Then we learn about God, redemption, and our need for a holy heart. Later in the Old Testament, the coming of the Messiah is prophesied. Then the New Testament starts with the coming of the Messiah and His life and sacrifice, and continues with the history of the early church and so on. In preparation for writing this, I was reading about the origin of the twelve days of Christmas. I always thought it was just a silly song, but many years ago people used it to teach their children about the Bible.
Today is day five and in the song, it is five golden rings.
The five golden rings stand for the first five books of the Bible also called the Pentateuch - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. Although they may not be the first books that come to mind when you think of Christmas, they are very important in the story of salvation. It is awesome to think that God has always existed and always will exist. It is awesome to think that God created us because He wanted our company. It is awesome to think that He gave us a choice as to whether we wanted His company or not.