“After the Lord your God shall you follow and Him shall you fear; His commandments shall you observe and to His voice shall you hearken; Him shall you serve and to Him shall you cleave. … For the life of a man is like the tree of the field.”
Deuteronomy 13:5-20:19.
The Tree of Life
This Tree of Life speaks of the Torah. The Torah is a Tree of Life to those who hold fast to it. Her branches, bursting with foliage, embrace the world. She shelters the smaller trees behind her, like the children of Israel. Surrounded, she stands alone. She protects the entrance to the garden below. With her shade, she guards God’s land with glory and might.