Matthew’s account of Jesus’ birth is far more than a familiar Christmas story—it’s a narrative shaped by centuries of waiting, exile, and divine faithfulness. In this episode, we slow down in Matthew 2 and follow the trail of the wise men, asking who they really were and why they were watching the skies for a Jewish king.
We explore the possibility that these “wise men from the East” were astrologers from Babylon, influenced by the legacy of Daniel and the promises God spoke to His people hundreds of years earlier. This isn’t a story of coincidence—it’s a story of careful preparation, where God plants His promises deep in history and brings them to life at exactly the right moment.
Along the way, we dig into what it means when Scripture says God “remembers.” In the Bible, remembering isn’t passive—it’s active. It’s God moving, acting, and fulfilling what He promised long before we ever realized we were waiting.
This episode invites us to see the birth of Jesus not just as an event in Bethlehem, but as the fulfillment of a story God had been working out for generations—and a reminder that no promise of God is ever forgotten.