HardBible Trivia
When Paul wrote in Romans that "if the root is holy, so are the branches", what specifically was he referring to?
AThe Tree of Jesse.✓ Correct Answer
BAn olive tree outside the walls of Jerusalem.
CThe Tree of Life.
DHuman expression of the Holy Spirit.
Answer & Explanation
✓ The Tree of Jesse.
In Romans 11, Paul uses this expression in talking about the relationship of the Jews to Gentile Christians. The "Tree of Jesse" is an expression of the blood relationship of Jesus to Jesse (and thus Abraham), where Jesse is compared to the root of a tree and Christ, the fruit.
More Hard Questions
- After the resurrection, the disciples were on the shore of what body of water when Jesus appeared to them?
- Job shows his humility (in Job 1:20) by?
- At the beginning of the Book of Job, how many children does Job have?
- In which book is the story of Gideon recounted?