The first gift of Christmas is not what you might think. That's because it has been rightly eclipsed by the greatest: Immanuel: God with us. The Bible is The first gift of Christmas is not what you might think. That's because it has been rightly eclipsed by the greatest one: Immanuel: God with us. The Bible is about Jesus. The Old Testament predicts the coming Messiah. The New Testament tells how those promises were fulfilled, along with those yet to come. In my previous article, "Why is Christmas So Hard?" I shared why some people find the the holiday season to be difficult for various reasons. .