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Humans Are ... Trees?

Humans are like trees. While this thought might not have been at the top of your mind this week, it was a key idea for the biblical authors. In the second of our five most popular podcasts, explore the connection between humans and trees with Tim and Jon as we learn why trees are mentioned more times than almost anything else in the Bible.

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1hr 9m
Jul 26, 2021
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Humans are like trees. While this thought might not have been at the top of your mind this week, it was a key idea for the biblical authors. In the second of our five most popular podcasts, explore the connection between humans and trees with Tim and Jon as we learn why trees are mentioned more times than almost anything else in the Bible.

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If you look at days three and six, you’ll see they both have two creative acts. The second creative act on day three is a fruit tree, and on day six it’s a fruitful human. This is designed in such a way that you now start thinking in the metaphor, “Humans are trees.” … People are like trees, which means the future of humans—their origins and their destinies—are going to be linked in some way. We’re meant to wonder if the future of humans will be bound up with the future of trees.

Show produced by Cooper Peltz, Dan Gummel, and Zach McKinley. Remastering by Jake Trethaway. Show notes by Camden McAfee and Lindsey Ponder.

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Scripture References
Genesis 1
Genesis 2:1-3
Genesis 2:9
Psalms 1:3
Genesis 2:7
Isaiah 44:3
Isaiah 65:22
Psalms 1
Ezekiel 15
John 15
Matthew 17:20
Genesis 2:3-31
Isaiah 55
Psalms 92:12-14
Psalms 1:1-3

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Episode 2
Humans Are ... Trees?
Humans are like trees. While this thought might not have been at the top of your mind this week, it was a key idea for the biblical authors. In the second of our five most popular podcasts, explore the connection between humans and trees with Tim and Jon as we learn why trees are mentioned more times than almost anything else in the Bible.
1hr 9m • Jul 26, 2021
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51m • Jul 19, 2021
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