Christ as the Tree

As the seed

  • Genesis 3:15, 12:7 – Abram’s seed is Christ according to Galatians 3:16 (3:16-29 is a full explanation).
  • Covenant confirmed in Christ – Galatians 3:17 – the promises are in Christ.
  • John 8:56-58

As the root

  • Proverbs 12:3,12
  • Isaiah 11:1-2,10
  • Application in parables of something having no root. Application in Romans 11 of Israel connected to the root but then cut off for unbelief.

As the branch

  • Jeremiah 23:5, 33:15
  • Zechariah 3:8,6:12
  • The branch is like the trunk of the tree. Out of it will come forth branches to multiply the fruit that it will carry.

Fruit-bearing

  • John 15
  • Galatians 5
  • Ephesians 5:9