About this episode
This episode explores the significance of planting a tamarisk tree as an act of faith and hospitality, reflecting on the Hebrew word eshel.
Abraham makes peace with a rival king, and the story ends with an unexpected act: he plants a tamarisk tree. The tamarisk is slow growing. Abraham will never live to see it reach maturity. Yet he plants it anyway. In the opening sermon of Eshel: Preaching the Trees, we explore the Hebrew word eshel, a word associated with eating, drinking, and lodging. A tree as an inn. A place of welcome. A sign of covenant. This sermon reflects on hospitality, reconciliation, and the kind of faithfulness that invests in a future beyond our own lifetime. Some acts of faith are not measured by immediate results, but by what they make possible for those who come after us. Part of the Eshel: Preaching the Trees series. Sermon by Rev. Amos Disasa. Subscribe for weekly sermons from First Presbyterian Church of Dallas. fpcdallas.org
People in this episode
Host: Rev. Amos Disasa
Topics covered
- hospitality
- reconciliation
- faithfulness
- future investment
- covenant
- spiritual growth
Keywords
- tamarisk tree
- Abraham
- hospitality
- faithfulness
- covenant
- spirituality
- reconciliation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: First Presbyterian Church of Dallas
Books & works: Eshel: Preaching the Trees
Places: Abraham
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