{"id":2588,"date":"2024-05-24T18:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T18:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/christmas-tree-biblical-meaning\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T17:30:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:30:49","slug":"christmas-tree-biblical-meaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/christmas-tree-biblical-meaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Staat de kerstboom in de Bijbel? Nee, Jeremia 10 gaat over afgoden"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The Christmas tree is not in the Bible, and no verse forbids it. Jeremiah 10:1\u20135, the passage most often quoted against it, describes something else: a tree cut down and worked by a craftsman into an idol, plated with silver and gold, nailed so it will not fall over, and carried because it cannot walk. The prophets put the whole difference between an idol and the living God into one picture. The idol has to be carried, and the Lord\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Christmas tree is not in the Bible and no verse forbids it. Jeremiah 10 describes a carved idol that must be carried because it cannot walk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38],"tags":[],"series":[209],"class_list":["post-2588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-mysteries","series-christmas"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20941,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/pagan-origins-christmas-tree\/","url_meta":{"origin":2588,"position":0},"title":"Are Christmas Trees Pagan? No Record Ties Them to a Pagan Rite","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"november 28, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"No record ties the Christmas tree to a pagan rite. 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