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BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (OLIVES FOR THE POOR)

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God’s concern for the poor is also demonstrated in this law (see notes on Deuteronomy 24:10-11 and Deuteronomy 24:12-13).

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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (TREE OF LIFE)

May 19, 2020bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, death, eat, Faith, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, harvest, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, Judah, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, Proverbs, theology, UncategorizedAdam, bible study, biblical, chief, devil, eat, Eve, evil, garden of eden, Genesis, HCSB, lay, metaphor, obey, Proverbs, relationship, revelation, Satan, symbol, symbolizing, tongue, tongues, tree, trees, wisdom, wiseabarkley8

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Plant in the garden of Eden symbolizing access to eternal life. Also, a metaphor used in Proverbs. For the biblical writer the tree of life was an important consideration only after Adam and Eve disobeyed. Sin interrupted the quality of life God intended for them. They were to obey God (Gen 2:17) in a family setting (Gen 2:18-25) and perform their Continue reading DEFINITION OF THE DAY (TREE OF LIFE) →

SIGNS AND SYMBOLS OF THE BIBLE (TREE)

February 22, 2019Uncategorizedacts, Adam, blood of christ, Christ, Colossians, demons, devil, Eden, evil, Ezekiel, Galatians, Genesis, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Isaiah, jeremiah, jesus, Lord, Lord God, Matthew, planted by water, Proverbs, Psalm, Satan, signs and symbols, Symbols, tree, tree of life, trees, trees cut down, wisdomabarkley8

Tree: Maple Tree

Before they are symbols for us, trees are examples to us. The psalm writers looked at trees and recognized that their pattern of growth and life was an expression of praise to their Creator. Psalm 96:12 declares, “Let the field and everything in them rejoice. Then all the trees in the forest will sing joyfully.” And Isaiah 55:12 says, “All the trees will clap their hands.” Trees reach upward. Even when planted crooked or sideways, a tree will bend its trunk to vertical-an amazing picture of their purpose to remind us of our own purpose to praise God always. Continue reading SIGNS AND SYMBOLS OF THE BIBLE (TREE) →

BIBLE SIGNS AND SYMBOLS “GRAFT”

March 28, 2016UncategorizedBible, bible signs and symbols, branches, chosen people, graft, John, key verses, Matthew, Romans, Signs, Symbols, treesabarkley8

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The agricultural practice of grafting joining a shoot or bud to a growing plant so they grow together into a new plant-was well-known in the ancient world. It was usually done to promote new growth and increased fruit production among similar plant species. Grafting was a faster way to get a mature plant than starting from seeds. Often a branch from a cultivated tree would be grafted onto an already established wild tree, and the wild tree

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