Trees

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Originally created by God
Genesis 1:11 Genesis 1:12 ; 2:9
Made for the glory of God
Psalms 148:9
DIFFERENT KINDS OF MENTIONED
- Of the wood
  Solomon 2:3
- Of the forest
  Isaiah 10:19
- Bearing fruit
  Nehemiah 9:25 ; Ecclesiastes 2:5 ; Ezekiel 47:12
- Evergreen
  Psalms 37:35 ; Jeremiah 17:2
- Deciduous or casting the leaves
  Isaiah 6:13
Of various sizes
Ezekiel 17:24
Given as food to the animal creation
Genesis 1:29 Genesis 1:30 ; Deuteronomy 20:19
Designed to beautify the earth
Genesis 2:9
PARTS OF MENTIONED
- The roots
  Jeremiah 17:8
- The stem or trunk
  Isaiah 11:1 ; 44:19
- The branches
  Leviticus 23:40 ; Daniel 4:14
- The tender shoots
  Luke 21:29 Luke 21:30
- The leaves
  Isaiah 6:13 ; Daniel 4:12 ; Matthew 21:19
- The fruit or seeds
  Leviticus 27:30 ; Ezekiel 36:30
Each kind has its own seed for propagating its species
Genesis 1:11 Genesis 1:12
Often propagated by birds who carry the seeds along with them
Ezekiel 17:3 Ezekiel 17:5
Planted by man
Leviticus 19:23
Each kind of, known by its fruit
Matthew 12:33
NOURISHED
- By the earth
  Genesis 1:12 ; 2:9
- By the rain from heaven
  Isaiah 44:14
- Through their own sap
  Psalms 104:16
Specially flourished beside the rivers and streams of water
Ezekiel 47:12
When cut down often sprouted from their roots again
Job 14:7
Were sold with the land on which they grew
Genesis 23:17
OFTEN SUFFERED FROM
- Locusts
  Exodus 10:5 Exodus 10:15 ; Deuteronomy 28:42
- Hail and frost
  Exodus 9:25 ; Psalms 78:47
- Fire
  Joel 1:19
- Desolating armies
  2 Kings 19:23 ; Isaiah 10:34
Afford an agreeable shade in eastern countries during the heat of the day
Genesis 18:4 ; Job 40:21
WERE CUT DOWN
- With axes
  Deuteronomy 19:5 ; Psalms 74:5 ; Matthew 3:10
- For building
  2 Kings 6:2 ; 2 Chronicles 2:8 2 Chronicles 2:10
- By besieging armies for erecting forts
  Deuteronomy 20:20 ; Jeremiah 6:6
- For making idols
  Isaiah 40:20 ; Isaiah 44:14 Isaiah 44:17
- For fuel
  Isaiah 44:14-16 ; Matthew 3:10
God increases and multiplies the fruit of, for his people
Leviticus 26:4 ; Ezekiel 34:27 ; Joel 2:22
God often renders, barren as a punishment
Leviticus 26:20
Early custom of planting, in consecrated grounds
Genesis 21:33
THE JEWS
- Prohibited from planting in consecrated places
  Deuteronomy 16:21
- Prohibited from cutting down fruit bearing, for sieges
  Deuteronomy 20:19
- Often pitched their tents under
  Genesis 18:1 Genesis 18:4 ; Judges 4:5 ; 1 Samuel 22:6
- Often buried under
  Genesis 35:8 ; 1 Samuel 21:13
- Often executed criminals on
  Deuteronomy 21:22 Deuteronomy 21:23 ; Joshua 10:26 ; Galatians 3:13 ; Genesis 40:19
- Considered trees on which criminals were executed abominable
  Isaiah 14:19
MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
- Almond
  Genesis 43:11 ; Ecclesiastes 12:5 ; Jeremiah 1:11
- Almug or algum
  1 Kings 10:11 1 Kings 10:12 ; 2 Chronicles 9:10 2 Chronicles 9:11
- Apple
  Solomon 2:3 ; 8:5 ; Joel 1:12
- Ash
  Isaiah 44:14
- Bay
  Psalms 37:35
- Box
  Isaiah 41:19
- Cedar
  1 Kings 10:27
- Chestnut
  Ezekiel 31:8
- Cyprus
  Isaiah 44:14
- Fig
  Deuteronomy 8:8
- Fir
  1 Kings 5:10 ; 2 Kings 19:23 ; Psalms 104:17
- Juniper
  1 Kings 19:4 1 Kings 19:5
- Lign-aloes
  Numbers 24:6
- Mulberry
  2 Samuel 5:23 2 Samuel 5:24
- Myrtle
  Isaiah 41:19 ; 55:13 ; Zechariah 1:8
- Mustard
  Matthew 13:32
- Oak
  Isaiah 1:30
- Oil-tree
  Isaiah 41:19
- Olive
  Deuteronomy 6:11
- Palm
  Exodus 15:27
- Pine
  Isaiah 41:19
- Pomegranate
  Deuteronomy 8:8 ; Joel 1:12
- Shittah or shittim
  Exodus 36:20 ; Isaiah 41:19
- Sycamore
  1 Kings 10:27 ; Psalms 78:47 ; Amos 7:14 ; Luke 19:4
- Teil
  Isaiah 6:13
- Vine
  Numbers 6:4 ; Ezekiel 15:2
- Willow
  Isaiah 44:4 ; Ezekiel 17:5
Solomon wrote the history of
1 Kings 4:33
ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of Christ
  Romans 11:24 ; Revelation 2:7 ; Revelation 22:2 Revelation 22:14
- Of wisdom
  Proverbs 3:18
- Of kings, &c
  Isaiah 10:34 ; Ezekiel 17:24 ; 31:7-10 ; Daniel 4:10-14
- Of the life and conversation of the righteous
  Proverbs 11:30 ; 15:4
- (Green,) of the innocence of Christ
  Luke 23:31
- (Good and fruitful,) of saints
  Numbers 24:6 ; Psalms 1:3 ; Isaiah 61:3 ; Jeremiah 17:8 ; Matthew 7:17 Matthew 7:18
- (Evergreen,) of saints
  Psalms 1:1-3
- (Duration of,) of continued prosperity of saints
  Isaiah 65:22
- (Casting their leaves yet retaining their substance,) of the elect remnant in the church
  Isaiah 6:13
- (Barren,) of the wicked
  Hosea 9:16
- (Shaking of the leaves off,) of the terror of the wicked
  Isaiah 7:2
- (Producing evil fruit,) of the wicked
  Matthew 7:17-19
- (Dry,) of useless persons
  Isaiah 56:3
- (Dry,) of the wicked ripe for judgment
  Luke 23:31

Bibliography InformationTorrey, R.A., Reverand. "Entry for 'Trees'". "The New Topical Text Book". . 1897.

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