O Christmas Tree

Gen 2:8-9
Rev 2:7
1. Significance of the tree
- tree of hope and life (winter - still green)
Gen? - Rev? (way to tree of live open again)
Prov 3:18 (wisdom), 11:30 (fruit of righteous), 13:12 (fulfilled hope), 15:4 (right words)

2. Selection of the tree
life? Knowledge? Eden - they chose the tree of knowledge
nowadays, we're still choosing knowledge over life
- good for food
- pleasant to the eyes
- able to make one wise
- be like God
Life vs Knowledge
Godly Wisdom vs human wisdom
Life for others vs for self
Godly hope vs human hope
Positive words vs negative

3. Setting up of the tree
We only set it up once a year - rest of the year no life?

4. Sacrifice on the tree
God sent Jesus to be the perfect sacrifice
Gal 3:13
the birth has no reason but for the death
Jesus chose the right tree, of death so that we can have the tree of life