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Welcome to Bible and Word Study
"Blessings of 'Green' from Bible Scriptures"
When
thinking about St. Patrick's Day, most people
think about Ireland, shamrocks, legends and
truths about St. Patrick. When we look in
the Bible and study Hebrew meanings of the word
"green", we see many blessings.
This
reference page is a word study on the word
"green" as shown throughout the
Bible and Hebrew commentaries as it refers to
the blessings of the Lord Jesus.
The
first mention of the word "green" in
Scripture is in Genesis 1: 30.
God
told Adam that he had given him every green herb
for meat or nourishment, and it was so.
God saw that this was good. Every
being with the breath of life was given the
blessing of the green herbs to sustain and keep
them. The earth was decorated by God
and colored with hues of green.
The
Psalmist David tells us in Psalms 23 how the
Lord blessed him with the fruitfulness of green
pastures. The word
"pasture" refers to a pleasant,
suitable and beautiful place in Hebrew
meaning. God not only made him rest
in the lush clover of the watered, green
pastures, but also led him beside the still
waters. This speaks to us of rest and
peace while being led by the Lord.
This chapter is one of comfort and tranquility
with Jesus as the Good Shephard and true Bishop
of our souls. David was fed by God
and led by God in paths of righteousness.
Goodness and mercy followed him all the days of
his life.
The
prophet Isaiah in Chapter 53 gives a prophesy of
the coming Messiah. Isaiah tells us Jesus
would grow up before God as a "tender
plant", and as a "root out of a dry
ground". He also tells us they would
not behold his beauty as he would be despised
and rejected of men at his first coming to
earth. They would not esteem him as Lord
and Saviour. What does the description as
a tender plant mean to us? Tender plant in
Hebrew commentaries is the word (yonake), and is
a twig of a tree as sprouting, a sapling, green,
as a young and tender plant. It also
relates to the word "herb" which means
to be green as any tender shoot or
grass. As the natural green herb was
given as nourishment and food, Jesus is
the tender plant or vine which would be
the "bread of life" or manna for his
children. He keeps and sustains us. He is
the true Vine and we are the branches.
Jesus
was the root or offspring of David's
geneology, (Rev.22:16), and only begotten
Son of God. His geneology is through
direct descent and listed in Matthew 1.
(See footnote*) Christians are
referred to as the "offspring" of God
and new creatures in Christ. Many
references of blessings were spoken about
offspring being as grass of the earth as
to "springing up" and being fruitful
as a 'green' tree. To blossom and bud were
Bible terms meaning to be fruitful and produce.
Psalms
1: 1-3 tells us we are blessed if we do not walk
in the counsel of the ungodly, stand in the way
of sinners, or sit in the seat of the
scornful. If we delight in the Lord and
meditate on his law, we can be like a tree
planted by rivers of water, that bringeth forth
his fruit in his season. This Scriptures
also says "his leaf shall not wither and
whatsoever he doeth shall
prosper". This is a blessing for the
righteous from our Lord. Righteous people
are referred to as "trees" which are
green and fruitful. They are blessed with
fruit and watered by the Lord. They can be
as a "green olive tree" in the house
of the Lord.
There
are many Christian songs which refer to
Christians going home to live in "green
pastures". We can have the blessings
of the Lord and spiritual "green
pastures" while serving God on earth by
being obedient to his Word and loving him with
our whole heart. Christians have been
given the "blessings of the green
vine" from God's Word and through his Holy
Spirit. It is more than luck or chance
when we are blessed and prosper. All
good things come from God who is the giver of
life and all good gifts. Do
you desire to be as a fruitful green
tree? Seek
God and find life.
He will keep you and you will be a true
"planting" of the Lord.
Blessings to you!
J. P.'S Inspirations (c) 2001
Jo
Ann Kelly
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