A Light to the Nations

Dennis Tuuri

Outline: Matthew 2:1-12 A Light to the Nations Sermon Notes for Sunday, January 13, 2008 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 II. Correcting Other Misconceptions About Matthew 2:1-11 A. The Timing of Fulfillment of Simeons Song (the Nunc)? Luke 2:25-35 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, A Leading Light 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 1.) Worship (Tribute, Spirit-consecrated Prayer at the Golden Altar) Gold - Money/Labor Frankincense - Prayer Myrrh - Love (Esther 2:12 ) 2.) Deliberate Light-bearing, Honoring the Family Names Blank Prayer Requests Christians (By Baptism) , Refracted Into: Hebrews Abraham Israelites Jacob Jews Judah Conclusion Departing Another Way Childrens Notes for Epiphany Sunday, 2008 1. When is Epiphany? ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 2. How many days after Christmas is that? ___ ___ 3. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ said Jesus would be born in Bethlehem. 4. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ makes us think the Wise Men rode on camels. 5. How many men brought presents to Jesus? Were they Kings? 6. Name two other places where gold, frankincense and myrrh come together in the bible. A. The ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ B. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ wedding cart. 7. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ was used to anoint the temple items. 8. Frankincense was burned on the ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ altar. 9. In worship, we act as we should to ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 10. In worship, we ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ good habits. 11. In worship we re-___ ___ ___ ___ ___ our view of the world. 12. Abraham the Hebrew was ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 13. Jacob the Israelite ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 14. Judah the Jew was to rule through ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 15. These family names tell us how to ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 16. When we shine, the ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ come to Jesus.