The Star and the Journey of the Magi
The Cave of Treasures says the star appeared to the Magi two years before Christ was born. It was brighter than every other star, and inside it was a maiden carrying a child with a crown on his head. All Persia was alarmed and feared a war. The Magi searched their books and found in the "Revelation of Nimrod" that a king was born in Judah. They went to the mountains of Nodh for gold, myrrh and frankincense and set out with a great following.
The book names three kings: Hormizdadh of Persia, Izgarad of Sabha and Perozadh of Sheba. Herod trembled before them and asked them to report back. The star then led them to a cave, where they found the child in a manger with Mary and Joseph and none of the royal state they had expected. They offered their gifts, stayed three days, saw angels going up and down, believed, and went home by a desert road.
Did You Know?
The Magi saw within the star a maiden carrying a child, and a crown was set upon the child's head.
The book explains the gifts as gold for a king, myrrh for a physician and frankincense for a priest.
The three are named as Hormizdadh, called King of Kings, Izgarad the king of Sabha and Perozadh the king of Sheba.
They wore two kinds of clothing at once, royal dress inside and the garb of Magianism outside.
Mary and Joseph were grieved that they had nothing to set before their guests, so the Magi ate food they had brought.
Key Passage
The Star and the Journey of the Magi
The Cave of Treasures 68:1-5
Observe now, O thou lover of learning, our brother Nemesius, in the forty-second year of the kingdom of Augustus, Christ...
1bserve now, O thou lover of learning, our brother Nemesius, in the forty-second year of the kingdom of Augustus, Christ was born in Bethlehem of Judah, as it is written in the Holy Gospel. Now, it was two years before Christ was born that the star appeared to the Magi. They saw the star in the firmament of heaven, and the brilliancy of its appearance was brighter than that of every other star.
Did You Know?
The Magi saw within the star a maiden carrying a child, and a crown was set upon the child's head.
The book explains the gifts as gold for a king, myrrh for a physician and frankincense for a priest.
The three are named as Hormizdadh, called King of Kings, Izgarad the king of Sabha and Perozadh the king of Sheba.
They wore two kinds of clothing at once, royal dress inside and the garb of Magianism outside.
Mary and Joseph were grieved that they had nothing to set before their guests, so the Magi ate food they had brought.