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Fruit
Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types
or Genesis 1:29 (c) This type may be used as a symbol of the blessed results which come from preaching the Gospel. The tree bearing fruit may represent great Christians with great visions and talents. The bushes and herbs may represent lesser ones not so widely known but who also bear fruit after their kind. The grass may be taken to mean the great mass of obscure Christians who tell the story in their own way and win hearts for CHRIST in their own sphere. The fruit is those who are saved. (See Genesis 1:11-12).
Genesis 4:3 (b) By this type we probably understand that it represents our own self-made righteousness. It was the product of his own efforts.
Numbers 13:26 (c) We may understand this to be a type of the blessed results of walking with GOD in the promised land.
2 Kings 19:30 (a) By this type is revealed that in the restoration Israel will be firmly rooted and grounded in their relationship to GOD, and they will be useful and fruitful in their relationships to the other nations.
Psalm 92:14 (a) This is a word of encouragement to those who have come to advanced age in that they will still be useful, and be blessed in their ministry as they come to the end of the journey.
Proverbs 8:19 (b) We may understand from this picture the spiritual graces which GOD gives to the believer. It may also include rich and fruitful work in which the Christian engages, such as soul winning, Christian edification, missions and other ministries which flow from the hearts of those who are saved by grace.
Proverbs 10:16 (b) By this type GOD describes the results of wicked living and sinful practices.
Proverbs 11:30 (b) In contrast to the above, the Lord uses this type as a picture of the results of Godly living and Christian practices.
Song of Solomon 2:3 (b) This is a symbol of the precious fellowship and the gracious results which come from feeding on CHRIST and His Word.
Jeremiah 17:8 (a) This wonderful type is used to reveal the success that will follow a Godly walk in fellowship with the Lord, and a constant abiding in the Holy Spirit, and a constant feeding on the Word of GOD.
Matthew 3:8 (a) This is a type of those works which prove that one is born again and has received the gift of eternal life. (See also Luke 3:8).
Matthew 12:33 (b) Here is a type of the Godly actions and desires that emanate from the heart of the Christian.
Matthew 13:23 (a) By this type is meant a Godly, fruitful life which brings glory to GOD and blessing to others.
Matthew 13:26 (a) Here we see the Christian life in full bloom, so that it is well recognized. The hypocrites, however, are exposed and denounced.
Matthew 21:19 (b) By this type the Lord is revealing His disappointment in the useless life lived by the nation of Israel. No good results followed in their train.
Matthew 21:34 (b) This type represents good and blessed results that should have been found in the experience of Israel when the Lord JESUS came to live among them. Instead of being thus welcomed, exalted and received, He was rejected and despised.
Luke 13:6 (b) By this type we learn that there should be more in the life of the professing Christian than merely a profession. There must be the manifestation of the life of the Lord in our souls.
John 4:36 (a) Fruit in this place is also a type of the good results which follow in the service of the King. (See also Mark 4:20; Romans 1:13; Romans 6:21; Romans 15:28; Philippians 4:17; James 3:18).
John 12:24 (a) This type represents the wonderful results that have come through the centuries from the death of the Lord JESUS at Calvary. Many have been saved, lives and homes have been enriched, the Gospel has been preached, the poor and the unfortunate have been relieved.
John 15:2, John 15:4, John 15:8 (a) In this case "fruit" is a type and an emblem of good and profitable works, holy endeavors and Christian activities which should normally come from the life, the heart and the soul of a saved person. (See also Matthew 3:10; Matthew 7:17, Matthew 7:19; Luke 3:9; Luke 8:14).
Romans 1:13 (b) This symbol represents the salvation of souls, the upbuilding of Christians, the restoration of the backslider, and the teaching of GOD's people.
2 Corinthians 9:10 (a) This type indicates the good results of the labors and the efforts of Christians. By their prayers, their activities, their gifts, and their influence, they bring glory to GOD, and blessing to men. (See also Philippians 1:11).
Galatians 5:22 (a) Here we find a type of the results which are manifest in the Spirit-filled life wherein the Holy Spirit has His place as the Lord of the life. Thereby He is permitted to produce the results GOD desires to have manifested.
Hebrews 12:11 (a) This type represents the results of godliness and godly living. It is pleasing to GOD, it brings glory to His Name, and brings blessing to our fellowmen. (See also Colossians 1:6).
Judges 1:12 (a) The type is used here to represent the evil results of the life lived by the ungodly, who care not for the instructions of GOD's Word. These evil men produce no good results in the sight of GOD.
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Watson, Walter. Entry for 'Fruit'. Wilson's Dictoinary of Bible Types. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/wdt/f/fruit.html. 1957.
