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قراءة كتاب The Palm Tree Blessing
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The Palm Tree Blessing
A discourse on the various characteristics of the palm tree, illustrating the many features of the sanctified, Christian life.
By Evangelist W. E. Shepard
Author of "Wrested Scriptures Made Plain" Etc.
COPYRIGHT, 1913 NAZARENE PUBLISHING HOUSE
CONTENTS
The Palm Tree Is Noted for Its Beauty 7
The Palm Tree Is Noted For Its Straightness 11
The Palm Tree Is Noted for Its Perennial Freshness 14
The Palm Tree Is Noted for Its Fruitfulness 19
The Palm Tree Is Noted for Sweetness of Its Fruit 26
The Palm Tree Bears Fruit in Its Old Age 34
The Palm Tree Is Noted for Its Utility 41
The Palm Tree Is Appreciated 56
The Palm Tree Will Grow in the Desert 66
The Palm Tree Finds the Water 71
The Palm Tree Gets Others Started 76
The Palm Tree Mounts Heavenward 81
The Palm Tree Is Peculiar in Its Growth 86
The Palm Tree Has a Rough, Coarse Exterior, But Is Soft at the Heart 89
The Life of the Palm Tree Is at the Center 96
The Palm Branch Is the Symbol of Victory 113
The Palm Tree Will Not Admit of Grafting 128
The Palm Tree Is Adapted to Warm Climates 142
Palm Tree Peculiarities 146
a. The Explosive Flower.
b. The Living Sacrifice.
c. The Foreign Missionary.
d. Differences in Size and Form.
Introduction
Wherever the Holy Spirit in the inspired Word has made any statement concerning anything, whether in regard to flowers, fruit, agriculture, horticulture, stock raising, minerals, earth, sea, sky, stars, science, religion, or what not, rest assured that statement is absolutely correct. There may be some statements which are hard to understand at first, but which may become perfectly clear when proper light is thrown upon them.
The Word of God abounds in comparisons. It says the wicked are "like the troubled sea," the backslider like the dog "turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire." In the first Psalm it says the ungodly "are like the chaff which the wind driveth away," but on the other hand the godly are "like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."
Wherever God has compared the godly or the ungodly with anything, He certainly understood the case and made no mistake.
If one is not sure of his spiritual standing, it might be well to select something to which God has likened him, and then note the difference.
Among the most beautiful comparisons in the Word is this: "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree."
The object of this little book is to show some of the characteristics of the palm tree blessing. Let the reader not forget to keep before his mind the thought of measuring up, and in that way be able to determine whether he belongs to the class mentioned. Please do not think of neighbor So-and-so, but keep your thought on your own personal experience.