[b]Luke 17:6[/b] [color=990000]And the Lord said, If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you could say unto this sycamine tree[/color] (or mulberry tree)[color=990000], Be plucked up by the root, and be planted [b]in[/b] the sea; and it would obey you.[/color]Question:If the word is actualy "[b]in[/b]", why would anyone with faith tell a good fruit bearing tree which is good for wood to be thrown [b]into[/b] the sea?This kind of tree is also frequently planted by the waysides for shade as people walk under them;If the word is actualy "in", why would anyone with faith tell this tree to be thrown [b]into[/b] the sea?As peopel are likened to trees in the bible, The sycamine tree or mulberry tree is a good and not bad as the person told about in verses 1&2If one has any faith, they would tell someone to be planted where they may flourish [b]BY[/b] the sea(water) as in Psalm 1:3.
why would anyone with faith tell this tree to be thrown into the sea?
_________________Jordan