And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.It always interests me when God speaks to non-believers. These magi were pantheists and astrologers, at least. They had some knowledge of Jewish prophecy, but it was doubtless intermixed with other religions and gods.
Despite that, they seemed to have some knowledge of God as being special. They came all this way, based on a star no one had left prophecies behind about. Either there was something that hasn't survived until now, or they simply understood the star was of importance, and because it led to Israel it must be a new Jewish king. However, when God gave them a dream, they understood enough to believe its instructions. I wonder if we might meet them in Heaven one day, to learn the rest of their story.
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