Story 26
The Wise Men and the Star
Matthew 2:1–12
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem, wise men from the east saw his star. They travelled to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We have come to worship him." King Herod was troubled. The teachers told him the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem, so Herod sent the wise men there and asked them to come back and tell him.
The star went ahead and stopped over the place where the child was. Full of joy, they went into the house and saw the child Jesus with his mother, Mary. They bowed down and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Warned by God in a dream not to go back to Herod, they went home another way.
Children learn: Like the wise men, we can look for Jesus with joy and give Him our very best.