Interesting you mentioned the magi. If you go back about 600 yrs before the birth of Christ, there was the Babylonians who took over Jerusalem. There they plundered the gold and fashioned many things from them. Also there were some amazing people God had placed there. One was Daniel. Also Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Just in these two events, the lions den and the firey furnace, many started to believe the living God and to be all true. And started to worship God. Daniel himself taught these “magi” and educated men God’s word till the end of his days, and they believed. Now fast forward 600 yrs later. These magi, knew of the coming messiah. With information passed down generation after generation. They traveled hundred of miles. Can you imagine their excitement? And, one of the gifts of gold. To me that represents the gold that was stolen from Jerusalem, and they were returning it to the King. These magi were believers of God. Descendants of believers. And knew the signs. And worshipped Christ. God even visited them in a dream and told them afterwards to go home, and not seek Herod’s attention. Just amazing stuff.