Jesus and the Wisemen

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This Bible story podcast for kids tells the story of Jesus and the Wisemen. We referenced the following Biblical passages: Matthew 2. Hey-O Kids Curriculum’s primary goal with the Stories of the Bible is to tell the stories from God’s word accurately and in a way that is engaging to children of all ages.

This is Jesus! Jesus is the Son of God who would grow up to do amazing things. His parents on earth were Mary and Joseph. Jesus was born in a barn because there was no room for him anywhere else in Bethlehem. 

Bethlehem was part of Judea, an area that was ruled by a king named Herod. King Herod was in Jerusalem when some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem asking, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose and we have come to worship him.”

When Herod heard that there was another king born in Judea he was very upset, as was everyone else in Jerusalem. So Herod called all the important priests and Jews together and asked them where this king was supposed to be born.

The Jews knew that their king would eventually come and it was always told to them that the king of the Jews, the savior of the world would be born in Bethlehem. So they told that to king Herod. 

Then King Herod thought of a way to trick the wise men, so he called a private meeting with them and learned from them when the king of the Jews’ star first appeared. And then King Herod told the wise men, “Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!” 

But secretly Herod wanted to know where the king of the Jews was so he could get rid of him. 

So the wise men went on their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where Jesus was, and the wise men were filled with joy!

They went into the house and saw Mary and Jesus and they bowed down and worshipped Jesus. They gave him special gifts fit for the king that he was - gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 

Then God warned them in a dream to not go home through Jerusalem where king Herod was, but God told them to go home a different way. 

So they did and then an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and said “Get up!” The angel told Joseph to go to Egypt with Mary and Jesus because Herod was looking to kill Jesus. 

That very night, Joseph left for Egypt with Jesus and Mary. They stayed in Egypt until Herod was gone and it was safe for them to go home to Israel. When they returned, an angel warned them about the new ruler of Judea who was Herod’s son, so Joseph and his family went to the region of Galilee and found their new home in the town of Nazareth where Jesus would grow up and eventually do all the amazing things God planned for him to do!