Sermon OutlineDixie Baptist Church
December 6, 2015
“Three Different Kinds of Responses to the Greatest Story Ever Told”
Matthew 2:1-12
INTRODUCTION:
Purpose of the Gospel of Matthew (To present Jesus as the Messiah)
Timeline of the visit of the Magi
Introduction to the people in the account
1. Herod the Great
2. The Magi
3. The Chief priests and the Scribes
I.The first response is seen by Herod, and it is Animosity (vs. 3-4, 7-8).
A.When Herod herd the question asked by the Magi, he was troubled.
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B.He went and asked the chiefpriests and the scribes about the prophecy of the Messiah.
II.The second response is seen by the chief priests and the scribes, and it is intelligent rejection (vs. 4-6).
- The chief priests and the scribes knew what the Scriptures stated.
- They knew that the Messiah was going to be born in Bethlehem.
(Micah 5:2; John 7:50-53)
III.The third response is seen by the Magi, and it is worship and adoration (vs. 9-11).
A.The Magi continued to seek out the Messiah with great joy.
B. They found the Messiah, and worshipped Him.
C. The Magi brought sacrificial gifts to offer to the Messiah.
(John 19:39)
Scripture References and Notes
Luke 2:24
…and to offer a sacrifice according to what was said in the Law of the Lord, "A PAIR OF TURTLEDOVES OR TWO YOUNG PIGEONS."
Leviticus 12:6-8
6'When the days of her purification are completed, for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the doorway of the tent of meeting a one year old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering. 7'Then he shall offer it before the LORD and make atonement for her, and she shall be cleansed from the flow of her blood. This is the law for her who bears a child, whether a male or a female. 8'But if she cannot afford a lamb, then she shall take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, the one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering; and the priest shall make atonement for her, and she will be clean.'"
Isaiah 60:6-7
6“A multitude of camels will cover you, the young camels of Midian andEphah;All those fromSheba will come;They will bringgold and frankincense,and willbear good news of the praises of theLord. 7“All the flocks ofKedar will be gathered together to you,the rams of Nebaioth will minister to you;They will go up with acceptance on Myaltar,and I shallglorify Myglorious house.
Luke 3:2
…in the high priesthood ofAnnas andCaiaphas,the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
Acts 23:8
Forthe Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor an angel, nor a spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.
“Because he was not Jewish, but Idumean (Edomite), Herod married Mariamne, heiress to the Jewish Hasmonean house, in order to make himself more acceptable to the Jews he now ruled. He was a clever and capable warrior, orator, and diplomat. In times of severe economic hardship he gave back some tax money collected from the people. During the great famine of 25 B.C. he melted down various gold objects in the palace to buy food for the poor. He built theaters, race tracks, and other structures to provide entertainment for the people, and in 19 B.C. he began the reconstruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. He revived Samaria and built the beautiful port city of Caesarea in honor of his benefactor Caesar Augustine. He embellished the cities of Beirut, Damascus, Tyre, Sidon, and Rhodes, and even made contributions to rebuilding work in Athens. He built the remarkable and almost impregnable fortress of Masada, where in A.D. 73 nearly a thousand Jewish defenders committed suicide rather than be captured by the Roman general Flavius Silva.”
– John MacArthur
Micah 5:2
“But as foryou, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Toolittle to be among the clans of Judah,fromyou One will go forth for Me to beruler in Israel.His goings forth arefrom long ago,From the days of eternity.”
John 7:50-53
50Nicodemus (he who came to Him before, being one of them) said to them,51“Our Law does not judge a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?”52They answered him, “You are not also from Galilee, are you? Search, and see that no prophet arises out of Galilee.”53Everyone went to his home.
John 19:39
Nicodemus, who had first come to Him by night, also came,bringing a mixture ofmyrrh and aloes, about ahundredpoundsweight.