It is my hope that those who read the Bible will pause when they come to one of the thousands of trees I have not included in this survey of the Old Testament. Think about all the good that trees accomplish for our benefit. What a gift from the Lord they are! Listen for the Gardener’s voice in the resonance of the Stradivarius and the wail of the Stratocaster. Taste and see that the Lord is good—and so are his trees.

