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1 | DOES THE BIBLE TALK ABOUT CHRISTMAS TREE | Judg 4:4 | Magnum | 23303 | ||
Sorry Hank, the Bible does talk about christmas trees, see Jeremiah 10:2-3 Don't learn the way of the heathen, don't be frightened by astrological signs, even if the heathen are afraid of them; for the customs of the people are nothing. They cut down a tree in the forest; a craftsmanworks it with his axe; they deck it with silver and gold. The fix it with hammer and nails, so that it won't move. Sounds like the X-mass tree to me. The Bible doesn't give the exact date of Jesus's birth but I do know it wouldn't be Dec. 25 for many reasons, first of which is that He would not have been born on the same day the pagans celebrated the birth of the son god, and second of all in the dead of winter in the Holy land sheperds are not in the fields with their flocks as in the biblical accounts. Jesus was more likely born during Succoth, or Tabernacles the time commerating the time when the children of Israel wandered in the desert and G-d dwelt among them. | ||||||
2 | DOES THE BIBLE TALK ABOUT CHRISTMAS TREE | Judg 4:4 | Makarios | 23308 | ||
Greetings Magnum! I'm sorry, but I'll have to disagree with you here, and agree with Hank. Jeremiah 10:2-5 is speaking of the Gentile worship of celestial bodies, including the sun, moon and stars (v. 2), and it concludes with a description of how idols were often carved from wood (v. 3) and ornamented with gold or silver (cf. v. 9). Some were molded from clay (Judg. 18:17; Isaiah 42:17). The context points out the impossibility (vv. 3-5) of such non-existent gods punishing or rewarding humans. To 'assume' that Jeremiah 10:2-3 is describing Christmas trees is to deliberately add to the text your own interpretations. We simply cannot assume that a verse is 'speaking' about a particular object simply because that is the only object that we can think of that would relate to the verse. To do so would be to "opinionize" Scripture (speculation), rather than to take Scripture at face value. Jeremiah 10:2-3 is not discussing a Christmas ornament, but is addressing idolatry, and most specifically, to the celestial realm. There are many more sources that I can draw from that would support the 'broader', more wide-ranging aspect of this verse, rather than making Christmas trees fit into this verse. Blessings to you, Nolan |
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3 | DOES THE BIBLE TALK ABOUT CHRISTMAS TREE | Judg 4:4 | Norrie | 23434 | ||
I've heard that same argument about the Christmas tree before too. But look at it this way, it describes it pretty well. :) | ||||||