whether it was abraham , job , jacob or boaz of the old testament , or joseph of arimathea or peter , james , john or andrew or the wise men who brought the baby jesus gifts of gold , frankincense and myrrh in the new testament ( all very wealthy and righteous men ) , they all had to learn the right things about money to be successful and have blessings for themselves and their families while fulfilling the ideal to be a blessing to others within their communities and even potentially across the globe .