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These are my favorite Christmas verses. They summarize what Christmas should be all about - Jesus Christ. As quoted by @Pilgrimshope : And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the...

Great point - love it! It is fun to speculate a little, though. And, God gives us plenty of mysteries to wonder about...super cool!

@cv5 posted some interesting reference material related to the ideas above in the forum below, starting with post#5: https://christianchat.com/bible-discussion-forum/the-author-and-date-of-the-book-of-job.209493/

This question also touches on how old the earth and universe are, and how long did it actually take for the continents as an example to drift/float into their current locations? From a scientific perspective, the process took millions to billions of years. I just did a quick search to see what...

I've seen estimates for Job's life spanned ~230 years or so. "After this Job lived one hundred and forty years..." (Job 42: 16). Even with a conservative estimate, the "after this" as in after he went through this trial he lived an additional 140 years. He was a mature adult with grown up...

I've always appreciated your down-to-earth postings, Pilgrim! This one put a smile on my face with your "muchacho" and "amigo" references. Job strikes me as a "simple man" like the two of us who are trying to muddle our way through this challenging life as best we can. And, I think you're...

Great discussion, gentlemen. Thanks for chiming back into this forum, brother. I always appreciate your insights and the resources you share.

Please review @cv5 's observations in this forum, and I will add some more in-depth commentary to this posting soon.

Doing well, my friend. Good to see your straight-and-narrow observations as usual. Merry Christmas!

The Lord loved Job and called him His "...servant...that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil" (Job 1: 8). At the end of his fiery trial after Job had repented (42: 5-6), God refers to Job as his "servant" once again (42: 7). With...

It's interesting that the Lord puts Job in the list of "righteous" people with Daniel and Noah. The trials those three went through are beyond my comprehension, and they all were faithful to God even in the face of certain death apart from God's intervention. The character and righteousness all...

Hey brother - I was thinking about Job recently, and there's that debate out there on whether he was an actual person who lived before Moses, or he's a mythical character of fiction whose story is there to teach us lessons about patience and suffering. The fact that he is referred to...

I love this statement, and it's a great way to summarize this beautiful Psalm: Psalm 119:174-176 New King James Version 174 I long for Your salvation, O Lord, And Your law is my delight. 175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise You; And let Your judgments help me. 176 I have gone astray...

I know what you're talking about, Blain, and I attended a church in my 20s where we observed the OT laws from a NT perspective, the Sabbath from Friday sundown to Saturday sundown, all of the festivals from Passover to the Feast of Tabernacles, and all the dietary regulations. My experience...

Thank you, brother, and I appreciate your contributions and insights as well. Red flags are flown whenever OT teachings are raised, especially related to the law, because Christians are concerned about falling back into regulations and ceremonies that are obsolete in the NT thanks to Jesus...

One of my pastors said he enjoys getting up early, refreshing himself to get awake, and then spend some quality time in prayer. He thought it was important to put God first and give Him the freshness of his morning praise, petitions, and worship (Matt. 6:33): I rise before the dawning of the...

I like to keep a close eye on world news, and we have done a poor job on the whole managing the resources and relationships God has given us. The mistrust and hatred between the nations are so deeply entrenched that only our Lord has the power to bring forgiveness, healing, and unity when He...

Let's take a step back from Psalm 119 and look at some of the many Thanksgiving verses contained within the book of Psalms. How about Psalm 118 for starters - the first and last verses exclaim: Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. In verse 28, the...

During this Thanksgiving Day celebration here in the United States, we certainly have a lot to be thankful for as God's people, and the apostle Paul has a thanksgiving focus within his letter to the Philippians: Philippians 1:3-6 New King James Version Thankfulness and Prayer 3 I thank my...

There are a select few during the Old Testament era who were given the gift of the Holy Spirit as a foretaste of the New Covenant and the Law of Christ. The psalmist who composed this masterpiece is one of those individuals who sees God's law as an eternal covenant and way of life that are based...