The account of the visit of the Magi in Matthew 2 is part of a biblical motif in which foreign dignitaries come to Jerusalem bringing valuable gifts.
For example, during the reign of Solomon, the queen of Sheba comes from Arabia with questions for Solomon and lavish gifts (1 Ki 10:1-10).
A prayer for Israel's kings says, "May the kings of Tarshish and the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts" (Ps 72:10).
Israel was called to be a light to the nations (Isa 42:6; 49:6). That light would attract people to the Torah and to the God of Israel (Dt 4:6-7), as is pictured in the beautiful prophecy of Isaiah 60. There the light of the Messiah and his people brings delegations from the nations to Jerusalem.
The gifts brought to Jerusalem include "gold and frankincense" (verse 6), making a connection between Isaiah 60 and the magi. The prophecy pictures the nations submitting to the rule of the Messiah (vv 10-14).
Isaiah 60 goes on to picture God's light eclipsing the light of the sun and moon (vv 19-20). This imagery is picked up in John's vision of the New Jerusalem in Revelation 21:22-27. So it seems that Isaiah 60 is picturing a wide range of events, beginning with Jesus' first advent and continuing beyond the second one.
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