Who were the Magi mentioned in Mathew chapter 2? The writer was extremely vague, and perhaps it is the mystery surrounding them that makes them so intriguing and demanding of so much attention. There are fairly plausible explanations about where they came from and how they had exposure and access to knowledge of the Jewish belief system, but we simply don’t know for sure because Scripture doesn’t tell us.
So what was the purpose of telling us of them without telling us about them? My personal opinion of this matter is that they are mentioned because they are an example of what we should be. They were dedicated to their mission, and they followed through when they searched things out. They studied everything they had available to them, and they didn’t ignore the obvious signs that something big was about to happen. They spared no expense and they traveled possibly for months to search this matter out. By all appearances, they had more faith than the Jews that the Messiah had come.
But what did they see that made them so willing to sacrifice as much as they did? They must have recognized the significance of God coming to earth to rescue His people. Have we arrived at the same place, the place where no sacrifice will be too great to make for the Savior we so desperately need? There is so much talk of how much He loves us; but are we responding to that love by taking it for granted, or are we returning it?
Proclaiming His Goodness 