What happened to the...

[uscitizen]

Gold, Frankencense and Murr that the 3 smart dudes gave to Baby Jesus?

 

[DiveCon]

Gold, Frankencense and Murr that the 3 smart dudes gave to Baby Jesus?

the bible doesnt say

 

[uscitizen]

Yeah the bible does not say a lot.

I would suspect that it finianced their travels to Egypt.

 

[Big Black Dog]

It is not known if there were "3" wise men. There were 3 gifts - gold, frankencense, and murr, but the Bible only says that "wise men" came to worship the baby Jesus. They did not give an actual number of wise men that came to worship the newborn king. It's anybody's guess as to what happened to the 3 gifts.

 

[uscitizen]

It is not known if there were "3" wise men. There were 3 gifts - gold, frankencense, and murr, but the Bible only says that "wise men" came to worship the baby Jesus. They did not give an actual number of wise men that came to worship the newborn king. It's anybody's guess as to what happened to the 3 gifts.

You are correct! I stand in error. It was how I was taught in church though.
Might have been 15 of them and all but one were stingy bastards.

the east would be from that dreaded Islam area?

 

[Dr.House]

It really wouldn't be Christmas without those who mock Christianity....

'Tis the season...

 

[uscitizen]

It really wouldn't be Christmas without those who mock Christianity....

'Tis the season...

Where have I mocked Christianity in this thread?

You appear to be like those sanctimonious bastards in the church I was raised in who punished me for asking questions.

Only fools do not ask questions about something as important as their religion.

 

[Ravi]

Myrrh dammit!!!

 

[JBeukema]

Myrrh dammit!!!

meow?

 

[Mad Scientist]

It really wouldn't be Christmas without those who mock Christianity....

'Tis the season...

Where have I mocked Christianity in this thread?

You appear to be like those sanctimonious bastards in the church I was raised in who punished me for asking questions.

Only fools do not ask questions about something as important as their religion.

You seem to be like one of those sanctimonious, religion hating Liberals.

 

[uscitizen]

Myrrh dammit!!!

LOL I am not current on the spelling for ancient embalming agents.

 

[Mr. H.]

Didn't they smoke rubber cigars?

 

[Ravi]

Myrrh dammit!!!

LOL I am not current on the spelling for ancient embalming agents.

I don't think they were used for embalming as much as they were used as incense. They also had value as money and that is probably why they were given.

 

[JBeukema]

moo?

 

[uscitizen]

It really wouldn't be Christmas without those who mock Christianity....

'Tis the season...

Where have I mocked Christianity in this thread?

You appear to be like those sanctimonious bastards in the church I was raised in who punished me for asking questions.

Only fools do not ask questions about something as important as their religion.

You seem to be like one of those sanctimonious, religion hating Liberals.

You are not familiar with my posts on the subject?

I am an atheist. However I do support my local church in their charitable and youth related endeavors.
I was told by their preacher before thanksgiving that I had given them more money than any member of the church.
I think real christians are fine people.
I just do not want them trying to run my life, but real christians do not do that anyway.

The only thing I hate about any/all religions is the many of the things some of their followers do in the name of their religion.

 

[DiveCon]

It is not known if there were "3" wise men. There were 3 gifts - gold, frankencense, and murr, but the Bible only says that "wise men" came to worship the baby Jesus. They did not give an actual number of wise men that came to worship the newborn king. It's anybody's guess as to what happened to the 3 gifts.

You are correct! I stand in error. It was how I was taught in church though.
Might have been 15 of them and all but one were stingy bastards.

the east would be from that dreaded Islam area?

there were no such thing as a Muslim at that time

 

[JBeukema]

Religion and a personal relationship with God are two very different things...

 

[DiveCon]

Myrrh dammit!!!

LOL I am not current on the spelling for ancient embalming agents.

I don't think they were used for embalming as much as they were used as incense. They also had value as money and that is probably why they were given.

you are correct, the Othodox Church uses it for incense even today

 

[bodecea]

It really wouldn't be Christmas without those who mock Christianity....

'Tis the season...

Where's the mocking Christianity in the OP?

 

[Baruch Menachem]

A couple teenagers with a baby they werne't expecting in need of some spare cash.. They would have to have been sold to finance the trip to Egypt.

And later on, when the family moved to Nazareth, it would have financed Joseph's carpenter shop.