Where Is the King of the Jews?

“After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and 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 2:1,2 In a few days, we will be honoring the famous birthday celebration that took place in Bethlehem over 2,000 years ago when Jesus was born. The story of Jesus’ birth starts with a villain, Herod the Great, but we don’t hear much about him. He was a great builder, a business titan, and would be considered a worldwide celebrity and billionaire today. He was crowned King of the Jews by the Senate in Rome, and although he wasn’t Jewish, he was an Edomite and related to Jews. Unfortunately he was an evil and murderous man and always tried