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Lord Jesus Christ. It was an Eastern custom to
present gifts when coming into the presence
of a king. In the Old Testament, the Queen
of Sheba gave gifts to Solomon when she
came into his presence. So we're not talking
about a birthday celebration. And the wise
men didn't come to the manger. They came
to the house probably two years after Christ
was born, and they presented gifts to the
King. Matthew chapter 2, verse 11, says, "And
when they were come into the house, they
saw the young child with Mary his mother,
and fell down, and worshipped him: and
when they had opened their treasures, they
presented unto him gifts; gold, and
frankincense, and myrrh,” which has to do
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