Scene 1: A disturbing question (1-3)

• The likely background: The prophecy of Balaam (Num. 22-24)

Scene 2: A revealing investigation (4-8)

• The clarity of scripture. (Micah 5)
• The legitimacy of Jesus contrasts with the illegitimacy of Herod.

Scene 3: A fitting coronation (9-12)

• The familiar movement and resting place of the ‘star’. (Ex. 13: 22-24; 40: 36-38)
• The gifts are appropriate for royalty and may be symbolic. (Psalm 72, Isaiah 60)
• The nations are bowing before Israel’s King, a mountain peak of biblical theology.

Conclusion: On the yet greater light of scripture.