In Iran, we also give frankincense as a gift to pregnant women. We believe it will make their child more intelligent. I always wondered if that's the reason why the Magis gifted frankincense to baby Jesus.
Myrrh is used widely in many Indian rituals. It is used for cleansing and invoking the higher energies. During my childhood I remember my parents burning myrrh in the evening. Now burning myrrh in the households is kind of a 'dead ritual'. Not many people burn it at home, except in special occasions or ritual purpose. But I am glad that I still burn myrrh. I just LOOOOVE that fragrance.... Sooo Divinely pleasant and warm.... 💕❤️
Yeah. Myrrh is a scent well suited for relaxation, meditation and things like that, while Frankincense usually has more of a refreshing and activating scent. At least that's how I feel about it.
It should be noted that, especially in the context of this time and place, frankincense and myrrh were used in the incense offered in the Holy Temple (see Ex. 30:34 and B.T. Keritot 6a). I can't help but conclude that since these were regular offerings to God, that would have resonated with the Jewish audience of the time.
Both Frankincense and Myrrh are used today medicinally, as well as their original use throughout the Mediterranean (including Egypt). A type of frankincense (Boswellia serrata is used for joint inflammations such as arthritis, and myrrh is used in toothpaste!
Yea the Coptic and Vatican still get their frankincense frereana from Somalia which is the only place this kind of found and three other species like carteri and sacra, Indian frankincense was just used by the locals
The quintessential background for understanding the magi's gifts in Matthew 2 is Isaiah 60.6. Couple that verse with Psalm 72.10-11 to see why Christians came to see the magi as kings.
Frankincense and Myrhh are among the incense burned during Catholic Mass and Eucharistic Adoration. I've loved the smell since I was a kid and burn it at home. It actually was my favorite thing about going to mass. 😄
i have a book of matches that smells like frankincense when burnt. well i purchased the real tree resin and tried to burn it, it smelled terrible i cant figure it out why it smells bad the real stuff
what you mean native to the arabian peninsula? 80% of the worlds frankinsence and myrrh comes from somalia where the highest quantity and quality of frankincense and myrrh is found.
Frank & Myrrh has amazing healing properties-these attributes seem to have been skipped over...if you research their properties you will see and maybe this is why they were brought as gifts...we are forgetting the natural world and all the benefits..i don't want this information to be forgotten
Put frankincense and myrrh into hot water, drink it, and you will get a little high! Depending on how many cups you have. Burning it was is a waste imo
Since Jesus Christ was (and is) called the "Lamb of God" it makes sense that they brought the frankincense and myrrh since he was (and is) God's eternal sacrificial lamb for all human kind.
@@marysunshine2027 I mean, you're not wrong that it wasn't a star, but you're kind of ignorant (and I mean this without any of the modern negative conotation) on the matter if that's what you think it is.
Frankensence is a powerful anti-inflamitory and excellent for joint tissue health. Without it, as I wait for surgery on my knee, I wouldn't be able to sleep or walk around! I take 1x 600mg capsule a.m. and p.m.. . . I also put the essential oil into coconut oil and use it as a balm. This mix releives arthritis in my hands. Simply rub it on!
RecRoom frankincense is good but for those issues id try black seed oil and even CBD oil! Far greater anti inflammatory effects on joints (i have arthritis)
Well sure, that's why the presents are never mentioned after his birthday. Because he was supposed to be poor meek and mild, you know a hippie, a flower child.
Have I missed something? Mentioned (at around the 1:30 mark) was that pagans offered sacrifices to the gods and that Christians were forbidden to do so. No mention whatsoever was made of Judaism and offerings made to Yahweh. As a Christian who has read the Old Testament, I'm a little perplexed.
Stephen Gibson sacrifices were allowed in the Old Testament under the Law. Jesus gave his life on the cross as a sacrifice to bare the sins for us which negated the old covenant Law. Under the New Covenant, sacrifices are no longer required and is a sin in doing so. Pagans continued the practice of sacrifices because they do not believe in the Heavenly Father and that he sent his son to die on the cross, was buried, and resurrected in three day’s.
Is it real frankincense and myrrh if you buy it off “the Amazon”? And am I doing anything wrong with burning this in my home often? It feels good and makes me feel better and I love the earthly smell so much more than perfumed cones, yuck.
Should Gentiles be allowed to to burn incense seems like dilemma: Malachi 1:11 (KJV) For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name [shall be] great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense [shall be] offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name [shall be] great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.
There wasn’t ever a mention of three magi in the Bible. Simply just more than one. The idea that there was three came about because there were three gifts. So over the years people assigned each gift to a single wiseman.
As things for death and sacrifice they really were fitting gifts considering that Jesus was a king destined to be a sacrifice. Also there's no mention that there were three magi/wise men/kings, only three highly symbolic gifts.
The gifts fulfill the prophesy of Isaiah 60:6. "They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall bring good news, the praises of the LORD" (ESV). Myrrh is harder to explain. It was applied to the body of Jesus after he died. Perhaps it foreshadows his death.
Nowhere in the gospels does it say that they were three magoi. It's plural, but it could have been two or 20, for all we know. The presents were three, but the magoi we don't know.
If you read the lost book of Adam and Eve it will explain why incense gold and myrrh were to be given to Christ. And why God gave his only begotten son to save us.
I always wondered about why the magi gave myrrh to baby Jesus. It's like giving embalming fluid to a baby shower. Maybe the Wise Men were really not very wise about gifts... Or as Brian's mother said in The Life of Brian, "And thanks a lot for the gold and frankincense, er, but don't worry too much about the myrrh next time. All right? Heh. Thank you! Good-bye! Well, weren't they nice? Hmm. Out of their bloody minds, but still." th-cam.com/video/AeWI5RcgOLs/w-d-xo.html
I’m so upset you didn’t mention the actual reason the wise men gave them to Miriam ( Mary ), to treat her lower stomach and lady parts in recovering from the birth of Yeshua (Jesus) , Our Lord
No where in any of the gospels says there were 3 Magi. It doesn't say how many, it talks about 3 gifts but not how many man arrived. This is a common fallacy and misunderstanding.
Hi, like your videos. Just a small thing though. Knowing Greek, your killing the pronunciation of magoi (μάγοι, plural). It is a word commonly known and used in Greece today by all. In Greek the g is soft and the letters oi together make an i sound. So it sound like mάgi with a soft sounding g. Hope it helps.
I only know what pomegranates are cuz I bought cashews flavored with them the other day. At the walgreens. While waiting in line. That's how I learn stuff these days.
Actually not true. English allows both forms as equally correct. You see, "genuses" is the English plural form, "genera" the Latin plural, and both are OK. In the English language loanwords are allowed to retain their original language plurals, spellings, etc, but that doesnt mean they become primary, just equally valid. I would actually RECOMMEND the English plural in most cases. Cactuses and funguses are much less annoying.
...Also, a lot of people are unaware BACTERIA is a plural, NOT a singular. ONE BACTERIUM is a single cell (or maybe we are talking about a single species). THESE BACTERIA are a group or population of cells (or a set of species). This is because Latin neutral gender words (-um) get this plural ending (-a). The English plural form ("bacteriumS" in this case) has gone extinct.
@@LexProntera I'd argue that "bacteria" has two forms: an uncountable noun referring to the organisms themselves, and a countable noun that refers to the type of an organism.
ReligionForBreakfast: so next time you’ll hear about frankincense and myrrh u’ll know what it is: smth for animal sacrifice, smth for preparing dead bodies and even magical spells One random guy travelling to eastern europe and seeing mirrh and frankincense used everyday by orthodox christians: is this a new pagan cult?
I put the anointing oil on my head, and burn frankincense and myrrh when I smoke DMT, I like the DMT from acacia most, really brings in the spirit of the creator
In Iran, we also give frankincense as a gift to pregnant women. We believe it will make their child more intelligent. I always wondered if that's the reason why the Magis gifted frankincense to baby Jesus.
Magi was a region near todays Iran.
Of course. The magi were from Iran, Jesus said our father who art in heaven (ouranos aka Iran). :) yw
@@joysoyo2416 ouranos is heaven in Greek, sharing a name with the god of the heavens later anglicized into Uranus
During her 40 days of birth we do in somalia
Zarathustra !
Myrrh is used widely in many Indian rituals. It is used for cleansing and invoking the higher energies. During my childhood I remember my parents burning myrrh in the evening. Now burning myrrh in the households is kind of a 'dead ritual'. Not many people burn it at home, except in special occasions or ritual purpose. But I am glad that I still burn myrrh. I just LOOOOVE that fragrance.... Sooo Divinely pleasant and warm.... 💕❤️
@@grievuspwn4g3 loban
@@toHisEternity guggul
Yeah. Myrrh is a scent well suited for relaxation, meditation and things like that, while Frankincense usually has more of a refreshing and activating scent. At least that's how I feel about it.
@@rajivjamuar3536 loban or dhuno
Guggul is different from myurrh
It should be noted that, especially in the context of this time and place, frankincense and myrrh were used in the incense offered in the Holy Temple (see Ex. 30:34 and B.T. Keritot 6a). I can't help but conclude that since these were regular offerings to God, that would have resonated with the Jewish audience of the time.
It's a better explanation than my guess they were the three most expensive things the writer could think of.
The vine 'and I've brought you myrrh... myrhh-dur!' "Judas! No!"... is oddly accurate then?
My favorite vine 😂
Both Frankincense and Myrrh are used today medicinally, as well as their original use throughout the Mediterranean (including Egypt). A type of frankincense (Boswellia serrata is used for joint inflammations such as arthritis, and myrrh is used in toothpaste!
Yea the Coptic and Vatican still get their frankincense frereana from Somalia which is the only place this kind of found and three other species like carteri and sacra, Indian frankincense was just used by the locals
I'm gonna go to bed early
Me at 2:21AM: what is francensense and mer
2.25 lool random listening to Karl pilkinton and here frankincense and mur then eyes pop wide open actually wtf is it
Me at 2;4 am
2 am
2.40 am
Great content! In Traditional Chinese Herbs, frankincense and myrrh are used topically and drank to treat traumatic injury and Issues of blood flow.
The quintessential background for understanding the magi's gifts in Matthew 2 is Isaiah 60.6. Couple that verse with Psalm 72.10-11 to see why Christians came to see the magi as kings.
Frankincense & myrrh we have in my tropical garden I planted in my yard they are growing good in swfl .
Hi Andrew, I hope you are planning on making a video (series of videos) around your thesis of Ancient Christian Magic. Thanks for your content.
A Blessed Easter to you and yours, Andrew. May your Easter be filled with much joy and happiness!
The best of frankincense and myrrh are found in Somalia and it is called "camphora malmal" or c malmal
Frankincense and Myrhh are among the incense burned during Catholic Mass and Eucharistic Adoration. I've loved the smell since I was a kid and burn it at home. It actually was my favorite thing about going to mass. 😄
@Bip Nop you must be so proud
me too i love the smell more
I like the smell too
Same bro!
i have a book of matches that smells like frankincense when burnt. well i purchased the real tree resin and tried to burn it, it smelled terrible i cant figure it out why it smells bad the real stuff
what you mean native to the arabian peninsula? 80% of the worlds frankinsence and myrrh comes from somalia where the highest quantity and quality of frankincense and myrrh is found.
They may have also been traded as a form of currency and held as a store of value, like gold.
Frank & Myrrh has amazing healing properties-these attributes seem to have been skipped over...if you research their properties you will see and maybe this is why they were brought as gifts...we are forgetting the natural world and all the benefits..i don't want this information to be forgotten
Period 💯
Frankincense and Myrrh was also gifts to bring to a King!
I am LOVING this channel! ❤️❣️❤️
This is so funny to me that still mom uses both of these stuff but she says it's purify the air around specially at the beginning of the pandemic
We still use it to keep evils or negative energy out are homes
Yes
We still use it to sacrifice animals to mythical gods.. same nonesense
LOL does is work? I would guess not.
From which culture if you don't mind me asking?🤔
I brought you Frankincense
Thank you
And i brought you Myyrh
Thank you
MYYRHDERR
JUDAS!!
*(le gasp)* Judas no
When I was a child, I recall a cold sore remedy that contained myhrr.
In somalia we have it and we use it different situations .Houses and when we have celebrations sometimes we export outside country .
Isheg zxp wxs
@@helpiibro1233 wa foox ama luuban , maydi iyo beenyo wana xabag camal walashita sida uunsiga dhanka bari somaliya ayu ad uga baxaa buralayda
@@yahyeahmed5057 tnx dude
@EMc2 F I have it any amount you need
Put frankincense and myrrh into hot water, drink it, and you will get a little high! Depending on how many cups you have. Burning it was is a waste imo
Love this channel
The Romans used to also get frankincense from The Far Side Ports on the Somali coast.
Nice vid Andrew.. continue your great works.
Frankincense is fab ! i get the Royal green hojari from a webstore called puresacra in UK
What a surprise to see "The Greek Magical Papyri" of which I have a copy.
Since Jesus Christ was (and is) called the "Lamb of God" it makes sense that they brought the frankincense and myrrh since he was (and is) God's eternal sacrificial lamb for all human kind.
@my penance yes there is. The entire planet is not having a mass delusion. We didn't just explode from a star into existence
When l prepare lamb l use sage & rosemary. Yummmm!
@@marysunshine2027 I mean, you're not wrong that it wasn't a star, but you're kind of ignorant (and I mean this without any of the modern negative conotation) on the matter if that's what you think it is.
@my penance cool atheist 😎😎
Some People don't like change but it does helps us grow...
Shalom from Cumberland City, TN USA
When I was young, I remember the two being described as "the odor of sanctity".
Great video! I'm very much an Atheist, but I really appreciate this video and the way it was presented. Thanks for the information!
Glad you enjoyed it! I try to present all topics on religion from a neutral perspective.
@@ReligionForBreakfast please do on hindutva
Frankensence is a powerful anti-inflamitory and excellent for joint tissue health. Without it, as I wait for surgery on my knee, I wouldn't be able to sleep or walk around! I take 1x 600mg capsule a.m. and p.m.. . . I also put the essential oil into coconut oil and use it as a balm. This mix releives arthritis in my hands. Simply rub it on!
RecRoom frankincense is good but for those issues id try black seed oil and even CBD oil! Far greater anti inflammatory effects on joints (i have arthritis)
Question: Could receiving Gold Frankincense and Myrrh make a small family wealthy in the times of Christ ?
Well sure, that's why the presents are never mentioned after his birthday. Because he was supposed to be poor meek and mild, you know a hippie, a flower child.
These three gifts so unique until the World has no purchasing power. Jesus Paid It ALL, all to Him I owe.
Amen
Now you’re his property.
I have a project on them and this video answered two of the requirements so thanks
Idk if there’s a way to request stuff, but would you ever do a video on The Holy Innocents?
This channel is a Godsend ! your all kinds of awesome, bro !
Have I missed something? Mentioned (at around the 1:30 mark) was that pagans offered sacrifices to the gods and that Christians were forbidden to do so. No mention whatsoever was made of Judaism and offerings made to Yahweh. As a Christian who has read the Old Testament, I'm a little perplexed.
Stephen Gibson sacrifices were allowed in the Old Testament under the Law. Jesus gave his life on the cross as a sacrifice to bare the sins for us which negated the old covenant Law. Under the New Covenant, sacrifices are no longer required and is a sin in doing so. Pagans continued the practice of sacrifices because they do not believe in the Heavenly Father and that he sent his son to die on the cross, was buried, and resurrected in three day’s.
Is it real frankincense and myrrh if you buy it off “the Amazon”? And am I doing anything wrong with burning this in my home often? It feels good and makes me feel better and I love the earthly smell so much more than perfumed cones, yuck.
Should Gentiles be allowed to to burn incense seems like dilemma:
Malachi 1:11 (KJV)
For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name [shall be] great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense [shall be] offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name [shall be] great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.
Thanks!
Actually the Bible doesn't say how many wise men showed up. It just tells "wise men" indicating more than one.
They might have brought frankincense, and myrrh for the more prosaic reason that "it's expensive and we have it on hand".
▪︎Frankincense & Myrrh - Nativity of Christ.
▪︎Myrrh & Aloes (Agarwood) - Entombment of Christ.
In the hindu religon we call it ghogoul, we use it in all rituals even burn it to drive evil spirits away, we also use it to burn our dead
Was myrrh or aloe actually used in Hebrew burial rituals?
The Bible didn't mention how many magis they were but people assume they were three due to the amount of gifts brought to where Jesus was born
If these things are understood as also being metaphorical and not only literal then the true 'magic' can be obtained .. 'as within so without' ..
I use it as anti acne skin cream. Works wonderfully
It would be nice if other resinous incenses be mentioned like dragons blood, gum Arabic, mastic, maybe even copal. etc
My toothpaste has myrrh in it. Weird.. Something to do with preventing gum disease.
Love you Sarah:)
How about their healing benefits? Don't you think that would be relevant here?
For the healing of Mary after the birth for medicine. Gold was probley tumerac
They might be slightly helpful for minor skin ailments but other than that there's not much 'healing' from these substances. They smell divine though.
@@mikevictor5945 real gold can heal many things as well - especially when made into a colloidal.
Where does it say 3 wise men, all the bible talks about is 3 gifts???
I use to love Nam Compa incense but then started to use Frankicence & Myrrh because of my closer relationship to Judeo-Christian traditions.
Frankincense and Myrrh is native to the ancient land of Punt.
Amazing video!
There wasn’t ever a mention of three magi in the Bible. Simply just more than one. The idea that there was three came about because there were three gifts. So over the years people assigned each gift to a single wiseman.
Attractive lady: You smell great, are you a God?
Attractive man: Nah it's just Axe.
As things for death and sacrifice they really were fitting gifts considering that Jesus was a king destined to be a sacrifice. Also there's no mention that there were three magi/wise men/kings, only three highly symbolic gifts.
Truth. Is hard to handle but it frees...
Joseph and Mary were broke. Now they had another mouth to feed. These items were valuable. Maybe it was something they could sell.
Thank you for sharing,👍👍👍
Now. Is frankincense myrrh
Are they the same or there is a difference between
The gifts fulfill the prophesy of Isaiah 60:6. "They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall bring good news, the praises of the LORD" (ESV). Myrrh is harder to explain. It was applied to the body of Jesus after he died. Perhaps it foreshadows his death.
I think you are over thinking about the gifts. I feel it was valuable gift at the time
Nowhere in the gospels does it say that they were three magoi. It's plural, but it could have been two or 20, for all we know. The presents were three, but the magoi we don't know.
I think it might have been included by the author as symbolic of the Gentiles coming into the Jesus movement and recognizing his divinity.
If you read the lost book of Adam and Eve it will explain why incense gold and myrrh were to be given to Christ. And why God gave his only begotten son to save us.
I always wondered about why the magi gave myrrh to baby Jesus. It's like giving embalming fluid to a baby shower.
Maybe the Wise Men were really not very wise about gifts...
Or as Brian's mother said in The Life of Brian, "And thanks a lot for the gold and frankincense, er, but don't worry too much about the myrrh next time. All right? Heh. Thank you! Good-bye! Well, weren't they nice? Hmm. Out of their bloody minds, but still." th-cam.com/video/AeWI5RcgOLs/w-d-xo.html
In a time before hygiene, everyone smelled like livestock. Imagine the B.O in markets and temples. Fragrances and perfumes were expensive.
I’m so upset you didn’t mention the actual reason the wise men gave them to Miriam ( Mary ), to treat her lower stomach and lady parts in recovering from the birth of Yeshua (Jesus) , Our Lord
That could be another reason. Amazing!
Seems rather wonky to conjecture that 3 magician/astronomers would travel so far to provide medical help to a woman unknown to them.
Frankincense is still used in religious ritual by catholic churches as a form of sin cleansing. It smells really nice.
Does anybody stopping by know which smells better frankincense or myrrh?
The Bible doesn’t say there were three wise men. It only mentions 3 gifts.
Not all of them from arabia but 80-90 percentage of frankincense are from horn of Africa , only 10-20 percentage are from Arabia
No where in any of the gospels says there were 3 Magi. It doesn't say how many, it talks about 3 gifts but not how many man arrived. This is a common fallacy and misunderstanding.
read exodus 30:34-38. much older than greeks and roman empire culture
Hi, like your videos. Just a small thing though. Knowing Greek, your killing the pronunciation of magoi (μάγοι, plural). It is a word commonly known and used in Greece today by all. In Greek the g is soft and the letters oi together make an i sound. So it sound like mάgi with a soft sounding g. Hope it helps.
excellent video, great info
Myrrh is still used for medicinal purposes in the middle east. (At least with my bedouin family,)
myrrh is used in saudi arabia as a medicine befor the birth of jesus
Don't forget the Exodus formula used by Moses.
I only know what pomegranates are cuz I bought cashews flavored with them the other day. At the walgreens. While waiting in line. That's how I learn stuff these days.
Thank you. Very helpful
What is the difference between myrrh and frankincense please?
Different plants. They also smell differently.
You forgot to mention people use it for cooking
So they're like air fresheners you can put in your bathroom. That's neat I guess
For future reference, the plural of *genus* is *genera*, not "genuses." Everything else was still very informative!
that's actually a really cool fact.
Actually not true. English allows both forms as equally correct.
You see, "genuses" is the English plural form, "genera" the Latin plural, and both are OK. In the English language loanwords are allowed to retain their original language plurals, spellings, etc, but that doesnt mean they become primary, just equally valid.
I would actually RECOMMEND the English plural in most cases. Cactuses and funguses are much less annoying.
...Also, a lot of people are unaware BACTERIA is a plural, NOT a singular.
ONE BACTERIUM is a single cell (or maybe we are talking about a single species).
THESE BACTERIA are a group or population of cells (or a set of species).
This is because Latin neutral gender words (-um) get this plural ending (-a).
The English plural form ("bacteriumS" in this case) has gone extinct.
@@LexProntera I'd argue that "bacteria" has two forms: an uncountable noun referring to the organisms themselves, and a countable noun that refers to the type of an organism.
It's "geni", this is english not latin.
So it has no practical use?
But what is gold?
1:14 Frankincense. Smells like church.
so essentially harry potter, ron weasley, and nevil longbottom brought gifts to baby jesus now christians hate magic for some reason. kay....
Happiness and prosperity. most important...GOD is LOVE
ReligionForBreakfast: so next time you’ll hear about frankincense and myrrh u’ll know what it is: smth for animal sacrifice, smth for preparing dead bodies and even magical spells
One random guy travelling to eastern europe and seeing mirrh and frankincense used everyday by orthodox christians: is this a new pagan cult?
I put the anointing oil on my head, and burn frankincense and myrrh when I smoke DMT, I like the DMT from acacia most, really brings in the spirit of the creator
Very informative