Even though many people in the Old Testament were religious, very few celebrated Christmas. Even fewer Old Testament heroes wrote out a Christmas Wish List, but had they written out such a list of gift ideas, the following items might have been on it:
Adam: Snake Skin Boots
Noah: The book “How to talk to the Animals” by Dr. Doolittle
Methuselah: 969 Birthday candles
Job: A rabbit’s foot or a four leaf clover
Abraham: “Canaan or Bust” Bumper Sticker
Sarah: Pampers and Depends
Isaac: “My mom and dad are Ancient” T-Shirt
Mrs. Lot: A rear view mirror
Joseph: Dress pants to match a stylish multicolored coat
Moses: 101 Easy Meals with Manna Cookbook
Joshua: Simon and Garfunkel’s Like a Bridge over Trouble Water CD
Delilah: A Great Clips gift certificate
Goliath: A rock proof helmet
David: A lock for the roof top door
Solomon: 700 “Best Wife Ever” necklaces
Elisha: A year’s membership in Hair Club for Men
Nehemiah: A wall sized mural of Artaxerxes
Jonah: Whale-sized antacid
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego: Fire proof socks
Daniel: Lions season tickets
Those are just plain silly. What’s not silly is remembering that Christmas is not about WHAT IS UNDER THE TREE. Instead Christmas is still about WHO MADE THE TREES and yet WHO HUNG ON A TREE for you and me. Christmas is still all about Jesus!