Gold, frankincense, and myrrh?

Does anyone know why these particular 3 things were the gifts chosen by the magi to present to the child Jesus?

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I know I read something on it, bu for the life of me I can't remember..I know the they are were very precious and were gifts to kings..but beyond that I can't remember...

From reading some commentaries on Matt 2:11, it seems that:

Gold - Royalty
Incense - Divinity
Myrrh - Humanity

HTH

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Hmmm.. Interesting. Do you know what specific uses frankincense and myrrh have? I spose I could do some research on my own--just thought someone might have a quick answer for me. Guess I could go ask Jeeves or somethin'.

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Or someone else could do it because they have 2 windows open, and need something to occupy her away from homework.

Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh

Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh

Both articles you have to scroll down a bit to get to the actual information.

Hope they help.

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Yes, those were very interesting and answered my question sufficiently. Thanks!

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The articles were ummm, different. They made it sound as if there were never Magi, but that the whole story was made up like a parable. I disagree.

All were very valuable and were most likely helpful in supporting Joseph and Mary's family. What I've heard is that the gold was needed for the family to survive and was necessary for their trip to Egypt . (God the Father provided). The myrrh was a used in burials and was a sign of what was to come ie Jesus' death and subsequent burialm and of course, His resurrection. The frankincense (incense) was a symbol of prayer offerings and the High Priesthood.

Maybe I'm just repeating the article, sorry if I'm doing that.

"The articles were ummm, different. They made it sound as if there were never Magi, but that the whole story was made up like a parable. I disagree."

I also disagree. Kind of made the story out to be an urban legend that may or may not be true. But I still got what I wanted to know from the articles.

Oh no Pamela, all you did was sumarize what the articles went into great length to say. Quite nice, actually!

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