God begins to teach us an analogy between humans and trees on the very first page of His Word. Trees are miraculous sustainers of human life on earth and a very good example of God's care and provision for us. Preachers and writers in the 1800s found this a fine topic to expound upon, but it has fallen out of favor these days. Why?
Scriptures: Genesis Chapter 1 and 2
Books: Reforesting Faith, What Do Trees Teach Us About the Nature of God and His Love for Us" by Matthew Sleeth
Podcasts:
Breakpoint: What Trees Tell Us About the Nature of God with Matthew Sleeth
Unhurriedliving: Podcast 157, Reforesting Faith with Matthew Sleeth
Bronchogram available online at www.healthline.com. Search for 3D Trachea
Poetry:
Trees by Joyce Kilmer
Woodman, Spare That Tree by George Pope Morris
Children 's Fiction based upon Bible truths:
At The Back of the North Wind by George McDonald
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Online sermons on the Bible and trees from the 1800s
All by Charles Spurgeon:
The Leafless Tree
The Apple Tree in the Wood
The Sound in the Mulberry Tree
The Tree in God's Court