PREREQUISITE: Episode #24: Breaking Free from Offense with God
Scripture References:
Numbers 23:19
Isaiah 55:8-9, 11-13
Thorns:
- To prick as in a thicket of thorny bushes
- Wound
- Tear open
- Trap, hold in bondage (like sheep caught in a thicket)
Cypress:
- Wood primarily used for making lances (a steel tipped spear) and for musical instruments.
Nettles:
- Sting like a burn
- Pain
Myrtle:
- Grows slowly, very small and then shoots up 12″ a year
- Becomes great in size, unrecognizable when full grown
- Wood varies in color, design, patterns because of where it grown, what happens in its environment, and what nutrients are available during various seasons.
Hebrews 13:5b – Amplified Classic Translation