Lesson III. The Wise Men and the Star

Jesse Lyman Hurlbut · 1907

Retold story (not Scripture)
This is a storyteller's retelling from an old children's book. Read the Bible passage for God's own words.

Bible: Matthew 2 · 1 min read · All ages

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(Tell Story 3 in Part Sixth.)

1. What men from a distant land came to see Jē´s̝us? Wise men from the east.

2. What led them on their journey to the land where Jē´s̝us was born? A star in the sky.

3. What question did the wise men ask? "Where is he that is born King of the Jews̝?"

4. Of whom did they ask this question? Of Hĕr´od the king.

5. To which place did Hĕr´od send them? To Bĕth´lĕ-hĕm.

6. What did they find in Bĕth´lĕ-hĕm? The little child and his mother.

7. What did they do when they saw the child? They gave him rich gifts.

8. What did an angel tell Jō´s̝eph to do after the wise men had gone away? To take the child to Ē´ġy̆pt.

9. Why must the child be taken to Ē´ġy̆pt? To save his life from King Hĕr´od.

10. How long did Jō´s̝eph, and Mā´ry̆, and the child Jē´s̝us stay in Ē´ġy̆pt? Until King Hĕr´od died.

11. Where did Jō´s̝eph and Mā´ry̆ take the child Jē´s̝us from Ē´ġy̆pt? To Năz´a-rĕth.

Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, Hurlbut's Bible Lessons for Boys and Girls (Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., copyright 1907). Public domain. Transcription by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (pgdp.net). printed page 34. Source

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