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JOHN THE BAPTIST WAS SIX MONTHS OLDER THAN JESUS (lesson on why Jesus Christ birthday is NOT December 25th)

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One of the clearest biblical indicators for understanding the timing of Jesus’ birth is the age difference between Him and John the Baptist. Scripture provides a detailed record of the circumstances surrounding both births, making it possible to see how their timelines connect. Luke’s Gospel gives precise information, allowing readers to understand that John the Baptist was six months older than Jesus, a detail that helps establish the season in which Jesus was born.

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SHAKING JESUS’ FAMILY TREE

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The Jews from Matthew’s day would have disagreed. Tradition-minded Jews kept a record of their ancestors partly because certain rights and responsibilities were inherited. Priests descended from Aaron, the brother of Moses. Kings-and the coming Messiah-would descend from David, Israel’s most revered king.

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A LITTLE KNOWN FACT ABOUT MORDECAI

06/24/2021UncategorizedAmalekite, Christ, citizens, cousin, Egypt, Esther, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, haman, hand, headquartered, Hebrew, holocaust, India, Iran, jesus, Jesus Christ, Jew, Jewish hero, Jewish queen, kin, King, Matthew, minister, Mordecai, new testament, nomadic, Old Testament, Persian Empire, queen, requestabarkley8

Mordecai is a Jewish hero who helped save his race from a holocaust throughout the vast Persian Empire, which stretched from India to Egypt.

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THE BOOK OF ESTHER DOESN’T MENTION GOD, SO WHY IS IT INCLUDED IN THE OLD TESTAMENT?

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True, Esther doesn’t mention the name of God, yet underlying the story are veiled references to God. Cousin Mordecai encourages Esther to go before King Xerxes saying. “Who can say but that you have been elevated to the palace for just such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14). He was implying that God might use Esther to deliver the Jews. Esther then asks Mordecai to gather the Jews and fast; she herself fasted for three days (Esther 4:3) showing her petition to God for assistance.

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