Matthew 2:11
They went into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother. They bowed and worshiped him. Then they opened their bags of treasure and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
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10When they saw the star they couldn't contain their happiness!
12Warned by a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by a different route.
Cross References
Exodus 30:23“Take the best quality spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, 250 shekels of sweet-smelling cinnamon, 250 shekels of aromatic reed,
Leviticus 2:1“When you bring a grain offering to the Lord, your offering must be of the best flour. Pour olive oil on it and put frankincense on it,
Numbers 7:14He also presented a gold dish that weighed ten shekels filled with incense. As sacrifices he brought
1 Samuel 10:27But some obnoxious men asked, “How could this man save us?” They hated him and didn't bring him any gifts; but Saul did not retaliate.
1 Kings 10:10She presented the king with one hundred and twenty talents of gold, huge amounts of spices and precious stones. Never before had there been spices like those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
Psalms 45:8Your robes are perfumed with aloes, myrrh, and cassia; music played on stringed instruments in palaces decorated with ivory makes you happy.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 2:10-13
The Wise Men Worship Christ. 9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. 12 And being warned of… Read the whole commentary →