Christ the Wisdom of God

Matthew 2:1-3, 1 Corinthians 1:24

Wisemen came from the “East”

The “East” in Bible language suggests distance from God.

• Adam and Eve driven East from Eden. Genesis 3:24
• Abraham sends his concubines and their children East away from Isaac. Genesis 25:6
• The East wind, strong, scorching and dry destroyed the crop in Egypt causing famine. Genesis 41:6, 23 and 27
• The wise men from the East were seeking a saviour

Wisdom versus intelligence 

• The intelligent “know” and “do things” but are not necessarily wise
• The wise men were drawn to baby Jesus, Herod and his intelligent crew were repelled by Him. Matthew 2:13
• “Christ in us” moved us beyond intellect to wisdom. 1 Corinthians 2:14
• The wise seek Jesus. The intelligent will not!
• The wise worship Jesus with everything, just like the wise men from the East.

Christmas must draw us to worship the King of kings and the Lord of lords.