Frankincense is an offering in the form of perfume which was used for worship in temples.
The incense symbolized holiness. In the olden days, it was used by priests before performing specific church activities. Applying incense highlighted the sacredness of the act before it is done.
As Jesus received the incense, the magus who gave this was clear that the baby is a priest in the making. For specific reasons right after following the star, it might not be just any priest but a priest who was above all, a preacher who would carry on with the unaldulterated word of God, teaching the things that no one else preached, and the mysteries that were not yet revealed to the people.
Jesus had many followers at first, when he healed the wounded, fed the thousands, cast demons and brought the dead back to life. After he preached the truth, his coming, people started to move away from him until there were only 12 followers left.
The gift was vindication of the future works of Jesus, that everything he did was an incense to the Father. Yes, even if he did not have the most believers. Remember, many were called, but a few were chosen.
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