Thematic Bible: Cedars
Thematic Bible
Cedars » Illustrative of » Majesty, strength, and glory of Christ
set on pedestals of pure gold.
His presence is like Lebanon,
as majestic as the cedars.
This is what the Lord God says: I will take [a sprig] from the lofty top of the cedar and plant [it]. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant [it] on a high towering mountain. I will plant it on Israel's high mountain so that it may bear branches, produce fruit, and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches.
Cedars » Described as » High
his height
and he was as sturdy as the oaks;
I destroyed his fruit
You have said, “With my many chariots
I have gone up to the heights of the mountains,
to the far recesses of Lebanon.
I cut down its tallest cedars,
its choice cypress trees.
I came to its distant heights,
its densest forest.
This is what the Lord God says:
I will take a sprig
from the lofty top of the cedar and plant it.
I will pluck a tender sprig
from its topmost shoots,
and I will plant it
on a high towering mountain.
Verse Concepts
from the lofty top of the cedar and plant it.
I will pluck a tender sprig
from its topmost shoots,
and I will plant it
on a high towering mountain.
Cedars » Used in » Purifying the leper
He is to take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop to purify the house, and he is to slaughter one of the birds over a clay pot containing fresh water. He will take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times. read more.
He will purify the house with the blood of the bird, the fresh water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet yarn.
He will purify the house with the blood of the bird, the fresh water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet yarn.
the priest will order that two live clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop be brought for the one who is to be cleansed. Then the priest will order that one of the birds be slaughtered over fresh water in a clay pot. He is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and dip them all into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water. read more.
He will then sprinkle [the blood] seven times on the one who is to be cleansed from the skin disease. He is to pronounce him clean and release the live bird over the open countryside.
He will then sprinkle [the blood] seven times on the one who is to be cleansed from the skin disease. He is to pronounce him clean and release the live bird over the open countryside.
Cedars » Illustrative of » Arrogant rulers
lofty and lifted up,
against all the oaks of Bashan,
Look, the Lord God of Hosts will chop off the branches with terrifying power, and the tall [trees] will be cut down, the high [trees] felled. He is clearing the thickets of the forest with an ax, and Lebanon with its majesty will fall.
Cedars » Used in » Building palaces
King Hiram of Tyre sent envoys to David; he also sent cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.
Verse Concepts
He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. It was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on top of the pillars. It was paneled above with cedar at the top of the chambers that [rested] on 45 pillars, fifteen per row.
Cedars » Used in » Building temples
So I plan to build a temple for the name of Yahweh my God, according to what the Lord promised my father David: ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the temple for My name.’
Verse Concepts
When he finished building the temple, he paneled it with boards and planks of cedar. He built the chambers along the entire temple, joined to the temple with cedar beams; [each story was] seven and a half feet high.
Cedars » Described as » Graceful and beautiful
and the mighty cedars
so that it may bear branches, produce fruit,
and become a majestic cedar.
Birds of every kind will nest under it,
taking shelter in the shade of its branches.
Cedars » Planted by God
the cedars of Lebanon that He planted.
acacias, myrtles, and olive trees.
I will put juniper trees in the desert,
elms and cypress trees together,
Cedars » Lebanon celebrated for
“If you really are anointing me
as king over you,
come and find refuge in my shade.
But if not,
may fire come out from the bramble
and consume the cedars of Lebanon.”
and grow like a cedar tree in Lebanon.
Cedars » Illustrative of » Powerful nations
his height
and he was as sturdy as the oaks;
I destroyed his fruit
with beautiful branches and shady foliage
and of lofty height.
Its top was among the clouds.
Cedars » Described as » Fragrant
Honey and milk
The fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
Cedars » Used in » Making chariots
with wood from Lebanon.
Cedars » Extensive commerce in
So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted, and Solomon provided Hiram with 100,000 bushels of wheat as food for his household and 110,000 gallons of beaten oil. Solomon did this for Hiram year after year.
Cedars » The eagle alluded to as » Instrumental in propagating
He plucked off its topmost shoot, brought it to the land of merchants, and set it in a city of traders. Then he took some of the land's seed and put it in a fertile field; he set it [like] a willow, a plant by abundant waters.
Cedars » The eagle alluded to as » Making its nest in
nestled among the cedars,
how you will groan
agony like a woman in labor.
Cedars » Described as » Spreading
The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches. It sent out sprouts toward the Sea and shoots toward the River.
Cedars » Used in » Making wardrobes
They were your merchants in choice garments, cloaks of blue and embroidered materials, and multicolored carpets, which were bound and secured with cords in your marketplace.
Verse Concepts
Cedars » Imported largely by solomon
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as abundant as sycamore in the Judean foothills.
Verse Concepts
Cedars » Destruction of, a punishment
each with his weapons.
They will cut down the choicest of your cedars
and throw them into the fire.
Cedars » The eagle alluded to as » Perching on the high branches of
You are to say: This is what the Lord God says:
A great eagle with great wings, long pinions,
and full plumage of many colors
came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.
Verse Concepts
and full plumage of many colors
came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.
Cedars » Illustrative of » Beauty and glory of israel
like gardens beside a stream,
like aloes the Lord has planted,
like cedars beside the water.
Cedars » Used in » Preparing the water of separation
The priest is to take cedar wood, hyssop, and crimson yarn, and throw them onto the fire where the cow is burning.
Verse Concepts
Cedars » Used in » Making masts of ships
with pine trees from Senir.
They took a cedar from Lebanon
to make a mast for you.
Cedars » Used in » Making idols
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.
Cedars » Banks of rivers favorable to the growth of
like gardens beside a stream,
like aloes the Lord has planted,
like cedars beside the water.
Cedars » Considered the first of trees
He described trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing out of the wall. He also taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.
Verse Concepts
Cedars » Illustrative of » Saints in their rapid growth
and grow like a cedar tree in Lebanon.
Cedars » Described as » Strong and durable
but we will rebuild with cut stones;
the sycamores have been cut down,
but we will replace them with cedars.”
Cedars » Made to glorify God
fruit trees and all cedars,
Cedars » Destruction of, exhibits God's power
the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon.
Lebanon » Celebrated for » Cedars
and grow like a cedar tree in Lebanon.
rejoice over you:
“Since you have been laid low,
no woodcutter has come against us.”
the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon.
Trees » Varieties » Cedars
King Jehoash of Israel sent word to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon once sent a message to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as a wife.’ Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.
Verse Concepts
lofty and lifted up,
against all the oaks of Bashan,
He described trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing out of the wall. He also taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.
Verse Concepts
and the mighty cedars
the cedars of Lebanon that He planted.
the Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon.