Gentiles Will Come to Your Light

Dennis Tuuri

Outline: Matthew 2:1-11 The Gentiles Shall Come To Your Light Sermon Notes for Epiphany Sunday , January 4, by Pastor Dennis R. Tuuri Introduction - Epiphany and the Church Year I. Old Testament Postmillenial Prefigurements of Matthew 2:1-11 A. Micah 5:1-4a Bethlehem and Conquest B. Numbers 24:15-23 (see also 23:18 -25) A Star, A Scepter, and Dominion C. Isaiah 60:1-14 The Glory of God Draws The Wealth of the Gentiles Also, note the bookends of Matthew’s gospel and their relationship to the definitive Exodus. II. Correcting Other Misconceptions About Matthew 2:1-11 A. The Timing – Two Yeas Later (The Slaughter of the Innocents) B. We Three Kings? – Unnumbered Priests: Not Kings, but King-makers Zoroastrian God-fearers? C. Following Yonder Star – A Very Unusual Star! v. 9 A Tabernacle for the Sun; A House for the Son Ps. 19:4; Amos 5:26/Acts 7:43; Ex. 40; Ps. 80:1,2; Mal. 4:2; 2 Cor. 4:6 D. Bearing Gifts – King, God, and Sacrifice? Yes but… Frankincense – Lev. 2 Myrrh - Ex. 30:23; Ps. 45:8; Canticles 4:6,7 Gold – Genesis 2:11,12 III. Some Truths Revealed A. Constitution of the New Temple of the Lord – Canticles 3:6; Isa. 60:7 Change of priesthood, change of law (Heb. 7:12 ) B. The Great Reversal Has Been Effected Joseph and Myrrh – Gen. 37:25; 43:11,12 C. Our Response is Tribute (Spirit-consecrated Prayer at the Golden Altar) Gold – Money/Labor Frankincense – Prayer Myrrh – Love (Esther 2:12 )