Shawn Ryan
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So that does make sense.
So that's why they're in Bethlehem.
By the way, the birth of Jesus, of the Messiah in Bethlehem, was predicted and prophesied 500 years in advance by the prophet Micah.
In Micah 5, verse 2, it talks about the Messiah will be born in this little town, 500 people, called Bethlehem.
And sure enough, that's what happened.
But it was just for a census.
It was just for a census.
And we don't know how long they lingered, how long they stayed.
They may have stayed for a couple of months or whatever.
And he may have owned property there.
I don't know.
But yeah, that's what brought them down to Bethlehem at that time.
Yeah, government counting.
Yeah, I know.
There you go, government getting their nose in.
Yeah.
That's a very interesting question.
The Bible refers, first of all, to the Magi who were guided by a star to come worship the child who was born.
Who are the Magi?
We don't know a lot about them.