Two Trees in the Garden

[LOVE SONGS]

The Blessings of GOD in Psalms (1 : 2 -3) toward us.... is described as

of a tree.

Psalms 1: 2

But his delight is in the law of the LORD,

And in HIS law he meditates day and night.

Psalms 1: 3

He shall be like a tree

Planted by the rivers of water,

That brings forth its fruit in its season.

Whose leaf also shall not wither ;

And whatever he does shall prosper.

Thank You , LORD

LOVE and PEACE to everyone,

[tsth]

Well, shame on me....... ........I totally misunderstood your stance. DE, your post surprised me! I completely agree with ALL of your comments.

I thought we had different viewpoints on this. I don't know why.

In His Love,

Suzanne

[tsth]

The Blessings of GOD  in Psalms  (1 : 2 -3)  toward us.... is described as

of a tree.

Psalms 1: 2

                But his delight is in the law of the LORD,

                And in HIS law he meditates day and night.

Psalms 1: 3

                He shall be like a tree

                Planted by the rivers of water,

                That brings forth its fruit in its season.

                Whose leaf also shall not wither ;

                And whatever he does shall prosper.

Thank You , LORD

LOVE and PEACE to everyone,   

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That one is such a comforting passage of Scripture too cajun! I also was thinking that the palm tree is a symbol of righteousness for some reason. I know it's because of a passage, but I don't recall which one right now.

In His Love,

Suzanne

[eprom]

As I mentioned to you the last time you posted this theology/ philosophy - There is a problem with equating the evergreen or cedar tree with evil, and that is that it is not always portrayed so in Scripture.

Neither are people equated in scripture 100% with rebellion against God. We were created in God's image, and He considered us worthy of redemption, but the number 666 is the number of man, representing the combined forces of humanity that oppose the kingdom of God. The cedar is a metaphor, and sometimes the tree itself can still just be a tree. However, when considering the fact that the temple was built with cedar, the metaphor for the wicked cedar follows:

[eprom]

He shall be like a tree, Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season. Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.

Ahh, another tree by a river! And the antithesis of this tree would be found in Ezekiel 31.

It's interesting how mant times people are described as trees in scripture. The Jewish people are described like a garden that God was planting in Israel and this concept runs through scripture from Exodus 15:17 "Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established." to 2 Samuel 7:10 & Isaiah 5:7. The garden God originally planted was from good seed, but it had turned defective (Jeremiah 2:21), so God would uproot them and plant them in a foreign land (Ezekiel 17). However, God promised He would re-plant the people back in Israel (Jeremiah 24:6) if they pray (Jeremiah 42:9, 10) and would fear Him (Jeremiah 32:39-41).

Men are compared to trees in: Jdg 9:10, Eze 17:24, Zec 11:2, Luk 3:9, Rev 11:4 - which makes you wonder when the man healed of blindness in Mark 8, and seeing men as trees vs. 24, he saw more clearly than he should. We are body soul and spirit, and like a tree, our spirit reaches up to heaven like the tree's branches, our body is confined to the physical reign like a tree's trunk, and our soul . . . tainted by the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, reaches down to the abyss like a tree's roots.

This makes the promise of Jesus to the thief on the cross beside him very interesting! There they were, three formidable trees contrasted with the arid Judean landscape, and Jesus offers the one man entrance into the

[nebula]

However, when considering the fact that the temple was built with cedar, the metaphor for the wicked cedar follows:

Sometimes, symbolism can be carried away with, too.

Again - Ps 92:12 -

The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

The growth of the righteous here is compared to the cedar of Lebanon just as with the palm tree.

If you understand Hebrew parallelism in poetry, the second line is an echo and expansion of the first.

The cedar as a tree that grows tall and strong, is used to express the growth of the righteous.

There is no wickedness in this.

who were the tree's in the original garden of Eden?

Who are the trees?

[eprom]

Sometimes, symbolism can be carried away with, too. Ps 92:12 - The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

This is not the same thing nebula! The psalmist is using a metaphor to qualify the nature of the righteous. The question is: what do the scriptures teach about the palm and the cedar to define the life of the righteous. I understand your skepticism, but this is first year literary criticism stuff.

[nebula]

You aren't making religious icons out of these trees, are you?

[eprom]

You aren't making religious icons out of these trees, are you?

We cannot be dogmatic with this one for sure! Much of my conviction comes from conjecture, and a bit of an allegorical spin on some scripture that some would feel uncomfortable with. That being said, the status quo here is unacceptable! To comprehend the devastation caused by this tree of the knowledge of good and evil, without asking some basic questions like: what did it represent?, or how did it get there?, or in my case . . . who was it?, is irresponsible. We need to have an acceptable construct that deals with the fact that the Bible starts with two trees by a river, and ends with two trees

[nebula]

I'm not sure where you are going with this.

All I know is this -

The only way to eternal life is through Jesus Christ.

That makes Him the Tree of Life.

When you look at the serpant's statements and what Eve saw in the fruit of the tree - it's all about self, exalting self, pleasing self, relying on self in place of God, . . . .

BTW - there is no indication in Gen. 2 that the two trees were actually "by a river".

8 The Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there He placed the man He had formed. 9 The Lord God caused to grow out of the ground every tree pleasing in appearance and good for food, including the tree of life in the midst of the garden, as well as the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

10 A river went out from Eden to water the garden.

Putting the trees by the river is an assumption.

Likewise, when reading Rev. 22, the wording does not indicate two trees but one.

1 Then he showed me the river of living water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 down the middle of the broad street of the city. On both sides of the river was the tree [singular] of life bearing 12 kinds of fruit, producing its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree are for healing the nations, 3 and there will no longer be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and His servants will serve Him. 4 They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. 5 Night will no longer exist, and people will not need lamplight or sunlight, because the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign forever and ever.