Why do the show the wise men at the manger where Jesus was born?
The Shepard’s were there but the wise men didn’t come around until much later.
Leviticus 12:7 Says when a women has a baby she has to make a sacrifice.
If they have money a sheep and if not two turtledoves.
In Luke 2:24 Mary sacrificed two turtledoves. So she didn’t have the gold or stuff from the wise men at that time.
She was a good person if she had the gold at that time she would have offered a sheep.
Matthew 7:11 in the King James Bible says they went into the house. So they were back from the trip and settled into a house by this time.
the wise men gave them gifts of gold, frankincense, myrrh.
These were all very valuable gifts.
So had this happened at his birth they would have sacrificed a sheep.
By the time Herod had enough knowledge about the situation the child was two years old.
Matthew 2:16
So why does nativity scenes show the wise men there?
That is strange that they do that. I had never thought about that but it seems the more I learn the more I wonder about religious organizations. Aren’t they the ones who should keep it straight and tell people the truth?
They are more concerned about parties and gifts and Santa Claus then they are about teaching us the bible accurately.
If there was not and it seems there wasn’t wise men at the birth of Christ then they should show that accurately.
Don’t show them standing around a manger.