Bring Him Gifts of Gold and of Incense and of Myrrh (Matthew 2:11).
“She [the queen of Sheba] came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels bearing spices and very much gold and precious stones” (1 Kings 10:2).
“Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son! May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice!... In his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more! May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth!... May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring him gifts. May all the kings fall down before him, all nations serve him! For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper. He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy. From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight. Long may he live; may gold of Sheba be given to him!” (Psalm 72:1-15).
As Neil Chadwick notes in his article “Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh,” the simplest meaning of gifts the gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh that the Magi brought “were those items which, in their experience, represented the greatest worth. All of these items were rare, precious and expensive. Whatever else we may learn from this story, we know that they gave their best in honor to the One they believed to be the King, the Messiah.” Neil Chadwick notes that the Magi followed in the same steps as the queen of Sheba, “perhaps being spiritually aware that a 'greater than Solomon was here'” (Matthew 12:42).1
Bring Him Gold
Gold is a typical offering to kings. It was presented to Jesus in token of His royalty, acknowledging His role as King. 2 As Dr. Neil Chadwick notes about gold, it's scarce, warmly beautiful, shimmers brightly in the sun, is enduring (withstanding even fire), it is adaptable for shaping and can easily be crafted and molded.3
He goes on to say, “Wouldn't it be far better for us to want to be like gold, rather than wanting to have gold? Humility, beauty, endurance, adaptability - a person with these qualities would be rare indeed, and priceless.”
The Most Holy Place in the temple, the inner sanctuary, where the presence of God resided, was completely overlaid with pure gold, even the floor and everything in it. (1 Kings 6:20-22,28,30). Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary notes about the temple of Solomon that “Christ is the true Temple. In him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead; in him meet all God's spiritual Israel; through him we have access with confidence to God.” And also that, “Every believer is a living temple, in whom the Spirit of God dwells, 1Co 3:16.”
1 Corinthians 3:12 says, “Now if anyone builds on the foundation [which is Jesus Christ] with gold, silver precious stones, wood, has, straw -each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done.” And in Revelation 3:17-18, Jesus says to the church at Laodicia, “For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich...”
Gold must be refined in intense heat to be purified. As one commentary writes about Revelation 3:18 that gold purified in the fire is “True, living faith, which is purified in the furnace of affliction.”5
Peter writes in 1 Peter 1:6-7, "In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith -- of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire -- may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed."
Dr. Neil Chadwick writes about this verse, “Peter points out that there is something more valuable than gold, or even the testing of gold - it is the process whereby our faith is tested and strengthened, the adversities, sorrows, hardships, trials of this life which test and strengthen our faith which will hold us through eternity. Notice this about faith, it grows, and bears fruit, unlike gold which, as enduring as we think it to be, will nevertheless someday perish.”
“Purify my heart, let me be as gold, pure gold. Refiners Fire, my heart's one desire is to be holy..”
Bring Him Incense
Frankincense, a costly and fragrant gum distilled from a tree in India and Arabia(6) has calming, soothing and restorative properties.7 According to one article, in ancient times people burned it believing that it carried their prayers to heaven. And, as such, it illustrates the role Jesus fills as our High Priest.8
Throughout the Old Testament, offerings, when given correctly, were described as an aroma pleasing to the Lord.9
Leviticus 2:2, “The priest shall take a handful of the fine flour and oil, together with all the incense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar, an offering made by fire, an aroma pleasing to the LORD.”
Neil Chadwick writes that “The primary lesson from frankincense is that our worship is to be pleasing to God.” He notes that the sweet smelling resin comes as the result of the tree's woundedness and pain. And says, “When we can worship God in the midst of our sorrow, our brokenness, then it is a sweet smelling offering." 10
Frankincense was a primary ingredient in the holy and sacred incense burned on the altar of incense by the High Priest every morning and evening in Solomon's Temple (Ex 30:7, 8; 2Ch 13:11). 11 The altar of incense was situated in the Holy Place near the curtain before the Most Holy Place. And, “Once a year on the Day of Atonement coals from the altar were taken in a censer, or fire holder, together with two handfuls of incense, into the Most Holy, where the incense was made to smoke before the mercy seat of the ark of the testimony.-Le 16:12, 13.” 12
As this article notes, incense is often used to symbolize prayer. David says in Psalm 141:2, “Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice!” Prayers and worship 'offered up' to God from a pure heart is a sweet smelling aroma and pleasing to God.
However, 'a pure heart' can only be obtained through faith in Christ and not by our own self-effort. In Lev. 10:1, Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took their censers, put incense on it, and offered “strange” fire before the LORD, which He had not commanded them.” Coming to God offering our worship and prayer outside of the way that God has commanded, through the blood of Jesus Christ, is not a sweet smelling aroma or pleasing to God.
Paul says in Hebrews 10:19, “Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.”
Paul goes on to say in Hebrews, “Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire. Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality...” (Hebrews 12:28-13:2a).
As Paul writes, “So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured. For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.” (Hebrews 13:12-16)
Loving others, doing good to them and sharing what you have with them is a fragrant aroma that is pleasing to the Lord. Ultimately, we are called to be the fragrance of Christ to the world.
Paul says in 2 Corinthians 2:14-16, “But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life.”
“I love you, Lord, And I lift my voice, To worship You, Oh, my soul rejoice! Take joy my King, In what You hear, Let it be a sweet, sweet sound in Your ear”
Bring Him Myrrh
Myrrh, the aromatic gum produced from a thorn-bush in Arabia and Ethiopia. 13 It is an Arabic word for bitter and it is bitter to taste. It it is considered a wound healer because of its strong antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties. Chinese used it for centuries to treat wounds, bruises and bleeding and to relieve painful swelling. 14 But its most notable use is as embalming material. As such, it represents mortality, suffering, and sorrow. 15 “In fact, Myrrh was one of the burial spices of Jesus (John 19:39).” 16 It represents His role as Savior. 17
Myrrh mixed with wine was offered to Jesus on the cross (Mark 15:23; Matthew 27:34). As some commentary's and articles note, this was to stupefy or drug Him and He refused to drink it. Why? Jesus was fully drinking (embracing) the cup of suffering given to Him by His Father.
“My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.” (Matthew 26:42)
“I'll bring you more than a song” sings in the background.
So often, we are like the sons of Zebedee, asking to sit at the right and left of Jesus in glory but we don't want to suffer as He suffered. “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am to drink?” Jesus asked. Yet he said, “You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those whom it has been prepared by my Father.”
As Dr. Neil Chadwick writes, “We too drink from the cup of suffering, and it is bitter. Knowing that He drank it too, and in a fuller amount than we can ever comprehend, helps give us courage to go on. But may we, like the Magi of old, also bring this as a gift to Jesus.” 18
Rather than running from suffering and looking to avoid it or go through it resisting and complaining, to follow Jesus and give Him our all is to embrace the cup of suffering that is handed to us and to pray as Jesus, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.”
“Father, I adore You, Lay my life before You, How I love You
Jesus, I adore You, Lay my life before You, How I love You
Spirit, I adore You, Lay my life before You, How I love You”
He is Worthy of All We Have to Give
Mathew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary on on Matthew 2:11 writes, “With ourselves, we must give up all that we have to Jesus Christ; and if we be sincere in the surrender of ourselves to him, we shall not be unwilling to part with what is dearest to us, and most valuable, to him and for him; nor are our gifts accepted, unless we first present ourselves to him living sacrifices. God had respect to Abel, and then to his offering. The gifts they presented were, gold, frankincense, and myrrh..”
Paul says in Romans 12:1, “I beseech you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service"
“He makes all things beautiful in His time...”
Our job is not to go out and try really hard to be holy, be loving or to suffer as a gift to Him. It is rather to surrender ourselves in His hand and offer up ourselves as a living sacrifice, giving to Him our hearts (what is truly most valuable to Him). We then enter into and embrace His will for our lives (the place that has been prepared for us by the Father) in service, sacrifice and a willingness to suffer (not seeking the position of glory).
God was pleased with Solomon building the temple because Solomon was fully entering into and embracing that which was prepared for him to do. His desire in doing it was to please God and fulfill His will -not to make a name for himself.
“But the Lord said to David my father, 'Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart. Nevertheless, you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.' Now the Lord has fulfilled his promise that he made. For I have risen in the place of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and I have built the house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. And there I have provided a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord that he made with our father, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.” (1 Kings 8:18-21).
1 Peter 2:4-5 says, “As you come to him, a living stone, rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Christ Jesus.
“Give thanks with a grateful heart... Give thanks because He's given given Jesus Christ, His Son”
Lord, I deeply long to bring you something that is of worth to You for Your birthday. I have nothing to give you but my heart and my life. I am so incredibly grateful for all that you have done.
1.http://www.joyfulministry.com/goldt.htm
2.Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary, http://biblecommenter.com/matthew/2-11.htm
3.http://www.joyfulministry.com/goldt.htm
4.Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary, http://biblecommenter.com/revelation/3-18.htm
5.Wesley's Notes, http://biblecommenter.com/revelation/3-18.htm
6.Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary, http://biblecommenter.com/matthew/2-11.htm
7.http://www.magi-gifts.com/significance.html
8.http://www.magi-gifts.com/significance.html
9.http://blog.atih.com/post/An-Aroma-Pleasing-to-the-Lord.aspx
10.http://www.joyfulministry.com/goldt.htm
11.http://www.keyway.ca/htm2000/20000211.htm
12.http://en.allexperts.com/q/Christianity-Church-History-2348/incense.htm
13.Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary, http://biblecommenter.com/matthew/2-11.htm
14.http://www.magi-gifts.com/significance.html
15.http://ww2.netnitco.net/~legend01/myrrh.htm
16.http://www.magi-gifts.com/significance.html
17.http://www.magi-gifts.com/significance.html
18.http://www.joyfulministry.com/goldt.htm
“Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son! May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice!... In his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound, till the moon be no more! May he have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth!... May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring him gifts. May all the kings fall down before him, all nations serve him! For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper. He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy. From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight. Long may he live; may gold of Sheba be given to him!” (Psalm 72:1-15).
As Neil Chadwick notes in his article “Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh,” the simplest meaning of gifts the gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh that the Magi brought “were those items which, in their experience, represented the greatest worth. All of these items were rare, precious and expensive. Whatever else we may learn from this story, we know that they gave their best in honor to the One they believed to be the King, the Messiah.” Neil Chadwick notes that the Magi followed in the same steps as the queen of Sheba, “perhaps being spiritually aware that a 'greater than Solomon was here'” (Matthew 12:42).1
Bring Him Gold
Gold is a typical offering to kings. It was presented to Jesus in token of His royalty, acknowledging His role as King. 2 As Dr. Neil Chadwick notes about gold, it's scarce, warmly beautiful, shimmers brightly in the sun, is enduring (withstanding even fire), it is adaptable for shaping and can easily be crafted and molded.3
He goes on to say, “Wouldn't it be far better for us to want to be like gold, rather than wanting to have gold? Humility, beauty, endurance, adaptability - a person with these qualities would be rare indeed, and priceless.”
The Most Holy Place in the temple, the inner sanctuary, where the presence of God resided, was completely overlaid with pure gold, even the floor and everything in it. (1 Kings 6:20-22,28,30). Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary notes about the temple of Solomon that “Christ is the true Temple. In him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead; in him meet all God's spiritual Israel; through him we have access with confidence to God.” And also that, “Every believer is a living temple, in whom the Spirit of God dwells, 1Co 3:16.”
1 Corinthians 3:12 says, “Now if anyone builds on the foundation [which is Jesus Christ] with gold, silver precious stones, wood, has, straw -each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done.” And in Revelation 3:17-18, Jesus says to the church at Laodicia, “For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich...”
Gold must be refined in intense heat to be purified. As one commentary writes about Revelation 3:18 that gold purified in the fire is “True, living faith, which is purified in the furnace of affliction.”5
Peter writes in 1 Peter 1:6-7, "In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith -- of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire -- may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed."
Dr. Neil Chadwick writes about this verse, “Peter points out that there is something more valuable than gold, or even the testing of gold - it is the process whereby our faith is tested and strengthened, the adversities, sorrows, hardships, trials of this life which test and strengthen our faith which will hold us through eternity. Notice this about faith, it grows, and bears fruit, unlike gold which, as enduring as we think it to be, will nevertheless someday perish.”
“Purify my heart, let me be as gold, pure gold. Refiners Fire, my heart's one desire is to be holy..”
Bring Him Incense
Frankincense, a costly and fragrant gum distilled from a tree in India and Arabia(6) has calming, soothing and restorative properties.7 According to one article, in ancient times people burned it believing that it carried their prayers to heaven. And, as such, it illustrates the role Jesus fills as our High Priest.8
Throughout the Old Testament, offerings, when given correctly, were described as an aroma pleasing to the Lord.9
Leviticus 2:2, “The priest shall take a handful of the fine flour and oil, together with all the incense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar, an offering made by fire, an aroma pleasing to the LORD.”
Neil Chadwick writes that “The primary lesson from frankincense is that our worship is to be pleasing to God.” He notes that the sweet smelling resin comes as the result of the tree's woundedness and pain. And says, “When we can worship God in the midst of our sorrow, our brokenness, then it is a sweet smelling offering." 10
Frankincense was a primary ingredient in the holy and sacred incense burned on the altar of incense by the High Priest every morning and evening in Solomon's Temple (Ex 30:7, 8; 2Ch 13:11). 11 The altar of incense was situated in the Holy Place near the curtain before the Most Holy Place. And, “Once a year on the Day of Atonement coals from the altar were taken in a censer, or fire holder, together with two handfuls of incense, into the Most Holy, where the incense was made to smoke before the mercy seat of the ark of the testimony.-Le 16:12, 13.” 12
As this article notes, incense is often used to symbolize prayer. David says in Psalm 141:2, “Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice!” Prayers and worship 'offered up' to God from a pure heart is a sweet smelling aroma and pleasing to God.
However, 'a pure heart' can only be obtained through faith in Christ and not by our own self-effort. In Lev. 10:1, Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took their censers, put incense on it, and offered “strange” fire before the LORD, which He had not commanded them.” Coming to God offering our worship and prayer outside of the way that God has commanded, through the blood of Jesus Christ, is not a sweet smelling aroma or pleasing to God.
Paul says in Hebrews 10:19, “Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.”
Paul goes on to say in Hebrews, “Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire. Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality...” (Hebrews 12:28-13:2a).
As Paul writes, “So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured. For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.” (Hebrews 13:12-16)
Loving others, doing good to them and sharing what you have with them is a fragrant aroma that is pleasing to the Lord. Ultimately, we are called to be the fragrance of Christ to the world.
Paul says in 2 Corinthians 2:14-16, “But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life.”
“I love you, Lord, And I lift my voice, To worship You, Oh, my soul rejoice! Take joy my King, In what You hear, Let it be a sweet, sweet sound in Your ear”
Bring Him Myrrh
Myrrh, the aromatic gum produced from a thorn-bush in Arabia and Ethiopia. 13 It is an Arabic word for bitter and it is bitter to taste. It it is considered a wound healer because of its strong antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties. Chinese used it for centuries to treat wounds, bruises and bleeding and to relieve painful swelling. 14 But its most notable use is as embalming material. As such, it represents mortality, suffering, and sorrow. 15 “In fact, Myrrh was one of the burial spices of Jesus (John 19:39).” 16 It represents His role as Savior. 17
Myrrh mixed with wine was offered to Jesus on the cross (Mark 15:23; Matthew 27:34). As some commentary's and articles note, this was to stupefy or drug Him and He refused to drink it. Why? Jesus was fully drinking (embracing) the cup of suffering given to Him by His Father.
“My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.” (Matthew 26:42)
“I'll bring you more than a song” sings in the background.
So often, we are like the sons of Zebedee, asking to sit at the right and left of Jesus in glory but we don't want to suffer as He suffered. “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am to drink?” Jesus asked. Yet he said, “You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those whom it has been prepared by my Father.”
As Dr. Neil Chadwick writes, “We too drink from the cup of suffering, and it is bitter. Knowing that He drank it too, and in a fuller amount than we can ever comprehend, helps give us courage to go on. But may we, like the Magi of old, also bring this as a gift to Jesus.” 18
Rather than running from suffering and looking to avoid it or go through it resisting and complaining, to follow Jesus and give Him our all is to embrace the cup of suffering that is handed to us and to pray as Jesus, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.”
“Father, I adore You, Lay my life before You, How I love You
Jesus, I adore You, Lay my life before You, How I love You
Spirit, I adore You, Lay my life before You, How I love You”
He is Worthy of All We Have to Give
Mathew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary on on Matthew 2:11 writes, “With ourselves, we must give up all that we have to Jesus Christ; and if we be sincere in the surrender of ourselves to him, we shall not be unwilling to part with what is dearest to us, and most valuable, to him and for him; nor are our gifts accepted, unless we first present ourselves to him living sacrifices. God had respect to Abel, and then to his offering. The gifts they presented were, gold, frankincense, and myrrh..”
Paul says in Romans 12:1, “I beseech you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service"
“He makes all things beautiful in His time...”
Our job is not to go out and try really hard to be holy, be loving or to suffer as a gift to Him. It is rather to surrender ourselves in His hand and offer up ourselves as a living sacrifice, giving to Him our hearts (what is truly most valuable to Him). We then enter into and embrace His will for our lives (the place that has been prepared for us by the Father) in service, sacrifice and a willingness to suffer (not seeking the position of glory).
God was pleased with Solomon building the temple because Solomon was fully entering into and embracing that which was prepared for him to do. His desire in doing it was to please God and fulfill His will -not to make a name for himself.
“But the Lord said to David my father, 'Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart. Nevertheless, you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.' Now the Lord has fulfilled his promise that he made. For I have risen in the place of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and I have built the house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. And there I have provided a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord that he made with our father, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.” (1 Kings 8:18-21).
1 Peter 2:4-5 says, “As you come to him, a living stone, rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Christ Jesus.
“Give thanks with a grateful heart... Give thanks because He's given given Jesus Christ, His Son”
Lord, I deeply long to bring you something that is of worth to You for Your birthday. I have nothing to give you but my heart and my life. I am so incredibly grateful for all that you have done.
1.http://www.joyfulministry.com/goldt.htm
2.Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary, http://biblecommenter.com/matthew/2-11.htm
3.http://www.joyfulministry.com/goldt.htm
4.Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary, http://biblecommenter.com/revelation/3-18.htm
5.Wesley's Notes, http://biblecommenter.com/revelation/3-18.htm
6.Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary, http://biblecommenter.com/matthew/2-11.htm
7.http://www.magi-gifts.com/significance.html
8.http://www.magi-gifts.com/significance.html
9.http://blog.atih.com/post/An-Aroma-Pleasing-to-the-Lord.aspx
10.http://www.joyfulministry.com/goldt.htm
11.http://www.keyway.ca/htm2000/20000211.htm
12.http://en.allexperts.com/q/Christianity-Church-History-2348/incense.htm
13.Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary, http://biblecommenter.com/matthew/2-11.htm
14.http://www.magi-gifts.com/significance.html
15.http://ww2.netnitco.net/~legend01/myrrh.htm
16.http://www.magi-gifts.com/significance.html
17.http://www.magi-gifts.com/significance.html
18.http://www.joyfulministry.com/goldt.htm
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