Why was Jesus – a baby -given Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh?
Most toys I buy for babies are not hazardous and make fun sounds. I really was curious about this and thanks to everyone who posted a serious answer to this question. Frankincense & Myrrh: Not Such Strange Baby Gifts After All Gold, frankincense, and myrrh — nearly any child can tell you that these were the gifts three Wise Men brought the Christ Child. Their gift of gold we understand. Most young parents can use a sizeable contribution of gold bullion to rear their child. But frankincense and myrrh leave us scratching our heads a bit in puzzlement. What are we to make of these? And is there something about the precious gifts of the magi that can provide us with clues to the true worship desired by Jesus? Without traveling to Israel or the Middle East, we can discover quite a bit of factual information about frankincense and myrrh. Frankincense comes from trees and myrrh from bushes that grow along the coasts of southern Arabia and Somalia. When an incision is made in their trunks or s
