Trees
1. Originally created by God. Ge 1:11,12; 2:9.
2. Made for the glory of God. Ps 148:9.
3. Different kinds of mentioned
a. Of the wood. Song 2:3.
b. Of the forest. Isa 10:19.
c. Bearing fruit. Ne 9:25; Ec 2:5; Eze 47:12.
d. Evergreen. Ps 37:35; Jer 17:2.
e. Deciduous or casting the leaves. Isa 6:13.
4. Of various sizes. Eze 17:24.
5. Given as food to the animal creation. Ge 1:29,30; De 20:19.
6. Designed to beautify the earth. Ge 2:9.
7. Parts of mentioned
a. The roots. Jer 17:8.
b. The stem or trunk. Isa 11:1; 44:19.
c. The branches. Le 23:40; Da 4:14.
d. The tender shoots. Lu 21:29,30.
e. The leaves. Isa 6:13; Da 4:12; Mt 21:19.
f. The fruit or seeds. Le 27:30; Eze 36:30.
8. Each kind has its own seed for propagating its species. Ge 1:11,12.
9. Often propagated by birds who carry the seeds along with them. Eze 17:3,5.
10. Planted by man. Le 19:23.
11. Each kind of, known by its fruit. Mt 12:33.
12. Nourished
a. By the earth. Ge 1:12; 2:9.
b. By the rain from heaven. Isa 44:14.
c. Through their own sap. Ps 104:16.
13. Specially flourished beside the rivers and streams of water. Eze 47:12.
14. When cut down often sprouted from their roots again. Job 14:7.
15. Were sold with the land on which they grew. Ge 23:17.
16. Often suffered from
a. Locusts. Ex 10:5,15; De 28:42.
b. Hail and frost. Ex 9:25; Ps 78:47.
c. Fire. Joe 1:19.
d. Desolating armies. 2Ki 19:23; Isa 10:34.
17. Afford an agreeable shade in eastern countries during the heat of the day. Ge 18:4; Job 40:21.
18. Were cut down
a. With axes. De 19:5; Ps 74:5; Mt 3:10.
b. For building. 2Ki 6:2; 2Ch 2:8,10.
c. By besieging armies for erecting forts. De 20:20; Jer 6:6.
d. For making idols. Isa 40:20; 44:14,17.
e. For fuel. Isa 44:14-16; Mt 3:10.
19. God increases and multiplies the fruit of, for his people. Le 26:4; Eze 34:27; Joe 2:22.
20. God often renders, barren as a punishment. Le 26:20.
21. Early custom of planting, in consecrated grounds. Ge 21:33.
22. The Jews
a. Prohibited from planting in consecrated places. De 16:21.
b. Prohibited from cutting down fruit bearing, for sieges. De 20:19.
c. Often pitched their tents under. Ge 18:1,4; Jdj 4:5; 1Sa 22:6.
d. Often buried under. Ge 35:8; 1Sa 21:13.
e. Often executed criminals on. De 21:22,23; Jos 10:26; Ga 3:13; Ge 40:19.
f. Considered trees on which criminals were executed abominable. Isa 14:19.
23. Mentioned in scripture
a. Almond. Ge 43:11; Ec 12:5; Jer 1:11.
b. Almug or algum. 1Ki 10:11,12; 2Ch 9:10,11.
c. Apple. Song 2:3; 8:5; Joe 1:12.
d. Ash. Isa 44:14.
e. Bay. Ps 37:35.
f. Box. Isa 41:19.
g. Cedar. 1Ki 10:27.
h. Chestnut. Eze 31:8.
i. Cyprus. Isa 44:14.
j. Fig. De 8:8.
k. Fir. 1Ki 5:10; 2Ki 19:23; Ps 104:17.
l. Juniper. 1Ki 19:4,5.
m. Lign-aloes. Nu 24:6.
n. Mulberry. 2Sa 5:23,24.
o. Myrtle. Isa 41:19; 55:13; Zec 1:8.
p. Mustard. Mt 13:32.
q. Oak. Isa 1:30.
r. Oil-tree. Isa 41:19.
s. Olive. De 6:11.
t. Palm. Ex 15:27.
u. Pine. Isa 41:19.
v. Pomegranate. De 8:8; Joe 1:12.
w. Shittah or shittim. Ex 36:20; Isa 41:19.
x. Sycamore. 1Ki 10:27; Ps 78:47; Am 7:14; Lu 19:4.
y. Teil. Isa 6:13.
z. Vine. Nu 6:4; Eze 15:2.
A. Willow. Isa 44:4; Eze 17:5.
24. Solomon wrote the history of. 1Ki 4:33.
25. Illustrative
a. Of Christ. Ro 11:24; Re 2:7; 22:2,14.
b. Of wisdom. Pr 3:18.
c. Of kings, &c. Isa 10:34; Eze 17:24; 31:7-10; Da 4:10-14.
d. Of the life and conversation of the righteous. Pr 11:30; 15:4.
e. (Green,) of the innocence of Christ. Lu 23:31.
f. (Good and fruitful,) of saints. Nu 24:6; Ps 1:3; Isa 61:3; Jer 17:8; Mt 7:17,18.
g. (Evergreen,) of saints. Ps 1:1-3.
h. (Duration of,) of continued prosperity of saints. Isa 65:22.
i. (Casting their leaves yet retaining their substance,) of the elect remnant in the church. Isa 6:13.
j. (Barren,) of the wicked. Ho 9:16.
k. (Shaking of the leaves off,) of the terror of the wicked. Isa 7:2.
l. (Producing evil fruit,) of the wicked. Mt 7:17-19.
m. (Dry,) of useless persons. Isa 56:3.
n. (Dry,) of the wicked ripe for judgment. Lu 23:31.