Does Isaiah 60:6 apply in any way to the Magi?

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Does Isaiah 60:6 apply in any way to the Magi?

Yes, it is or may be a directly fulfilled prophecy Votes: 0
Yes, it was fulfilled in a less literal way by the Magi & fully in the Millennium Votes: 2
Unsure Votes: 1
No, it is more or less coincidental that gold and frankincense are mentioned Votes: 1
No, but it demonstrates God’s pattern Votes: 0
It applies to the current kingdom of God right now Votes: 0
Other Votes: 0
“Oh, wise guys, eh?” Jerome (Curly) Howard Votes: 1

Discussion

NewIsaiah 60:6

Mon, 11/21/11

Here is the text, Isaiah 60:6 from the ESV:

A multitude of camels shall cover you,

the young camels of Midian and Ephah;

all those from Sheba shall come.

They shall bring gold and frankincense,

and shall bring good news, the praises of the LORD.

Does this apply in any way to the Magi?

Nice Christmas season poll!

"The Midrash Detective"

NewMillennium

Tue, 11/22/11

Ed, I would have liked a vote for “Merely coincidental at Christ’s birth and following, but definitely millennial.”

As I looked at the passage, it is in a section dealing wtih millennial blessinigs, and it fits with sections of other prophets. All nations will stream to Jerusalem to offer sacrifices to God, and camels are the mode of transportation that the ancient peoples would have understood.

It is possible it is one of those prophecies with a “double fulfillment” where the time of Christ’s earthly ministry was a vague shadow, and the millennium is the total fulfillment.

Dick Dayton

NewDick Dayton wrote: Ed, I

Mon, 12/05/11

[Dick Dayton] Ed, I would have liked a vote for “Merely coincidental at Christ’s birth and following, but definitely millennial.”

As I looked at the passage, it is in a section dealing wtih millennial blessinigs, and it fits with sections of other prophets. All nations will stream to Jerusalem to offer sacrifices to God, and camels are the mode of transportation that the ancient peoples would have understood.

It is possible it is one of those prophecies with a “double fulfillment” where the time of Christ’s earthly ministry was a vague shadow, and the millennium is the total fulfillment.

I am a big “double fulfillment” guy with the less literal fulfillment first and a fuller, more littoral fulfillment later.