<p><span>2:8&nbsp;</span><em>And he sent them to Bethlehem</em><span>- They followed this providential leading, and then the star re-appeared and confirmed them in the path (:9). Divine guidance is rarely constant, there are times when it appears to leave us and we are left to work and order our path on our own initiative, and then guidance reappears to confirm us.</span></p>
<p><em>And said: Go and search carefully for the young child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I may also come and worship him</em>- &quot;Search&quot; is the same Greek word as in 2:7 concerning how Herod enquired diligently about Jesus. The impression is given that Herod wanted the wise men to as it were be his agents; his diligence was to be theirs. It could be that he was simply lazy to himself go to Bethlehem to see the child when it was far from confirmed that the child was in fact there.</p>