Magi Astrologers, Vedas, Sacred Scriptures

By Dave Sterrett

I just received a question regarding Magi Astrology and its relation to the sacred Scriptures and I thought I would give a quick response.

Here’s the question: Since Vedas were written by Aryans and Aryans consisted of people from Iran too or former Persia and Magi were the astrologers from the royal court of the king of Persia. They were there to worship Lord Jesus on his birth. (Matt. 7) So the question is “Is Vedas influenced by the Word of God. Or Does Vedas points towards the Lord Jesus Christ”?

My Response: The answer is No. The Vedas do not point us to the Lord Jesus Christ. Something to consider. Isn’t it at least possible, that the Magi, who could have been highly educated and wide read, had either read the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) or other writings with quotations of Hebrew prophets like Daniel, Micah and other authors? Didn’t Persia take Babylon into captivity which previously had taken the Hebrews into captivity? Isn’t it at least possible to believe that astrologers from the royal court were well-read in religious literature from other countries and traditions (including possibly the Hebrew Scriptures which a copy could have been taken from Babylonians and then later passed onto the Persians.) No where do the Vedas make prophetic specific reference into the future, about the Lord Jesus Christ born in Bethlehem, of the line of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Jesse, and David who would be crucified, buried and on the third day raised to life. If it did include such language, the reasons would be because the words were picked up from the Old Testament or oral traditions, not because of supernatural revelation to the Vedas.