FORESTS

FORESTS

1. Tracts of land covered with trees # Isa 44:14
2. Underbrush often in # Isa 9:18
3. Infested by wild beasts # Ps 50:10 104:20 Isa 56:9 Jer 5:6 Mic 5:8
4. Abounded with wild honey # 1Sa 14:25,26
5. Often afforded pasture # Mic 7:14
6. MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE 6a) Bashan

   # Isa 2:13 Eze 27:6 Zec 11:2

6b) Hareth # 1Sa 22:5 6c) Ephraim # 2Sa 18:6,8 6d) Lebanon # 1Ki 7:2 10:17 6e) Carmel # 2Ki 19:23 Isa 37:24 6f) Arabian # Isa 21:13 6g) The south # Eze 20:46,47 6h) The king’s # Ne 2:8 7) Supplied timber for building # 1Ki 5:6-8 8) Were places of refuge # 1Sa 22:5 23:16 9) Jotham built towers, &c, in # 2Ch 27:4 10) The power of God extends over # Ps 29:9 11) Called on to rejoice at God’s mercy # Isa 44:23 12) Often destroyed by enemies # 2Ki 19:23 Isa 37:24 Jer 46:23 13) ILLUSTRATIVE 13a) Of the unfruitful world # Isa 32:19  13b) (A fruitful field turned into,) of the Jews rejected by God # Isa 29:17 32:15 13c) (Destroyed by fire,) of destruction of the wicked # Isa 9:18 10:17,18 Jer 21:14