The Star of Bethlehem

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He that is born king of Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him”

One day, about 2000 years ago, Jesus was born in this world. He came in unannounced. Secretly and silently God entered the world of man. The Desire of all nations was born obscure and unregarded. No one knew the exact location of his birth. That was when the wise men saw the famous star of Bethlehem. Historians tell us they might have been philosophers , priests , or astronomers. They lived chiefly in Persia and Arabia. They were the learned men of the eastern nations, devoted to astronomy, to religion and to medicine. They were held in high esteem by the Persian court, were admitted as counselors , and followed the camps in war to give advice. These experts in the studies of the stars looked at the star of Bethlehem. They immediately sensed something extraordinary about this star and began to follow it. That was the best decision of their life. It led them to Christ.



Among the ancients, the appearance of a new star or comet was regarded as an Omen of some remarkable event. Many such appearance are recorded by the Roman historians at the birth or death of distinguished men. It is said that at the death of Julius Caesar a comet appeared in the heavens and appeared seven days. Many years prior to the birth of Christ, Balaam had prophesied about the star of Jacob in connection with the birth of Messiah.



Various scientific explanations and conjectures have been offered to account for the star of Bethlehem. It would be absurd to imagine it was a literal star in the sky. Stars are vast bodies fixed in the skies. They might have had their use in navigation because their position relative to other stars was always kept; but being fixed stars, they could be sent to guide the wise men. In Bible times, certain “restless” night lights , moving slowly. So these were not kept on standard star charts. They looked like stars , but , behaved differently. These were actually planets. The Greek word for planet is planets and means “Wanderer”. So the star of Bethlehem was surely not a wandering star as it was guiding the wise men along a definite course. Some say that the star of Bethlehem was a comet or rather a meteor as it was hovering in the lower regions of the air. Other’s guess it might have been a conjunction of planets. But the course of this star was highly irregular in contrast with the course of planets. It went before the wise men, leading them from Jerusalem to the actual place where Jesus was born. Then it stopped. In fact, it was so unusual that it can only be accounted for as a miracle.

Hunting dog is a special dog that helps humans (hunters) while hunting. There are many varieties of hunting dogs and each one is employed for diverse tasks while hunting. Hound dogs are the most widely used dogs for hunting. There are different types of hounds such as sight hounds, scent hounds and Lurchers. Sight hounds are well known for its eye sight and speed. These dogs can perceive its prey from long distance; it stalks a prey quietly and then kills it. Sight hounds are well known for its silent nature and rapid fastness. These dogs don’t need much command and they work independently. Second is the scent hound that hunts by the smell (scent) and hence its name. These scent hound hunts regularly in packs and lead hunters to trail their prey. They make deep barking sounds when they spot a prey. Scent hounds are of great use for hunters to track preys which are hidden in bushes and invisible to human eyes. Next is the Lurcher which is a cross breed of sight hound and working breed, it is commonly called as pastoral dogs. These dogs are mostly used for working purposes along with hunting.

Hound dogs can trail animals like foxes, rabbit, pheasant, quail etc much easily. Selecting a right hunting dog based upon your hunting need is significant. An efficient hunting dog must have a good sense of smell and must be able to run fast enough as to catch its prey or reach its target. Hunt dogs must be well trained to perform any task in hunting. Training a hunting dog when it as young as puppy is much important. Hunting by smelling is much important, so it should be taught to sense any smell. Regular exercise and plenty of training are needed for hunt dogs.

Training of hunting dog should start as early as when it’s a puppy. Hunting dog must be well trained before taking for hunting. It should obey the commands of hunter and must be well disciplined. Hunting dog should be obedience and respond to commands at young stage. Training a hunting dog requires an electric collar to pass shock whenever it doesn’t respond to commands. It helps to get trained when it doesn’t respond, moreover while hunting when it gets diverted this collar helps to keep it in track. A sensible, well trained and disciplined hunting dog is a great friend of hunter.

Magic- a way of amusement

Magic is one of the cool things which are loved by people of all ages especially children’s. It brings joy and amusement to mind and body. Magic is generally performed by an illusionist or magician to entertain the audience. Magicians will not reveal his tricks or tactics to a non- magician as per their oath taken during their time of learning the magic. The history of magic dates back to 17th century and it was used in olden days to frighten the people. Some of the effects produced by illusionist are prediction, penetration, transformation, levitation, vanish, escape etc.



In prediction the magician predicts a forth coming event which is impossible for anyone- a news paper headline will be foretold, amount of money or loose changes in your pocket or wallet will be told exactly. In Penetration a magician penetrates an object such as a sword, candle or rings through the body of another person. Next in transformation anything will be converted from one state into another a lady can be turned into a rabbit, color of the dress or hand kerchief will be changed completely. Levitation is an amazing technique performed in magic shows in this he makes some person float in air, float objects in space. Magician can suspend anything from air even a person in this method. Vanish technique is used by the magician to make disappear anything. Illusionist can perform to disappear a person or a building etc using this technique. The magician is made to stand over a billow or his hand will be cuffed using a handcuff. The magician will escape the death trap easily. Totally magic is an great way to entertainment .It thrills and amuses the audience.