TREES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
ISAIAH CHAPTER 61, VERSES 1-3
THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD GOD IS UPON ME; BECAUSE THE LORD HATH ANNOINTED ME TO PREACH GOOD TIDINGS TO THE MEEK; HE HATH SENT ME TO BIND UP THE BROKEN HEARTED, TO PROCLAIM LIBERTY TO THE CAPTIVES, AND THE OPENING OF THE PRISON TO THEM THAT ARE BOUND; TO PROCLAIM THE ACCEPTABLE YEAR OF THE LORD, AND THE DAY OF VENGENCE OF OUR GOD; TO COMFORT ALL THAT MOURN; TO APPOINTED TO THEM THAT MOURN IN ZION, TO GIVE THEM BEAUTY FOR ASHES, THE OIL OF JOY FOR MOURNING, THE GARMENT OF PRAISE FOR THE SPIRIT OF HEAVINESS; THAT THEY MAY BE CALLED TREES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, THE PLANTING OF THE LORD, THAT HE MIGHT BE GLORIFIED.
In the Bible trees, and wood in general, are prophetic of mankind. The Bible has been written on parchment and paper over the centuries, which are byproducts of wood. This too is symbolic of God’s Word being written and established in our hearts when we become believers in Christ Jesus. Even the ARK OF THE COVENANT was made out of wood and overlaid with gold. The Ark of the Covenant was a type and shadow of the heart of mankind that would one day be a vessel containing the WORD OF GOD. The Ten Commandments, the Showbread and Aaron’s Rod that budded where placed in the Ark and the presence of God dwelt there as a type and shadow of things that were to come.
There are Scriptures in the Bible that call the Cross Jesus was crucified on a tree. Among them are: Acts, Chapter 5, Verse 30. Acts, Chapter 10, Verse 39. Acts, Chapter 13, Verse 29. Galatians, Chapter 3, Verse 13. First Peter, Chapter2, Verse 24.