WE HAVE COME TO WORSHIP HIM
Matthew 2:1-23
Key verse 2:2 “…and asked, ‘Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.’”
1. Who came to Jerusalem and why? (1-2) What does “the one born king of the Jews” tell us about Jesus? Why is it significant that they came to worship him?
2. How did King Herod and all Jerusalem respond to the Magi’s announcement? (3) Why did Herod want to find out when and where the Messiah was to be born? (4-5)
3. What kind of ruler was the Messiah prophesied to be? (6; cf. 2 Samuel 5:2, John 10:11) How is Jesus’ kingship different from Herod’s? (16) How did Herod try to use the Magi (7-8)?
4. Why were the Magi so joyful to see the star and find Jesus? (9-10) What does each of their gifts, gold, frankincense and myrrh, tell us about who Jesus is? (11)
5. How did God protect Joseph’s family? (13-15) What Scriptures were fulfilled? (15; 17-18; 23)