On the day where the world lost one of it's most creative individuals in the form of Steve Jobs (RIP), I thought it would be a good opportunity to look at the apple in the bible.
We know the story in Genesis 3, the serpent tempts Eve to eat from the tree of knowledge by telling her she will be more like God if she does. The chapter is even titled The Fall as that is exactly what it is, the fall of man. All because of the devil and the fruit, the apple. It was good, pleasing to the eye, tasted incredible, however it made them realise their nakedness and ultimately they went against God's word.
Other mentions of the apple in the Bible include:
Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my lover among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste. - 1 Kings 4, 33
Who is this coming up from the wilderness Leaning on her beloved? Beneath the apple tree I awakened you; There your mother was in labor with you, There she was in labor and gave you birth. - 1 Kings 4:33
The vine is dried up and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, the palm and the apple tree--all the trees of the field--are dried up. Surely the joy of mankind is withered away. - Joel 1:12
Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken in right circumstances. - Proverbs 25:11
The world sees the the apple in a positive way, it's popular due to it's beauty, fragrance, and ability to produce an abundance of fruit. I see the fruit, the apple as not only an awesome mid morning snack but as each one of us, loads of different shapes, sizes, varieties, but each with a strong core, a core which is the Lord.
I hope that Steve stepping down as chairman of a multi-billion global company a few months ago to concentrate on his fight to get better allowed him time to find God or strengthen his faith with the Lord before he passed (I am unsure if he had a faith or not).
I hope the Apple did not get in the way.
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