Modern Watercolor Figs Fruit on Black Tea Towel

When God gave Israel to the Jewish people, it was not just any old piece of land… God says in Deuteronomy 8, “The Lord your God is bringing you into a good land… a land with wheat and barley, vines and fig trees, pomegranates, olive oil and honey”. (Deut. 8) There is so much richness in what God has created and placed in this land for his people – not just in their good taste and nutrition, but in their meaning too. These plants don’t grow overnight, and it takes time to culture and nurture them. The fig tree is also symbollic of Israel itself – It often symbolised the health of the nation both spiritually and physically.