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Loading... The Story of the Other Wise Man (original 1895; edition 1959)by Henry van Dyke (Author)
Work InformationThe Story of the Other Wise Man by Henry Van Dyke (1895)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. 100.00 ( ) I had forgotten how moving and perfect this short story was. It encapsulates Christmas and all of its original meaning, and it reminds us without doubt that we are meant to worship through service to others. He encounters three trials that force him to choose between seeing the King he seeks and helping a person in mortal danger. All three times, he choses to help the human being. ”Only God the merciful knows whether I shall not lose the sight of the King because I tarried to show mercy.” “I have spent for man that which was meant for God. “And is not love the light of the soul?” Artaban feels he has missed seeing the King, but he has seen Him far more clearly than the three of his brethren who complete the journey at Bethlehem. He arrives a moment too late in Jerusalem, but with Christ we cannot be too late, for He is with us and our journey is His. That Artaban receives his reward as he does in the end brought me to absolute tears. Artaban endures three trials, and students of the Bible know that three is a very significant number. Not just because of the trinity, but also at many other junctures. Daniel prayed three times a day, Satan tempted Christ three times and was rejected, Christ prayed three times at Gethsemane, He rose from the grave after three days. There are many more examples, but Van Dyke did not choose the three gems or the three trials meaninglessly, they are meant to reflect Christ’s story as much as Artaban’s. What a wonderful story and how special to read it at Christmas and remember why this season has so much importance for me. no reviews | add a review
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Story of Artaban, the "fourth wise man", who sold all he possessed and bought three jewels to present to the Christ-child. He could not have predicted how his eventful journey would end. No library descriptions found. |
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