“The glory of Lebanon
Shall come to you.
The cypress tree,
The plane tree,
The pine tree,
Will beautify the place
Of my sanctuary.
I will glorify
Where my feet rest.”
Just as the wood from the first Temple of King Solomon came from cypress trees in Lebanon so too the new Temple would also have cypress wood from Lebanon. The glorious cypress, plane, and pine trees would beautify the place of the new sanctuary. Yahweh wanted to glorify the place where his feet rested.
“I will put in the wilderness
The cedar tree,
The acacia tree,
The myrtle tree,
The olive tree.
I will set in the desert
The cypress tree,
The plane tree,
Together with the pine tree.
Thus all may see,
All may know,
All may consider,
All may understand together,
That the hand of Yahweh
Has done this.
The Holy One of Israel
Has created it.”
Once again, assuming the first person singular in Second Isaiah, Yahweh says that he is the one who planted a bunch of trees in the desert wilderness. These trees include the cedar trees, the acacia trees, the myrtle trees, the olive trees, the cypress trees, the plane trees, and the pine trees. Once you realize this, you will see, know, consider, and understand that the hand of Yahweh has done all this. The Holy One of Israel has created all these trees.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 