Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book  "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was published in December 2022.

Thanks for participating in today's study; all readers are a gift to me!

Last Friday marked the opening day of the official gift-giving season, which prompted this study topic. However, the true gift of the season is baby Jesus. Not that any of you need reminding, but it is joyful to say aloud, "Jesus is the reason for the season!"

On that note, I dislike the frequent use of the word "holiday" instead of Christmas. Its genericness is meant not to offend, but it offends me! Moreover, "holiday" reminds me of two abbreviations I despise even more: BCE and CE. Now, both are more commonly used than the traditional BC and AD, which divided world history into two parts because of what happened on that "holiday."

My blood pressure is rising, so I need to step back, because BCE ("Before Common Era") and CE ("Common Era") were introduced by my people in the mid-1800s. It just popped into my head that I should write a study in early 2026 about how BCE and CE diminish the significance of Jesus's never-ending impact on humankind by reducing His presence from BC (Before Christ) and AD (Anno Domini, which is Latin for "in the year of the Lord.”)

My ranting is finished, so let's explore what the Bible says about gifts.

The concept of gifts is found throughout the Old and New Testaments. Almighty God is the supreme gift-giver because He gifted love, light, and life to Earth. And before that:

"The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep" (Genesis 1:2). And, "So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them" (Genesis 1:27).

And although God said the........

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