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让我们回到圣经的开头，来找找其他有关树木的参考，以帮助我们明白神的属性，以及祂在世世代代属祂的百姓身上的工作——包括我们。

神创造了各样树木，悦人眼目，好作食物。世界上有6万多种树木，其中很多都为我们和其他生物提供了食物，而且在很多方面它们都“悦人眼目”。一首流行诗歌“祢真伟大”有这样一句歌词：“当我漫步穿过树林和草地，听见鸟儿甜美的歌唱声......我灵歌唱，赞美救主我神，祢真伟大，何等伟大！”森林和树木看起来很美，它们会促使我们来赞美神，在神所造的万物中找到喜乐。

圣经中许多关于树的内容都有重要的意义。特别是创世记有好几处。我们也发现创世记中的许多主要人物的故事都提到了一棵树。我们没有足够的空间和时间在这些灵修中一一提及——但如果你想找到答案，你可以阅读创世记，就会明白我的意思！

Let's go to the beginning of the Bible to look for other references to trees that can help us understand God's character and work with his people from generation to generation—including us.

God created all kinds of trees that were pleasing to see and good for food. Many of the more than 60,000 species of trees around the world produce food for us and for other creatures, and in so many ways they are "pleasing to the eye." A popular hymn, "How Great Thou Art," includes this line: "When through the woods and forest glades I wander, I hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees……Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee: How great thou art!" Forests and trees are beautiful to look at, and they can prompt us to praise God and to find joy in all that God has made.

Many references to trees in the Bible have significant meaning. Genesis, in particular, has a number of references to trees. We also find that the stories of many of the major characters in Genesis include a reference to a tree. There isn't space or time in these devotions to mention each one—but if you would like to find out, read through the book of Genesis, and you'll see what I mean!