Trees….
Growing up, I was always aware of different trees…they were what we played in or under…they were place names, Lemon Cove, Orange grove, Walnut Creek….they are what warmed our homes-some for kindling, some for overnight logs, some for everyday burning….they were what built our homes, different kinds for different purposes…they were what paid our bills at various times…they were what fueled our economy, provided jobs..
They were my grandfathers’ built fences or whittled with….they were what we picked fruit, nuts from….they were our Christmas trees or adorned our yards…soooo much… each had a purpose…and still do…
Trees are named, used throughout the Bible…different purposes…to build an ark, the produce fruit in the Garden of Eden, to sweeten water, to journey with, to be used in the hands of men for judgment, to build and carry the tabernacle, the build palaces, to be styled by a carpenter, to be used in comparisons, to hold crucified men…..so much…
In Genesis, God created the vegetation for a purpose not for just for our food, but to used in so many ways….not to be worshiped, or carved for idols but useful…
The carpenter measures with a lineand makes an outline with a marker;he roughs it out with chiselsand marks it with compasses.
He shapes it in human form,human form in all its glory,that it may dwell in a shrine.
He cut down cedars,or perhaps took a cypress or oak.He let it grow among the trees of the forest,or planted a pine, and the rain made it grow. It is used as fuel for burning;some of it he takes and warms himself,he kindles a fire and bakes bread.But he also fashions a god and worships it;he makes an idol and bows down to it.
Half of the wood he burns in the fire;over it he prepares his meal,he roasts his meat and eats his fill.He also warms himself and says,“Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.”
From the rest he makes a god, his idol;he bows down to it and worships.He prays to it and says,“Save me! You are my god!”
They know nothing, they understand nothing;their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see,and their minds closed so they cannot understand.
No one stops to think,no one has the knowledge or understanding to say,“Half of it I used for fuel;I even baked bread over its coals,I roasted meat and I ate.Shall I make a detestable thing from what is left?
Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”
Isa.44.13-19
In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for special purposes and some for common use.
Those who cleanse themselves from the latter will be instruments for special purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.
2Tim.2.20-21
1Blessed is the onewho does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,and who meditates on his law day and night.
That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers.
Ps.1.1-3
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,and the one who is wise saves lives.
Prov.11.30
Thank YOU….
Psalm 1 song…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiz8LQkGSlM
These articles were so interesting…
https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Trees
https://biblestudyforyou.com/bible-verses-about-trees/
https://www.openbible.info/topics/trees
https://scripturalthinking.com/god-speaks-through-trees-have-you-listened/
