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Re: (15) Birthdays and the Bible
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James
Jun 13, 2023, 9:32:57 PM6/13/23
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On Tue, 13 Jun 2023 21:07:34 -0400, James <zeb...@windstream.net>
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> Birthdays and the Bible
>
>
>In the whole Bible, there is only two references to imperfect men's
>birthdays. One was the pagan Egyptian Pharaoh. And for his 'happy
>birthday' he killed the chief of the bakers.(Gen 40:20-22)
>
>The second one mentioned was King Herod. And for his 'happy birthday'
>he had the head of John the Baptist brought to him on a platter.That's
>it!! None of Jesus' apostles celebrated their birthdays nor did they
>of Jesus.So the Bible doesn't look favorably upon birthdays.
>
>But the Bible does have a reference to being born. Notice:
>
>..."and the day of death is better than the day of birth". (Ec 7:1)
>
>So to be in line with the Bible, I guess we could say, "happy death
>day" instead.
>
>Sincerely James
wrote:
> Birthdays and the Bible
>
>
>In the whole Bible, there is only two references to imperfect men's
>birthdays. One was the pagan Egyptian Pharaoh. And for his 'happy
>birthday' he killed the chief of the bakers.(Gen 40:20-22)
>
>The second one mentioned was King Herod. And for his 'happy birthday'
>he had the head of John the Baptist brought to him on a platter.That's
>it!! None of Jesus' apostles celebrated their birthdays nor did they
>of Jesus.So the Bible doesn't look favorably upon birthdays.
>
>But the Bible does have a reference to being born. Notice:
>
>..."and the day of death is better than the day of birth". (Ec 7:1)
>
>So to be in line with the Bible, I guess we could say, "happy death
>day" instead.
>
>Sincerely James
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