<p><span>2:9 </span><em>And they, having heard the king, went their way; and the star which they saw in the east went before them until it came and stood over where the young child was</em><span>- The star gave varying degrees of guidance- it led them to Palestine, and then to Jerusalem in general. Then it disappeared. Now it specifically pinpointed the building in Bethlehem. Divine guidance is rather similar in our lives.</span></p>