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Lesson OneA Virgin Conceived5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoA Star Was Born5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeAngels Appeared5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourWise Men Worshipped5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveJesus Claimed To Be One With God5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SixIsaiah Saw A God-Man5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SevenJesus' Friends Saw More Than A Man5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson EightJesus' Enemies Accused Him Of Blasphemy5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson NineJesus' Miracles Were Acts Of God5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TenJesus' Departure Was Greater Than His Birth5 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
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Overview and Objectives
Many believe that the Magi who worshipped Jesus after His birth came from the region of Babylon. If so, they could have had access to the prophecy of a Jewish prophet named Daniel. While in exile in Babylon 400 years earlier, Daniel had a vision that allows for the calculation of the arrival of the Jewish Messiah. According to Daniel’s vision, from the command to rebuild the temple (458 or 444 bc), 69 “sevens” would be followed by the arrival and death of Messiah (Daniel 7:13-14; 9:24-27). Some believe this prophecy predicted the exact number of days until Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. (For more details, see the RBC publication The Daniel Papers.)
When you complete this lesson, you should be able to do the following:
- Explain the historical context of the Magi.
- Reconcile the apparent contradiction of the Bible’s condemnation of astrology and the Magi being astrologers.
- Remember key facts about Daniel’s predictions based on reading the booklet The Daniel Papers.
As you proceed through this lesson have the following question in mind.
What is your understanding of the significance of these men trying to locate the arrival of the newborn king of Israel?