Since Christmas is in full swing (I refuse to say “holiday”), let’s read a dramatic story as we gather around the fireplace. (In South Florida, that means a TV screen with continuous picture-perfect fire and crackling logs sounds.)
This Bible story builds to a crescendo with a series of unique supernatural events, including blessings, highs, lows, traumas, and threats. The main characters were an engaged couple from a religious group known as Jews (or the “children of Israel”) who believed in only one Almighty God. The Jews yearned to be free from the oppressive pagan Roman Empire.
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