12/25/2013 OUR GIFT
Genesis 43:11 So their father Israel finally said to them, “If it can’t be avoided, then at least do this. Load your donkeys with the best products of the land. Take them to the man as gifts---balm, honey, spices, myrrh, pistachio, nuts and almonds.
[Living Bible translations]
Matthew 2:11: Entering the house where the baby and Mary his mother were, they threw themselves down before HIM, worshiping. Then they opened their presents and gave him gold, frankincense and myrrh. [Living Bible translation]
Luke 2:8, 16, 20: That night some shepherds were in the fields outside the village, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly an angel appeared among them, and the landscape shone bright with the glory of the LORD…They ran to the village and found their way to Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby…The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising GOD for all the things they had heard and seen…
[Living Bible and New International translations]