Thematic Bible: Fir


Thematic Bible



Through your messengers you have reproached the Lord,
And you have said, “With my many chariots
I came up to the heights of the mountains,
To the remotest parts of Lebanon;
And I cut down its tall cedars and its choice cypresses.
And I entered its farthest lodging place, its thickest forest.
Verse ConceptsExamples Of ConfidenceClimbingChariotsCedarWorldly Ambition ExamplesFalse Confidence, Examples OfFelling Trees

Where the birds build their nests,
And the stork, whose home is the fir trees.
Verse ConceptsNestsBirds, Types Of BirdsBirds

“Instead of the thorn bush the cypress will come up,
And instead of the nettle the myrtle will come up,
And it will be a memorial to the Lord,
For an everlasting sign which will not be cut off.”
Verse ConceptsBriersDivine ManifestationsPlantsFir TreesWeedsWicked Described AsEternal DeliveranceMyrtleSigns Attending Christ

So Hiram gave Solomon as much as he desired of the cedar and cypress timber. Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalTreesBarteringCedar Wood

“Even the cypress trees rejoice over you, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying,
‘Since you were laid low, no tree cutter comes up against us.’
Verse ConceptsCedarFir TreesFelling Trees

“I will put the cedar in the wilderness,
The acacia and the myrtle and the olive tree;
I will place the juniper in the desert
Together with the box tree and the cypress,
Verse ConceptsFir TreesOlivesTreesWaste Places RestoredMyrtleOlive TreesChristmas Tree

“The glory of Lebanon will come to you,
The juniper, the box tree and the cypress together,
To beautify the place of My sanctuary;
And I shall make the place of My feet glorious.
Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions OfAdornment, Of BuildingsFir TreesTreesGod Bestowing GloryMillenial SacrificesChristmas Tree

O Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols?
It is I who answer and look after you.
I am like a luxuriant cypress;
From Me comes your fruit.
Verse ConceptsFir TreesUnfading LifeThe Source Of FruitGod Will AnswerWhat Have We In Common?God KeepsChristmas Treefruitfulness

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