The Wise Men Bible Quiz — Magi, Gifts, and the Journey to Jesus Flashcards

#1

According to Matthew's Gospel, from which direction did the wise men come to visit Jesus?

📖 Matthew 2:1-2

#2

What was the reason the wise men came to Jerusalem according to Matthew 2:2?

📖 Matthew 2:2

#3

In Matthew 2:11, what are the three gifts the wise men presented to Jesus?

📖 Matthew 2:11

#4

Who did the wise men consult first when they arrived in Jerusalem, according to Matthew 2:4?

📖 Matthew 2:4

#5

According to Matthew 2:5-6, in what town was the Messiah to be born according to the prophets?

📖 Matthew 2:5-6

#6

What did King Herod ask the wise men to do in Matthew 2:8?

📖 Matthew 2:8

#7

How did God warn the wise men not to return to Herod according to Matthew 2:12?

📖 Matthew 2:12

#8

In Matthew 2:9-10, what did the wise men see that caused them great joy?

📖 Matthew 2:9-10

#2

To seek the newborn King of the Jews

Matthew 2:2 records that the wise men asked, 'Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.'

Matthew 2:2

#1

From the east

Matthew 2:1 explicitly states that 'wise men from the east came to Jerusalem,' following a star they had seen rising.

Matthew 2:1-2

#4

King Herod and his chief priests and teachers of the law

Matthew 2:4 states, 'When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people's chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born.'

Matthew 2:4

#3

Gold, frankincense, and myrrh

Matthew 2:11 states that the wise men 'opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.'

Matthew 2:11

#6

Help him find the child to worship him as well

Matthew 2:8 records that Herod told the wise men, '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.' (Though Herod's intention was deceptive.)

Matthew 2:8

#5

Bethlehem

Matthew 2:5-6 records that the chief priests and teachers answered that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem, citing the prophecy from Micah.

Matthew 2:5-6

#8

The star they had seen in the east went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was

Matthew 2:9-10 states, 'The star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.'

Matthew 2:9-10

#7

In a dream

Matthew 2:12 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

#9

What did the wise men do when they entered the house and found Jesus according to Matthew 2:11?

📖 Matthew 2:11

#10

According to Matthew 2:1, during whose reign did the wise men visit Jesus in Bethlehem?

📖 Matthew 2:1

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#10

During the reign of King Herod

Matthew 2:1 states, 'After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem.'

Matthew 2:1

#9

They bowed down and worshipped him, then presented their gifts

Matthew 2:11 records, 'On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.'

Matthew 2:11

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