the child Jesus? What was the significance of this for them?

Worship means "to express in attitude or gesture one's complete dependence on or submission to a high authority figure, (fall down and) worship, do obeisance to, prostrate oneself before, do reverence to, welcome respectfully." When the Magi prostate themselves before the child Jesus they are demonstrating their complete dependence and submission to Jesus.



How can we emulate this kind of worship?

We can emulate this kind of worship by depending complete on Jesus as our Lord and living in complete submission to His will for our lives. We speak His name only in reverence and express gratitude to Him constantly as we glorify His precious name. We live in such a way that others will want to accept Him as their Lord and Savior. We worship in thought, word and deed.

[katef]

Humble about sums it up. Age, wealth, wisdom all meant nothing to the true messiah. This showed tremendous faith and belief. We can emulate this by humbling ourselves to Jesus and to others.