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Jesse Tree - Day 31

Jesse Tree - Day 31 The symbol today is bread and wine .  Eating, drinking and remembering together. L uke 22:14-20

Jesse Tree - Day 30

Jesse Tree - Day 30 The symbol today is a pyramid. Homeless. Hidden. E phesians 2:17-22

Jesse Tree - Day 29

Jesse Tree - Day 29 The symbol today is an angel. Warned in a dream. Escape to Egypt. M atthew 2:19-23

Jesse Tree - Day 28

Jesse Tree - Day 28 T he symbol today is a fetus.  The unborn. The slaughter of the innocents. M atthew 2:16-18

Jesse Tree - Day 27

Jesse Tree - Day 27 The symbol today is a quill pen.  The record. The journal. Deuteronomy 31:24-26;  J er 36:4

Jesse Tree - Day 26

Jesse Tree - Day 26 The symbol today is a stone. Jesus the stumbling stone. Stephen the first martyr, stoned to death. L uke 20:17-18; Acts 2;  Luke 6-7

Jesse Tree - Day 25

Jesse Tree - Day 25 The symbol today is the nativity. J esus is born in Bethlehem. M atthew 1:18-21; Luke 2:1-20

Jesse Tree - Day 24

Jesse Tree - Day 24 The symbol today is a crown and a cross. Jesus: King and criminal. I saiah 53

Jesse Tree - Day 23

Jesse Tree - Day 23 The symbol today is the star of David. There are lots of stars in the Jesus story. M atthew  2 :1-12

Jesse Tree - Day 22

Jesse Tree - Day 22 The symbol today is a stone mason. Z erubbabel and the Second Temple. E zra 1-6; Haggai 2:23; Zechariah 4:6

Jesse Tree - Day 21

Jesse Tree - Day 21 The symbol today is a lion with a lamb. For unto us a child is born. I saiah 9: 1-3, 6-7; Isaiah 11:1-10

Jesse Tree - Day 20

Jesse Tree - Day 20 The symbol today is J onah and the Whale. What happens when people listen...or not. T he Book of Jonah

Jesse Tree - Day 19

Jesse Tree - Day 19 The symbol today is S olomon's Temple. The man of war yields to the God of Peace. 2  Samuel 7

Jesse Tree - Day 18

Jesse Tree - Day 18 The symbol today is a sheep. D avid, shepherd of God's people. 1  Samuel 17-31; 2 Samuel; Psalm 23

Jesse Tree - Day 17

Jesse Tree - Day 17 The symbol today is the town of Bethlehem. O  Little Town of Bethlehem. M icah 5:1-5

Jesse Tree - Day 16

Jesse Tree - Day 16 The symbol today is a sheaf of wheat. R uth and Boaz.  Love at first sight. T he Book of Ruth

Jesse Tree - Day 15

Jesse Tree - Day 15 The symbol today is a red cord handing from a window. R ahab, prostitute, heroine, ancestor of Jesus. J oshua 2:1-21

Jesse Tree - Day 14

Jesse Tree - Day 14 The symbol today is the Ark of the Covenant. The Traveling Box of Promises. E xodus 37:1-9

Jesse Tree - Day 13

Jesse Tree - Day 13 The symbol today is a stone tablet. T he Ten Commandments and the Law . Written by God's own hand. E xodus 19-31

Jesse Tree - Day 12

Jesse Tree - Day 12 The symbol today is a clay jar used for storage. M anna in the desert. God provides. E xodus  1 6

Jesse Tree - Day 11

Jesse Tree - Day 11 The symbol today is a pillar of cloud and a pillar of fire. God in sight. E xodus 14-15

Jesse Tree - Day 10

Jesse Tree - Day 10 The symbol today is a burning bush. God rescues the Hebrews. E xodus 1-1 3

Jesse Tree - Day 9

Jesse Tree - Day 9 The symbol today is a coat of many colors. J oseph--and his big mouth. Genesis  37, 39-47

Jesse Tree - Day 8

Jesse Tree - Day 8 The symbol today is the Lion of Judah. Blessing the 12 sons of Israel. Judah gets a special blessing. Genesis  49

Jesse Tree - Day 7

Jesse Tree - Day 7 The symbol today is a stairway with angels going up and down it. Dreaming of a  Ladder. Genesis  27

Jesse Tree - Day 6

Jesse Tree - Day 6 The symbol today is a camel. R ebekah, the bride with the water jar and the generous heart. Genesis  24

Jesse Tree - Day 5

Jesse Tree - Day 5 The symbol today is a boy on an altar. A braham, Sarah and their miracle son Isaac. Genesis 1 2-22

Jesse Tree - Day 4

Jesse Tree - Day 4 The symbol is an ark on a stormy sea. N oah, the Ark and lots of animals. Genesis  6-9

Jesse Tree - Day 3

Jesse Tree - Day 3 The symbol today is a scene in a field. C ain and Abel. The first murder. Genesis  4:1-15

Jesse Tree - Day 2

             Jesse Tree - Day 2 The symbol today is a fruit tree. Two mysterious trees: T he Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil Genesis  3; 1 Corinthians 13; Galatians 5:22-23; Revelation 22:1-2

Jesse Tree - Day 1

Jesse Tree - Day 1 The symbol today is a bright sun. C reation. The Word spoke. Let there be light.  Genesis 1-2;  John 1:1-5,14; Proverbs 8:22-31