Herod then arranged a secret meeting with the scholars from the East. Pretending to be as devout as they were, he got them to tell him exactly when the birth-announcement star appeared. Then he told them the prophecy about Bethlehem, and said, “Go find this child. Leave no stone unturned. As soon as you find him, send word and I’ll join you at once in your worship.”
Matthew 2:7 - 8
Herod arranged. The all-powerful vassal-king of Judah under Rome,
arranged.
Who would deny him?
Master of subterfuge and cruelty, working in secret,
duplicitously pretending
to be a devoted God-seeker.
Sending unsuspecting innocents
on their way, hiding
the blackness of his heart.
The words sounded worshipful.
We, with hindsight wisdom
know the intent to be murderous.
Lord, help us
to speak Your truth in love
only, from pure hearts.
"Then Herod sent a private message to the astrologers, asking them to come to see him; at this meeting he found out from them the exact time when they first saw the star. Then he told them, “Go to Bethlehem and search for the child. And when you find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him too!”
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