Wow, I am so glad you and your mother took time out of your Christmas to watch the video. But you didn't share your tamales with me... 😭 I'm kidding, of course, but I do love tamales. Have a great Christmas!!!
Merry Christmas Dr. Falk and Mrs. Falk!!✨🎄🎉 Thank you for your wonderful ministry and may the Lord bless you!! The picture you've described of the Magi worshipping is so beautiful, made me tear up...
@@disassembledpurity I'm definitely biased as a long-time fan, but it's still worth playing as far as I'm concerned, especially if you enjoy turn-based RPGs. I still play it through every couple of years or so. Even if you aren't a huge fan of that older style of RPG, it's still a classic, and I think everyone should at least try it. A simple (to start at least) story with some unusual twists and high stakes, epic world and "dungeon" design, entertaining and quirky characters with unique abilities, backstories, and personalities, the combat system using Techs, multiple endings, and a New Game + mode for even more replay value...it all makes for a good time. Heck, even the graphics are beautiful for its time (1995). It pushed the capabilities of the SNES pretty hard.
Nice video Merry second day of Christmas! Good King Wenceslas looked out On the Feast of Stephen When the snow lay round about Deep and crisp and even Brightly shone the moon that night Though the frost was cruel When a poor man came in sight Gathering winter fuel Hither, page, and stand by me, If thou knowst it, telling Yonder peasant, who is he? Where and what his dwelling? Sire, he lives a good league hence, Underneath the mountain Right against the forest fence By Saint Agnes fountain. Bring me flesh and bring me wine Bring me pine logs hither Thou and I shall see him dine When we bear them thither. Page and monarch, forth they went Forth they went together Through the rude winds wild lament And the bitter weather Sire, the night is darker now And the wind blows stronger Fails my heart, I know not how I can go no longer. Mark my footsteps, good my page Tread thou in them boldly Thou shall find the winters rage Freeze thy blood less coldly. In his masters step he trod Where the snow lay dinted Heat was in the very sod Which the Saint had printed Therefore, Christian men, be sure Wealth or rank possessing Ye, who now will bless the poor shall yourselves find blessing
Awesome to hear. Velocirabbit has cool stuff!!!! I wore the Velocirabbit t-shirt to the Evangelical Theological Society conference, and one guy pointed to it and said "cool shirt!"
If we accept inerrancy, then we expect the gospel accounts to be complementary. So, Joseph and Mary were only visiting Bethlehem at Jesus's birth, but returned to Nazareth as depicted in Luke. We then infer that they moved to Bethlehem on a more permanent basis, followed by the flight to Egypt, then a return to Nazareth. This harmonizes Matthew and Luke. Curiously, only Luke describes events that occured on the day Jesus was born.
Dr... Good information and good video. Here's a thought: The three gifts were not for the baby Jesus, they were for his mother, Mary. If we consider the spiritual and meditative use of the gifts, they could not have been to be used by an infant. The only other person, or persons, to use the gifts were Mary and Joseph. I think they were meant for Mary, for her to contemplate the change in her life. (Just my thought.)
I have a question (which is completely speculative) but I always imagined the magi giving containers of Frankencense and Myrrh. Could it have been that the magi burned them then and there as a part of their falling down to worship? Still giving the gold to Mary and Joseph? Anyways, great video and thank you for your ministry.
It's possible. The text doesn't explicitly say. If they did burn the incense before Jesus, they probably didn't burn all of it since it's really strong stuff and a little goes a long way.
Does the difference between Mark 15:23 (wine mixed with myrrh) and Matthew 27:34 (wine mixed with gall) imply a contradiction or error? Why would the writers identify two different substances?
Doctor (David Falk) Do you consider the Anastasi VIII papyrus as evidence for some scenes in Exodus? If so, why is it dated after 1265, after the date of the Exodus presented in your book.
I don't consider Anastasi VIII evidence for scenes from the Exodus. Besides the mention of straw, there is nothing really to connect it to the exodus. The text is dated well after 1222 BC, because it mentions the death of Ramesses II and all his children. This suggests that the text dates to the early 20th dynasty.
@@ancientegyptandthebible I understand, thank you very much for responding, this was of great importance for my research on the exodus, as a layman in the area.
It's impossible to say without knowing exactly what tradition the magi were educated in, but it may have been Jupiter. Jupiter is associated with kingship in Greek and Babylonian astrology, and there were several important signs with Jupiter in the right general time period
Revelation 12 gives you the star constellations that were present during Jesus birth . . It's Jupiter and Saturn if I remember correctly that got close together and appeared as a single bright light . The date for this is September 11th 1 bce
@@ramadadiver8112 while that would be interesting, and I see some value in it, I don't have any reason to believe that's what it means beyond "could be!"
I still wonder if Myrhh does have an association with death as its mentioned when Joseph is symbolic dead in the pit and being sent to egypt and the possible relationship between the word for Myrrh and mount Moriah where Abraham was asked and was prevented from sacificing Isaac. Though I'd think I'd generally agree with the video, I just wonder if there is a hint or subtle theme here.
This channel is so underrated.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁❄️
Merry Christmas everybody!
Thank you so much for taking the time to post this today. My mom and I watched this while I made tamales. Have a merry Christmas!
Wow, I am so glad you and your mother took time out of your Christmas to watch the video. But you didn't share your tamales with me... 😭 I'm kidding, of course, but I do love tamales. Have a great Christmas!!!
Merry Christmas Dr. Falk and Mrs. Falk!!✨🎄🎉 Thank you for your wonderful ministry and may the Lord bless you!! The picture you've described of the Magi worshipping is so beautiful, made me tear up...
Merry Christmas to you too!!! And may the LORD bless you as well!
Oh, and Merry Christmas! May God bless your ministry in the upcoming year!
Thank you, and Merry Christmas to you too!
Merry Christmas Dr. and Mrs. Falk, and everyone else! Enjoy your holidays and may G-d bless all your efforts!
Thank you so much, Bonbon. And I wish you also a very festive season.
Merry Christmas to all of you as well and many thanks for this instructive video!
Out pleasure. 😁
Merry Christmas Dr Falk! 🤶😇🎄
Thank you. Same to you!!!
Merry Christmas from Bulgaria! Great video as always Dr. Falk!
The only reason I ever knew the names used for the magi as a kid is because of the Gurus of Zeal in Chrono Trigger, lol.
bro would you still recommend Chrono Trigger in 2023? is it still worth it?
@@disassembledpurity I'm definitely biased as a long-time fan, but it's still worth playing as far as I'm concerned, especially if you enjoy turn-based RPGs. I still play it through every couple of years or so. Even if you aren't a huge fan of that older style of RPG, it's still a classic, and I think everyone should at least try it. A simple (to start at least) story with some unusual twists and high stakes, epic world and "dungeon" design, entertaining and quirky characters with unique abilities, backstories, and personalities, the combat system using Techs, multiple endings, and a New Game + mode for even more replay value...it all makes for a good time. Heck, even the graphics are beautiful for its time (1995). It pushed the capabilities of the SNES pretty hard.
@@user-cb8dd3rc9z i mainly play fps, but turn-based rpg is also ok. it looks fun, maybe i will give it a shot. thanks!!
I've heard as well the two herbs mixed can stop bleeding, which could also be a good use case for bringing them after the birth.
Nice video Merry second day of Christmas!
Good King Wenceslas looked out
On the Feast of Stephen
When the snow lay round about
Deep and crisp and even
Brightly shone the moon that night
Though the frost was cruel
When a poor man came in sight
Gathering winter fuel
Hither, page, and stand by me,
If thou knowst it, telling
Yonder peasant, who is he?
Where and what his dwelling?
Sire, he lives a good league hence,
Underneath the mountain
Right against the forest fence
By Saint Agnes fountain.
Bring me flesh and bring me wine
Bring me pine logs hither
Thou and I shall see him dine
When we bear them thither.
Page and monarch, forth they went
Forth they went together
Through the rude winds wild lament
And the bitter weather
Sire, the night is darker now
And the wind blows stronger
Fails my heart, I know not how
I can go no longer.
Mark my footsteps, good my page
Tread thou in them boldly
Thou shall find the winters rage
Freeze thy blood less coldly.
In his masters step he trod
Where the snow lay dinted
Heat was in the very sod
Which the Saint had printed
Therefore, Christian men, be sure
Wealth or rank possessing
Ye, who now will bless the poor shall yourselves find blessing
Thank you for the video, Dr. Falk! Have a merry Christmas.
Full time!
Merry Christmas & Happy Life Day to you all. Santa brought me some Velocirabbit merch!!!!
Awesome to hear. Velocirabbit has cool stuff!!!! I wore the Velocirabbit t-shirt to the Evangelical Theological Society conference, and one guy pointed to it and said "cool shirt!"
If we accept inerrancy, then we expect the gospel accounts to be complementary. So, Joseph and Mary were only visiting Bethlehem at Jesus's birth, but returned to Nazareth as depicted in Luke. We then infer that they moved to Bethlehem on a more permanent basis, followed by the flight to Egypt, then a return to Nazareth. This harmonizes Matthew and Luke. Curiously, only Luke describes events that occured on the day Jesus was born.
Dr... Good information and good video. Here's a thought: The three gifts were not for the baby Jesus, they were for his mother, Mary. If we consider the spiritual and meditative use of the gifts, they could not have been to be used by an infant. The only other person, or persons, to use the gifts were Mary and Joseph. I think they were meant for Mary, for her to contemplate the change in her life. (Just my thought.)
Possible, we don't exactly know how the gifts were used. And the text doesn't tell us. So, it could be.
I have a question (which is completely speculative) but I always imagined the magi giving containers of Frankencense and Myrrh. Could it have been that the magi burned them then and there as a part of their falling down to worship? Still giving the gold to Mary and Joseph?
Anyways, great video and thank you for your ministry.
It's possible. The text doesn't explicitly say. If they did burn the incense before Jesus, they probably didn't burn all of it since it's really strong stuff and a little goes a long way.
@@ancientegyptandthebible Good to know and thanks for the response!
Could you do one on the Trinity?
We'll consider it.
Does the difference between Mark 15:23 (wine mixed with myrrh) and Matthew 27:34 (wine mixed with gall) imply a contradiction or error? Why would the writers identify two different substances?
Doctor (David Falk) Do you consider the Anastasi VIII papyrus as evidence for some scenes in Exodus? If so, why is it dated after 1265, after the date of the Exodus presented in your book.
I found the study impressive, but when I saw the date I came here to ask you.
I don't consider Anastasi VIII evidence for scenes from the Exodus. Besides the mention of straw, there is nothing really to connect it to the exodus. The text is dated well after 1222 BC, because it mentions the death of Ramesses II and all his children. This suggests that the text dates to the early 20th dynasty.
@@ancientegyptandthebible I understand, thank you very much for responding, this was of great importance for my research on the exodus, as a layman in the area.
@@NeymarJunior-iw4gn My pleasure.
Q: What was the star that the Magi saw rise in the East
It's impossible to say without knowing exactly what tradition the magi were educated in, but it may have been Jupiter.
Jupiter is associated with kingship in Greek and Babylonian astrology, and there were several important signs with Jupiter in the right general time period
Don't all stars rise in the East?
Jupiter was the Star of Bethlehem
Revelation 12 gives you the star constellations that were present during Jesus birth . . It's Jupiter and Saturn if I remember correctly that got close together and appeared as a single bright light .
The date for this is September 11th 1 bce
@@ramadadiver8112 while that would be interesting, and I see some value in it, I don't have any reason to believe that's what it means beyond "could be!"
I still wonder if Myrhh does have an association with death as its mentioned when Joseph is symbolic dead in the pit and being sent to egypt and the possible relationship between the word for Myrrh and mount Moriah where Abraham was asked and was prevented from sacificing Isaac. Though I'd think I'd generally agree with the video, I just wonder if there is a hint or subtle theme here.
Merry Christmas!