Matthew 2:5-7

The Voice

Scribes and Priests: ⁵An ancient Hebrew prophet, Micah, said this:

⁶    But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
        are no poor relation—
    For from your people will come a Ruler
        who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.^[a]

From that prophecy we learn that the Savior would be born in the town of Bethlehem, in the province of Judea. This information in hand, Herod orders the wise men to come to his chambers in secret; and when they arrive, Herod quizzes them.

⁷Herod called the wise men to him, demanding to know the exact time the special star had appeared to them.

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