When they saw the great star arise in the West over Israel they departed bearing gifts. There was a general anticipation in the Far East that there was soon to come the greatest world leader ever to be born. And when the Magi saw this star they knew it was the signal of the announcement that this King was born. So of course it took them a while to put all these gifts together.
These were not lonely kings riding on camels like the picture we usually see depicted,
they came with caravans loaded with treasures, cargo and gifts and troops to provide protection along the way to see king Herod.
When the Magi meet king Herod they ask where the young child is. Even the words "young child" is important here. The Greek word is "paidion" (a young child in training), not the word "brephos" which Luke uses in Chapter 2 to describe Jesus as an infant. Herod sends them to Bethlehem with instruction to return upon finding him, but the star led them to Nazareth when Jesus' house was.
By this time Jesus was 2 years old (he only stayed in Bethlehem for 40 days). And when they got to Jesus' house they entered in and fell down prostrate to worship this Child King.
They then offered their gifts and opened their treasures.
They rolled out the red carpet for a magnificent presentation. The word "treasures" here in Greek meant a "storehouse of treasures" or a "cargo" filled with treasure. It was plural so there were many. And they laid them all at Jesus' feet.
*Researches have documented the kind of the gifts that would have been given to a king in this situation, there are many records that have survived from the Middle East to help us have a reliable estimation of what the Magi gave to Jesus. And traditionally, the size of diplomatic gifts were given to kings in proportion with their status. That's important here. If he was a low level king, the Magi would have brought lesser gifts, if he was a high level king they would bring greater gifts of greater value. Jesus was the greatest most prominent leader to have ever been born. So therefore they would not have come with little gifts, they would have came with gifts commensurate with his status. Dishes, urns, carpets, all kinds of clothing, items fashioned with gold and with rare expensive materials. The value would have been a LITERAL fortune.
Matthew 2 adds: gold frankincense and myrrh. These are symbolic. Gold for a King. Frankincense for a priest, a scent that fills the Temple. And Myrrh, a type of antiseptic which was used for embalming the dead (prophesying the future important death of this King).
In keeping with the records of Eastern customs, a low level king in those days who were visited by Magi or head of the state would customarily receive 110 kilos of gold. A LOW LEVEL KING. By today's standard, that wa a monetary value of 5 million dollars...
Jesus was not a low level King, He was the King of kings. So the Magi gave gifts to match the status. So if you would place a value on that, it would be simply mind boggling.
So where did all that money go? Well, Mary and Joseph were instructed by an angel to go into Egypt. Egypt was extremely expensive and Joseph would not have had a work permit. The money showed up right on time to pay for their bills. God always provides.
Also, Nazareth is located next to the banking center of the middle east in the city of Sepphoris. So the money must have been placed there.
But there's something else here, when Jesus' earthly dad died who took care of Him? Mary had an uncle (Joseph of Arimathea) who about that time, surprisingly, with no explanation, became the richest man in Israel outside the Herod family. So the value of these gifts were beyond enormous.
In the Gospels have you ever heard Jesus in need of money? You ever see Jesus take an offering? No. That language is nonexistent.
Jesus was rich beyond measure. Fitting for a King.
"For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich." -- (This to me could have a dual meaning -- in wealth and spirit)
-2 Corinthians 8-9.
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