Wise Men Seek Him: A Christmas Story

Wise Men Seek Him: A Christmas Story

Mystery: The ancient Chinese acknowledged a supreme God, ShangDi, phonetically similar to El Shaddai, for whom they had no image or idol. Some Chinese characters have an uncanny way of telling stories in Genesis. What did the Chinese know about Genesis and the one true God? Fact: Many Chinese Christians believe that one of the wise men who visited Jesus in Bethlehem came from China. Fact: The only Old Testament reference to a star is in Numbers 24:17 - words spoken by a sorcerer named Balaam. Fact: Magi followed a star to Jerusalem and then to Bethlehem to worship the newborn king of the Jews and bring Him royal gifts. How did they know what the star signified? How do these facts fit in to the story of the wise men? Here's how it might have happened. Elsa's knack for writing Bible stories was caught rather than taught. From infancy, she and her siblings learned Bible stories at the knee of their mother, a master storyteller, who told the stories rather than reading them to her children.Elsa credits her mother for her creativity. From her father she learned the discipline of research and staying within the boundaries of known truth.