Epiphany Bible Quiz — Hard Magi and Star Trivia Flashcards

#1

In Matthew's account, what specific detail does he provide about the timing of the Magi's arrival at Jesus' location in Bethlehem?

📖 Matthew 2:11

#2

What did Herod request the Magi to do after they reported finding the child, according to Matthew 2:8?

📖 Matthew 2:8

#3

According to Matthew 2:1-2, what term did Matthew use to describe the observers of the star in the East?

📖 Matthew 2:1-2

#4

In Matthew's nativity account, what was the primary astrological phenomenon that caused the Magi to travel to Jerusalem?

📖 Matthew 2:2

#5

What was the supernatural means by which the Magi were warned not to return to Herod, according to Matthew 2:12?

📖 Matthew 2:12

#6

According to Matthew 2:11, what three specific gifts did the Magi present to Jesus?

📖 Matthew 2:11

#7

What prophecy from the Old Testament did the chief priests and teachers quote when Herod asked them where the Messiah would be born?

📖 Matthew 2:5-6

#8

According to Luke's Gospel, what event occurred after Jesus' birth that led to His presentation at the temple?

📖 Luke 2:22

#2

Return and tell him the exact location of the child

Matthew 2:8 records Herod instructing the Magi: 'Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him,' revealing his deceptive intent.

Matthew 2:8

#1

They found Jesus in a house, not a stable

Matthew 2:11 explicitly states that the Magi 'went into the house and saw the child with his mother Mary,' indicating Jesus was no longer in the stable but in a residence by the time they arrived.

Matthew 2:11

#4

They saw his star in the East

Matthew 2:2 states the Magi came 'because we saw his star when it rose,' using the general term for a celestial phenomenon without specifying its astronomical nature.

Matthew 2:2

#3

Magi from the East

Matthew 2:1 uses the Greek term 'magoi' (Magi), which is the precise terminology found in the earliest Greek manuscripts of Matthew's Gospel.

Matthew 2:1-2

#6

Gold, frankincense, and myrrh

Matthew 2:11 documents the three gifts as 'gold and incense and myrrh,' each with symbolic significance in ancient Near Eastern context and Christian tradition.

Matthew 2:11

#5

They were warned in a dream

Matthew 2:12 explicitly states: 'And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.'

Matthew 2:12

#8

The completion of Mary's days of purification

Luke 2:22 states: 'When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.'

Luke 2:22

#7

Micah 5:2 predicting the ruler would come from Bethlehem

Matthew 2:5-6 records the religious authorities quoting Micah 5:2, which predicted that the ruler of Israel would come from Bethlehem Ephrathah.

Matthew 2:5-6

#9

What was Herod's violent response after the Magi failed to return to him with the child's location?

📖 Matthew 2:16

#10

In Matthew's account of the nativity, what angelic visitation warned Joseph to flee to Egypt with Jesus?

📖 Matthew 2:13

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#10

An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream

Matthew 2:13 states: 'When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt."'

Matthew 2:13

#9

He ordered the massacre of male children in Bethlehem

Matthew 2:16 records that Herod, 'when he realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under.'

Matthew 2:16

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