Myrrh? Why would anyone give a burial spice to a child? Seems an odd gift.
While myrrh was not as expensive as gold and frankincense, it was quite valuable. Worshiping the new king would be costly for the magi. They needed to give appropriate (valuable) gifts to the new heir to the throne. Myrrh was expensive so it fit.
I wonder if anyone put the burial spice together with the eventual death of this baby king? It could certainly be kept for decades until it was needed. It had value even if wasn't used now. It was an extravagant gift for the child but a reasonable gift at that.
I just wonder when the first time anyone put these gifts together with his mission to find the irony. I just wonder.
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