Deuteronomy Christmas Trees

And thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee until it fall.

Deuteronomy christmas trees. Do you ever get the feeling that something you re learning is going to be life altering. Although this verse doesn t speak directly to christmas trees it does make a point to mention trees near the altar of the lord. Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the lord thy god which thou shalt make thee. English revised version only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat thou shalt destroy and cut them down.

Jeremiah s passage is presented as a direct quote from god. It doesn t necessarily apply to christmas trees but it s an interesting verse because of the palm tree and leafy tree reference. Deuteronomy 16 21 thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the lord thy god which thou shalt make thee. Only the trees which thou knowest are not trees for meat thou mayest destroy and cut them down and build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee until it fall.

Read more about the day we took the christmas tree down. Thank you for making me feel less alone in this and for this moment before the season is in full swing to rid myself of the items that say idolatry. Deuteronomy 31 8 the lord himself goes before you and will be with you bible verse wall art scripture wall art christian home decor art greatgraceunited. This post needs a subtitle so we ll call it how to teach our children about idolatry if you ve been reading my posts this last year you ll know that i ve been spending a bit of time in the book of deuteronomy.

It s certainly set in the context of condemning the worship of false idols. Christmas trees holiday décor menorahs.