1. The star led them. Mat.2:9. Only the wise men were aware of its existence. Were it not so, Herod would have had no need to request their assistance in finding the Christ child. He could have followed the star himself or have sent his soldiers. Things spiritual are spiritually discerned. The blinded eyes of the ungodly cannot see the truths of the WORD.
2. The star stopped over the house where the child was. What an amazing star this is. Which star is over your house? It indicated to those spiritual men the exact location of the child. The star could not have been far out in the universe but it came and stood over the place of the child. What a unique star. Certainly diverse from all other heavenly bodies. Num.24:17 This is the star of whom God forced Balaam to prophecy, This is the star out of Jacob. He is the LIGHT of the world. Rev.22:16. He is the bright and morning star. What better way to announce the coming of the God who is LIGHT than that of holy men led by a blazing sun. Consider what our God is (Ps.84:11). The Lord introduced the coming of grace into the world in a blazing, glorious fashion.
3. They rejoiced greatly when they witnessed the house in which the child was to be found. They were godly men, worshipping the Lord. Mat.2:10. These men are witnesses, please keep this in mind. A witness must be an observer of the thing of which he would testify. The Lord will send two witnesses to testify of Christ during the great tribulation. In order to be a true witness, they must have been there and have seen with their own eyes. In our subject we are challenged to compare truth with tradition, myths and just outright untruths. We must be Bereans and search the scriptures in order to find and embrace the truth. Buy the TRUTH and sell it not. Who were the wise men? They were not sorceress nor magicians. For the Lord to have led such men to witness the Christ child would be in direct violation of the Word of the Lord. The word translated wise men in Mat.2:1 is the same word that is translated sorcerer in Acts 13:6, 8. This sorcerer was a false prophet, a Jew, his name was Bar-Jesus (Son of Jesus). Elymas- a wizard. What an interesting person. Paul dealt with him strongly by calling him a child of the devil among other evidences of his unrighteousness. His judgment was to be blind for a season. Is he to be considered equal with the wise men?
The usage of the word magos or magus (wise men) is unfortunate in this instant.
Firstly; we must remember that language is a living thing. Words change from generation to generation. This is very evident in our world today. The word may have had a different meaning in that day. Moses commanded the children of Israel to chose out wise men to become their leaders. Deut. 1:13 Daniel was a wise man. Dan. 2:48