![]() Even without doing anything, Jesus was saying that they are beautiful and even the beautiful clothes of Solomon wasn't comparable to that. Giving "Flowers of the field" as an example, you see that they are rooted in place and grow without doing any work. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these." - Matthew 6:28-29, NIV “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. It was to show that God and his power and majesty will be revealed in new ways that even the nature will praise and worship Him.Ĥ. This passage was to give hope for the people of Israel who were in exile during this period. ![]() "You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands." - Isaiah 55:12, NIV The psalter knew that God’s rule and authority were so evident that even nature worshiped Him. Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them let all the trees of the forest sing for joy." - Psalm 96:11-12, NIV "Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad let the sea resound, and all that is in it. Genesis 1:1-31 through Genesis 2:1-3 unfolds the rhythmic narrative of creation, and verse 1 summarizes the manner of creation. The Hebrew Bible begins with God creating the world and everything we see in nature. "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."- Genesis 1:1, NIV One way to help us understand these verses from the Bible is to ask ancient near Eastern type of questions (examples given below) and refrain from asking questions in a modern worldview. ![]() ![]() The ancient Israelites view nature differently that might give modern readers a hard time understanding it.
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