A complete list of Jesse Tree symbols and the Bible stories that they represent, including enough symbols for each day of Advent.

Jesse was the father of David, Israel’s greatest king. And Jesus is descended from the line of David. He is the branch God promised would grow from Jesse’s family tree. Each symbol represents a story from within this family tree and a step toward the birth of Jesus.

These daily devotions follow the Jesse Tree, which is a way of journeying through Advent that traces the lineage of Jesus. The Jesse Tree refers to an image in Isaiah 11, in which Jesus is compared to a shoot sprouting from the stump of the tree of his ancestor Jesse.

Get creative with these 100 percent DIY Jesse Tree ornament ideas. Collect materials for your ornaments in the great outdoors! For example, you could use bark from a tree for the Jesse Tree symbol.

This Advent devotion for families explores Isaiah 11:1-2. It is the first devotion in a family Advent devotional based on the Jesse Tree.

Scripture reading: Isaiah 11:1-2 This is hope: that even when the forest has been decimated, every last living plant hacked to the ground, no birdsong in the trees—even then, when all seems lost, a shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse.

This Jesse Tree-inspired Christian Advent calendar has Scripture readings and pictures to color from December 1 through Christmas Day.

Dec 1, 2011 · Each devotion in this family Advent devotional invites you into the story of someone on Jesus’s family tree. These devotions will show young children how God was preparing for Jesus to be born across many generations. Each story pairs with a symbol you can hang on your own Jesse Tree.

Hold a Jesse Tree Advent event to begin the season of Advent in your church. Make ornaments and share in a time of worship focused on a Jesse Tree theme.

This devotion explores the meaning of Isaiah 11's prophecy about the wolf and lamb. It is part of a Jesse Tree family Advent devotional.