The Cedar of Lebanon

Illustration of The Cedar of Lebanon

The towering cedars of Lebanon were prized as the finest timber in the ancient world, used by Solomon to build the temple and his palace. In Scripture the cedar symbolizes strength, majesty, and the flourishing of the righteous, who 'shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.' Yet the prophets also used the felling of proud cedars as an image of God humbling the mighty.

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Psalms 92

Key Passages

The Righteous Flourish Like a Cedar

Psalms 92:12-14

The righteous flourish like a palm and grow like a cedar in Lebanon, still bearing fruit in old age.

T12he righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

13 Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. 14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;

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Characters

Solomon Solomon, the son of King David and Bathsheba, succeeded his father as ruler of Israel around 970 BCE andโ€ฆ

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Lebanon Lebanon held a prominent place in biblical history due to its abundant and high-quality cedar forests,โ€ฆ

Did You Know?

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Cedars of Lebanon supplied the timber for Solomon's temple.

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'The righteous shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.'

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Cedars can live over a thousand years and grow immense.

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The prophets used the felling of proud cedars as an image of God humbling the mighty.