This Jesse Tree format is a family friendly coloring book style PDF that can be printed right after purchasing. Also included are 2.5" printable ornaments for coloring as well as an optional full color set you may choose to print.
Copyright is by Inspired Traditions 2019-current and buyer is entitled to print for personal use only.
This is intended for use by one family.
About the guide, "Come and Worship Him" -
When the wise men were looking for the messiah, they said, "We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him" (Matthew 2:2).
During advent, we celebrate the first coming of Jesus and look forward to his return. This Jesse Tree guide is a tool for families during the advent season as they count down to Christmas day. For centuries, the Jesse Tree tradition taught children about the family tree of Jesus. It is named from the first verse in Isaiah 11 which says, "A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse." Jesse, the father of David, is a great-grandfather of Jesus.
There is an ornament for each day in December through Christmas day that depicts a story from biblical history. For each symbol there are correlating Old Testament and New Testament scriptures. These stories give a "refresher" of the Bible as a whole, all the while reminding us of how the scriptures are all connected in the theme of God's grace. Some of the Old Testament symbols were chosen because a person in the story is in the lineage of Christ while others because Jesus himself referred to some part of the story. The New Testament symbols chosen have the prophecy scriptures referenced from the Old Testament. From the story of creation to the story of the wise men following a star, each symbol was chosen to help tell the story of God's plan to bring us back to himself through Jesus. The Jesse Tree displays the story of the coming Christ, carved out through history, by the sovereign hand of God.
What makes this Jesse Tree set unique is that every one of the 25 symbols has both an Old Testament scripture reference and a New Testament reference. I made these for my family to teach my four children the true meaning of Christmas. Each day from December 1st to Christmas Day, my kids place one of these ornaments on our tree after we have read to them the story behind the symbol. In the last month of the year, they get a reminder of a few of the stories they have learned throughout the year and hear again how the Bible as a whole is connected through the grace of Jesus as we prepare to celebrate his birth.
Our Jesse Tree guide is enhanced with references from both the Old and New Testaments to share not just the lineage of Jesus, but the Good News of his coming and the prophecy fulfilled. When families worship together and study the verses, children make connections between the Old and New Testaments to see God's perfect plan to bring mankind back to himself through Jesus.
As you count down and celebrate the birth of Christ, we invite your family to come and worship Him.
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