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Should the People of God Celebrate Birthdays?
In the Bible, none of God’s people celebrated their day of birth, not even Jesus, should followers of Christ then adopt this worldly practice?
God did not say do not celebrate. He also did not command His people to celebrate. But the Bible has no record of the people of God celebrating their birthdays. Neither in the Old Testament nor in the New Testament. Neither God’s people of the Old nor Jesus, His disciples, and His followers did.
However, based on what God allowed to be recorded in the Bible, there are only two persons who did celebrate their birthdays. One in the Old Testament, King Pharaoh (Genesis 40:20–22), before he met Joseph who was one of the twelve sons of Jacob. And only one person in the New Testament, King Herod (Matthew 14:6–11). Both are negative testimonies. Let us look at their accounts in the Bible.
Pharaoh, the King of Egypt in the Old Testament
Genesis chapter 40 tells us the story of Joseph’s imprisonment in Egypt. During that time, the chief cupbearer of Pharaoh, and the chief baker offended their lord, the king of Egypt. So he put them in confinement in the house of the captain of the guard, the place where Joseph was confined. The captain…
