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Chapter 6: We Have Seen His Star Q. Does God's light shine amid the darkness of heathenism? A. Yes it does.

DA 59.3 Q. Before turning to the Hebrew Scriptures, how did the magi initially behold the glory of the Creator? A. By studying the starry heavens and seeking to unveil their mystery. DA 59.3 Q. What was the star that the magi saw? A. It was a company of angels. (I wonder if the stars we sometimes see at night are angels..) DA 60.1 Q. Through what means were the magi instructed to search for the newborn Jesus? A. Through dreams. DA 60.1 Q. DA pg. 60.2 says that the Holy Spirit was in the magi. What two things did the Holy Spirit do for them as they were following the star? A. It impressed their hearts and inspired them with hope. Q. Who had a higher, holier religion in the sight of God? Was it the teachers of Israel or the magi? A. The magi. DA 61.1 Q. Herod, an Edomite, found his way to the throne to be ruler over the Jews. Through what means did he secure this position? A. Through countless murders. DA 61.2 Q. When did the priests and rabbis rejection of Jesus begin? A. It was when they started to lead the people to think that the interest in Jesus was a fanatical excitement. DA 62.4 Q. Pride prevented the priests and rabbis to be taught by the people they perceived as heathen. It also prevented the priests and rabbis from going to Bethlehem. What did this pride eventually become? A. A settled hatred of the Saviour. DA. 62.4 Q. Why did the confidence of the magi diminish after they left Jerusalem? What do you think this reveals concerning the power of influence? A. Because the Jewish leaders were indifferent about the birth of Jesus. This shows that negativity is contagious. DA 63.1 Q. Fill in the Blank. Jesus was cradled in a manger. His parents, ________________ __________________, were His only guardians. Answers: uneducated, peasants. DA 63.1

Q. In DA 64.1, God let the magi know that they should not go to Jerusalem. In DA 64.2, God let Joseph know that he should go to Egypt because Herod would try to kill Jesus. Through what means did God communicate both of these messages? A. Through dreams. Q. Through whom did God call the attention of the Jewish nations to the birth of His Son? A. Through the wise men/magi. DA 64.3

Q. What kind of offering does God delight to honor? A. The offering that comes from the heart that loves. DA 65.2 Q. What shall we also bring to Jesus if we have given our hearts to Him? A. Our gifts. DA 65.2 Q. Fill in the Blank: Our gold and silver, our most precious earthly ________________, our highest ______________ and _________________ endowments, will be freely devoted to Him who loved us, and gave Himself for us. Answers: possessions, mental, spiritual. DA 65.2 Q. When Herod realized that the magi did not return, he sought to destroy the child Jesus by force by sending soldiers to kill all children who were two years old and under. According to DA 65.5, who was it that brought this calamity upon the Jews? A. It was the Jews themselves. DA 65.5 Fill in the Blank: If they(the Jews) had been walking in ________________ and _______________ before God, He would in a signal manner have made the wrath of the king harmless to them. But they had separated themselves from God by their sins, and had rejected the Holy Spirit, which was their only _____________. Answers: faithfulness, humility, shield. DA 65.5 Q. Without what did the Jews study the Scriptures? A. A desire to conform to the will of God. DA 65.5 Q. For what kind of prophecies did the Jews search? A. Prophecies that could be interpreted to exalt themselves and show God's hatred for other nations. DA 65.5 Q. About how many years did Jesus dwell in Jerusalem? A. Close to thirty years. DA 66.3 Fill in the Blank: God could not trust His beloved Son with _______, even while carrying forward His work for their salvation. He commissioned ___________ to attend Jesus and protect Him till He should accomplish His mission on earth, and die by the hands of those whom He came to save. Answer: men, angels. DA 67.1

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