I. Jesus began His earthly life with a gift of myrrh (Matthew 2:11) and ended His life entombed with myrrh and aloes (John 19:39)
II. In Biblical times myrrh was popular (Genesis 37:25; Revelation18:13) and had many uses, including:
1) Gift giving (Genesis 43:11)
2) Beauty treatments (Esther 2:12)
3) Perfume (Psalm 45:8)
4) Pain killer (Mark 15:23)
5) Burial (John 19:39)
III. Applications:
1) Jesus refused wine mixed with myrrh (Mark 15:23), in order to experience the full and complete penalty for our sin. Instead of easing the pain of taking our curse upon Himself, He accepted wine vinegar to fulfill Scripture (Mark 15:36; John 19:28-30)
2) To know the true meaning of Christmas you and I must always look beyond the manger to the cross, accepting the gift of salvation through faith in Christ alone (Matthew 1:21; Romans 10:9-10; 2 Corinthians 6:1-2)
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