December is not in the Bible. Scripture counts its months by number, beginning with the month of Passover, and the weeks we call December fall across two of them: Kislev, the ninth month, and Tevet, the tenth. In the Old Testament of the King James Bible they are spelled Chisleu and Tebeth, and Chisleu is named twice and Tebeth once. Yet the Bible knows this time of year well, and it holds a promise in it. In Haggai, God promises…

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