Jesse Tree Readings

First Week in Advent Sunday: God promises to send Jesus as Messiah. Isaiah 11:1-2 (symbol of stump & shoot) Monday; Creation. Genesis 1:26-31 (symbol of sun for creation) Tuesday: Adam & Eve/first sin. Genesis 3:1-7 (symbol of apple w/bites) Wednesday: Noah. Genesis 6:11-22; 9:8-13 (symbol of Noahs ark) Thursday: Abraham & Sarah. Genesis 12:1-7 & Hebrews 11:8 (symbol of camel) Friday: Isaac. Genesis 22:1-7 (symbol of ram) Saturday: Jacob. Genesis 28:10-22 (symbol of ladder) Second Week in Advent Sunday: Gods people. Genesis 35:9-15 (symbol of Star of David) Monday: Joseph. Genesis 37:1-4 (symbol of coat of many colors) Tuesday: Moses. Exodus 20:1-17 (sumbol of 10 commandments) Wednesday: Ruth 1: 15-18 (symbol of sheaf of grain) Thursday: Samuel. 1 Samuel 16:1-13 (symbol of horn of oil) Friday: David. 2 Samuel 5:1-5 (symbol of crown) Saturday: Solomon: 1 Kings 3:3-14 (symbol of temple) Third Week in Advent Sunday: Prophecy. Isaiah 42:5-9 (symbol of candle, which stands for the words the prophets spoke & rose, which stands for Christ) Monday: Elijah. 1 Kings 18:17-24; 36-39. (symbol of burning altar) Tuesday: Isaiah. Isaiah 2:4; 7:14; 9:6-7. (symbol of sword) Wednesday: Jeremiah. Jer. 23:5-6; 31:31-34. (symbol of heart) Thursday: Daniel. Dan.6:10-23. (symbol of lion) Friday: Nehemiah. Neh.4:15-23 (symbol of shovel) Saturday: Zecheriah & Elizabeth. Luke 1:5-17. (symbol of praying hands) Fourth Week in Advent Sunday: Mary. Luke 1:26-38. (symbol of white rose) Monday: Joseph. Matthew 1:18-25. (symbol of carpenters ruler) Tuesday: John the Baptist. Matthew 3:1-11 (symbol of shell, which stands for Baptism) Wednesday: Angel. Hebrews 13:1-2. (symbol of angel) Thursday: Shepherds/Jesus would be the Good Shepherd. Psalm 23 (symbol of shepherds staff) Friday: Bethlehem. Matthew 2:1-6. (symbol of star of Bethlehem) Saturday: Manger. Luke 2:1-20. (symbol of manger) Sunday: Jesus Christ. John 1:1-18. (symbol of chi-rho, two Greek letters that form a symbol for Jesus)