Both nations grew strong and proud and now have fallen lower than the trees of Eden. This image of the chopped down tree is an image of both Assyria and Egypt. It falls down so low that the tree falls down alongside all the dead soldiers in Sheol. The Lord allows it to be humbled, to be cut down. This glorious tree has become proud as it towers over the earth.
All the great nations live in the shadow of this tree. The birds of the air and the beasts of the field find protection in this enormous tree. The Assyrian kingdom is described as a giant tree that reaches from the deep waters below the earth up into the clouds above, connecting heaven and earth. In Ezekiel’s prophecy, Pharaoh compares his kingdom of Egypt to the kingdom of Assyria. Eventually, Jack has to cut down the beanstalk to protect himself from the threatening giant. It reaches so high that Jack can climb up into the giant’s household.
Though it’s a beanstalk, that’s my image of a tree that reaches into the clouds. The Norse legends speak of the World Tree that stretches over the nine realms. There are many ancient mythological trees whose roots go down below the depths of the earth and whose branches reach up into the heavens. I did, and the lady talked to me about that dream several different times over the next few years. Kelly told me to send a copy of the dream to the lady. The sun was shining and there was a rainbow in the sky. From the top of the tree I could see Noah’s ark. It was cold, difficult, and exhausting, but eventually I climbed through the waters and came to the top of the tree sticking out of the ocean. At one point, I was climbing through dark waters. I started climbing a tree in her backyard and the tree was so tall that I climbed for a long, long time. That night I dreamed that I was back in her house. Once Kelly and I were volunteering at a fundraiser at a wealthy lady’s house in Knoxville. Over the course of my life, I’ve often dreamed about gigantic trees. In fact, they literally brought us to tears because it was so magnificent. We were the tiny elves surrounded by trees that were so high we couldn’t see the top. Walking through the Redwood Forest was like walking through a fairy land. Cars, trucks and campers looked like little toys at the base of these mammoth trees. When we reached the Redwoods, we could not believe our eyes. When I think of large trees, I think of Sequoias, Redwoods, and Cedars of Lebanon.Several years ago, Kelly and I drove up the California coast to the Redwood Forest. In our reading from Ezekiel today, we hear a story of an enormous tree.
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