Thematic Bible: A tree


Thematic Bible



He cuts down cedars for his use,
or he takes a cypress or an oak.
He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest.
He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow.
Verse ConceptsTreesFelling Treeswoodworkingtoughness

He cuts down cedars for his use,
or he takes a cypress or an oak.
He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest.
He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow.
Verse ConceptsTreesFelling Treeswoodworkingtoughness

A warrior’s sharp arrows
with burning charcoal!
Verse ConceptsArrows, Described AsSymbolsArrows

They plucked mallow among the shrubs,
and the roots of the broom tree were their food.
Verse ConceptsRootsSaltGod Is HolyTreestoughness

but he went on a day's journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. He said, "[I have had] enough! Lord, take my life, for I'm no better than my fathers." Then he lay down and slept under the broom tree. Suddenly, an angel touched him. The angel told him, "Get up and eat."

I will plant cedars in the desert,
acacias, myrtles, and olive trees.
I will put juniper trees in the desert,
elms and cypress trees together,
Verse ConceptsFir TreesOlivesTreesWaste Places RestoredMyrtleOlive TreesChristmas Tree

The glory of Lebanon will come to you
its pine, fir, and cypress together
to beautify the place of My sanctuary,
and I will glorify My dwelling place.
Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions OfAdornment, Of BuildingsFir TreesTreesGod Bestowing GloryMillenial SacrificesChristmas Tree

So they proclaimed and spread this news throughout their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hill country and bring back branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees to make booths, just as it is written.” Verse ConceptsBranches, Types OfOlivesFoliageMyrtle

They sacrifice on the mountaintops,
and they burn offerings on the hills,
and under oaks, poplars, and terebinths,
because their shade is pleasant.
And so your daughters act promiscuously
and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.
Verse ConceptsHillsTreesOaksThose Who Committed AdulterySacrificing On The High Places

Jacob then took branches of fresh poplar, almond, and plane wood, and peeled the bark, exposing white stripes on the branches. Verse ConceptsAlmondsWhiteTreesPolesSkinningBlack And White

“If you have faith the size of a mustard seed,” the Lord said, “you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you. Verse ConceptsFaith, And Blessings Of GodSmallnessSmall ThingsPlucking OutLiteral PlantingHarming TreesIn The Heart Of The SeaObeying PeopleFaith Moving MountainsSeeds

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