Thoughts on the star that led the 3 wise men

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With the feast of the Epiphany just behind us, I’ve been mulling over the star that led the wise men to the house where Jesus was. Now, in no way do I wish to diminish Scripture. I do ponder certain things and concepts though non-sensical as they may appear.

The science of astronomy has taught us that most stars are gaseous balls of fire very much like our own sun. They are so far away that they all appear like dim little lights in the sky. So was the star that led the 3 wise men an actual star like we know it? How did it manage to point to exactly the correct house where Jesus was (assuming that there would have been neighbouring houses all around).

If it was an actual star it could not have come very close to earth as it most likely would have torched all life on earth. So was it a star a bit more brighter than the rest? It would be so far away so how did it come to rest over the house where Jesus was?

Any thoughts?
 
Perhaps the star, or a luminous light of some sort, was visible only to them. It settled directly over the stable. Such odd occurrence surely would have caught the attention of other people, and someone might have told Herod since he was looking for the Christ Child.

But I do wonder what this mysterious star looked like…
 
I’m sure there are much better answers to this. But, to be honest, I think you’re overthinking it. Just because the text uses the word “star” does not mean it was necessarily like the giant balls of fire we know today as “stars.” It could have just been a light in the sky.

If you want to believe a large star was in our atmosphere, go ahead. I think it’s a bit silly though.
 
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I remember being taught as a child that the star may have actually been an angel. Angels can appear in many forms, since they’re spiritual beings.
 
esperoemdeus said:
The science of astronomy has taught us that most stars are gaseous balls of fire very much like our own sun. They are so far away that they all appear like dim little lights in the sky. So was the star that led the 3 wise men an actual star like we know it? How did it manage to point to exactly the correct house where Jesus was (assuming that there would have been neighbouring houses all around).

If it was an actual star it could not have come very close to earth as it most likely would have torched all life on earth. So was it a star a bit more brighter than the rest? It would be so far away so how did it come to rest over the house where Jesus was?

Any thoughts?
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The Bible calls the planets wandering stars. His star was the bright morning star or Venus the one star that rarely can be seen during the day so it could be followed west. Jesus’ house was in a saddle in the ridge less than .5km west of Bethlehem In the second rising with the sun it lingered in the west for 24 minutes after sunset low in the west over the ridge. Their movement up the ridge cancelled the downward motion of the star on the horizon making it appear to wait. They arrived on the evening of Passover.
I wrote a 4 page article The Glory of the Star of Bethlehem
Or the 32 page version Venus The Star Of Bethlehem
I have also done two talks meant to be seen in sequential order
YouTube: The Bible Reveals the Star of Bethlehem
YouTube: The Wise men follow the Star to Jesus—
This last talk is the one to see how the star led the magi.
Grace and peace,
Bruce
 
Hi Bruce

Thanks very much for that. Will surely check out your links.

Blessings.
 
Yeah, what Clare said. This is a very science based, very well thought out presentation.
 
Is there is anything impossible with God, we have to just believe it in good Faith, Luke 1:37 For nothing will be impossible with God.”

Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever would approach him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.


Star of Bethlehem FOUND? Astronomers make astonishing discovery just DAYS before Christmas
ASTRONOMERS believe that they have discovered the Star of Bethlehem which was made famous in the Bible as the light that guided the three wise men towards Jesus.

 
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I have no thoughts on the star, but our deacon informed us Sunday that nowhere in the Bible does it say there were 3 wise men.
 
That is correct. The bible does not say that there were three in number. It just says wise men came from the east. The three numbering comes from the number of gifts mentioned in scripture given to the baby Jesus: gold, frankincense and myrrh. Also, it does not mention or say anything about these men being kings. That got started because of the type of gifts presented (gold mainly) that were expensive and the fact that there were other mentions in the Old Testament about all kings shall worship the Messiah. So, one thing led to another and voila! Three kings!

Getting back on topic, though. Most research I have seen indicate that the “star” was actually two planets seen very close together (Jupiter and Venus) which would have been the brightest “star” in the heavens.
 
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