I love the teaching about the gifts presented to Jesus and their meanings so much, that I cannot think of a better thing to post for Christmas and so I'm just reposting that from last year, if you haven't read it before I'd encourage you to do so.

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Battle Rations* - A Daily Scriptural Nourishment*

Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like PILLARS OF SMOKE, perfumed with MYRRH AND FRANKINCENSE, with all powders of the merchant?

On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him*. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him* with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.

Gold for the King.
So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but only that He said, 'I am the King of the Jews.'" Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written."

So Pilate questioned Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" "You have said so," Jesus replied.

Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah.

Frankincense for the High Priest who offers it and the God that receives it.
Therefore, since we have such a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Thomas replied, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen, and yet have believed."

"The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here. The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here."

"Are You greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Whom do You make yourself?" ... Therefore the Jews said to Him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?" Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM."

Myrrh for His death and burial.
And again, another Scripture says: "They will look on the One they have pierced." Later on, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate's permission to take away the body of Jesus. Pilate granted it, so he came and removed His body. Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds. They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.

Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him--even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.

Song of Solomon 3:6
Matthew 2:11
John 19:21-22
Mark 15:2
Psalm 24:8-10
Hebrews 4:14-16
John 20:28-29
Luke 11:31-32
John 8:53,57-58
John 19:37-40
Revelation 1:7

"And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon Me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for Him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for Him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn." Zechariah 12:10 , Written c. ~519 B.C.


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