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Podcast: Grace Teaching With Brad
Episode: The True Meaning Of Christmas
Description: Why Did the Magi Bring Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh?
The three gifts had a spiritual meaning: gold as a symbol of kingship on earth, frankincense (an incense) as a symbol of deity, and myrrh (an embalming oil) as a symbol of death. This dates back to Origen in Contra Celsum: "gold, as to a king; myrrh, as to one who was mortal; and incense, as to a God."