“When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.”
After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. The star that led the Magi from the east now guides them the final few miles from Jerusalem to Bethlehem. The guidance of the star to the specific house where Jesus is communicates the divine direction of this entire journey: what appears to be astrology and accident is actually the purposeful leading of the God who set the stars in place. Psalm 19:1 says the heavens declare the glory of God — here the heavens declare the location of the glory of God incarnate. The star stops; the journey ends; the object of the search is found.
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