December 5, 2010: Stars, the Zodiac, and Astrologers – Michael Hidalgo

“In the beginning God created the heavens …” let’s just stop right there. He created the heavens. Which means the stars, planets, orbital paths, comets, and all sorts of heavenly bodies. But we rarely talk about them. But it has not always been this way. From the foundation of the world, God created these heavenly bodies to act as signs. Signs for what? Well, as signs that point to him … which in one biblical story it seems more than obvious.

The Magi follow a star to Bethlehem. Why did they know this was a star of a king? Was there a history with this particular star? Some believe it is the planet Jupiter that “rose in the east” … if this is the case, then it makes sense. For Jupiter was the god who gave kings their throne. If a star rose and came to rest in Bethlehem and it was the star of the god who gave kings their throne … then this would have been the star of the King of the Jews.