Dr. McKellar’s Lesson for December 26, 2021

Christmas Series

Worship with the Wise Men

Matthew 2:1-23

1. The Wise Men Arrive: Interrogation 1-2

• primary focus on Messiah and not the Magi or a madman
• not just the where, but the who

2. Herod’s Response: Consternation 3

• hostility of Herod and distress of Jerusalem

3. An Ancient Prophecy: Verification 4-8

• inquiry and the apparent indifference of religious leaders
• testimony and fulfillment of Micah 5:2 and a deceptive dispatch

4. A Case of Sovereign Grace: Orchestration 9

• leveraging creation to point the Magi to Messiah (Isa. 60:1-3)

5. A Model of Meaningful Worship: Prostration 10-12

• joy, humility, generosity, obedience
• gifts that focus and foreshadow and a warning in a dream

6. A Matter of Prophetic Fulfillment: Validation 13-23

• flight (13-15 , Hos. 11:1), children killed (16-18, Jer. 31:15), Nazareth (19-23)

7. So What?

• In light of God’s objective in and orchestration of the first Christmas, commit yourself to wondering worship.
• “The New Testament knows nothing of an incarnation that can be defined apart from its relationship to atonement.” (J. Denney)
• from “came and saw” to “go and tell” (Matt. 28:16-20)
• “O Worship the King…” (Grant)