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They took palm branches and went out to meet Jesus, shouting, “Hosanna! “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” John 12: 13

The doors of the temple were decorated with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. 1 kings 6: 32 Today, the day before Palm Sunday, and in many churches people will be decorating the church with palm leaves and making palm crosses. In some countries without palms, the palm crosses have to be imported from elsewhere. Let us give thanks for the trees from which these branches came, and committee ourselves to the movement of tree growers. During the first year of COVID, Palm Sunday for many people took place during hard lock down, and a tradition was formed which has continued to this day, of placing a green branch of any kind on your front door. This is a beautiful symbol to show that you are also welcoming Jesus on this day.

Wisdom is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed. Proverbs 3:18 Other than people and God, trees are the most mentioned living thing in the Bible. There are trees in the first chapter of Genesis (verses 11–12), in the first psalm (Psalm 1:3), and on the last page of Revelation (22:2). As if to underscore all these trees, the Bible refers to wisdom as a tree (Proverbs 3:18) Over the last 40 days we have shared Scriptures about trees, we have shared facts about trees, and learned about which type of tree to grow and how to plant and care for them. We want to grow the movement of people who fall in love with trees, who protect them and who grow them! You can help by sharing what you have learned with family and friends, and by using your social media posts. Don’t forget to hashtag #202tree so that we can share you post!

Then Moses climbed Mount Nebo from the plains of Moab to the top of Pisgah, across from Jericho. There the Lord showed him the whole land—all the land of Judah as far as the Mediterranean Sea, 3 the Negev and the whole region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar. Deuteronomy 34: 3 Did you know that Jericho was known as the City of Palms? As the people of Israel moved about in the desert for 40 years, imagine the importance of dates as a food source. How excited they would be to reach an oasis and find palms growing. The palm branch, or palm frond, is a symbol of victory, triumph, peace, and eternal life originating in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean world. The palm (Phoenix) was sacred in Mesopotamian religions, and in ancient Egypt represented immortality. Palms have a deep spiritual and cultural meaning, that is why they were particularly chosen to wave as Jesus came into Jerusalem. When Solomon built the temple we read that he made two doors of olive wood, with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and flowers. Our challenge today is to find out more about Palm trees, the different varieties there are, their spiritual significance. And if you can! buy some dates , dried or fresh so that you can taste them. Source: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Palm-Trees