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CROSS

Northern White Cedar (thuja occidentalis) is also called eastern white cedar or arborvitae and was chosen to make the cross and other Christian products. This woods character represents how GOD cares for us.  Each product is cut and shaped by hand; therefore, none are the same. 
All cedar is native to the old world from the Mediterranean to the Himalayas. The cedars of Lebanon (C. libani) were used in the building of the Temple in Jerusalem and King Solomon’s House (1 Kings 5, 6, 7). King Hiram of Tyre, Lebanon provided the cedar, 1000 B.C.).

Native Americans of the Great Lakes region in the United States highly valued this wood. They used the wood for canoe ribs & slats & extracted the oil to make chest decongestants. Today it is used in pails, tubs, ties, boat building, wooden-ware and paper. The heart wood within the tree itself and the oil contains natural preservatives that resist insects and decay. It is the lightest of any commercial wood in the United States. Also it grows both in pure and mixed stands, swamps, and the uplands. It sends out shoots from any part of a branch or if moisture conditions are right. The insulating factories among the highest of U.S. woods. The tree provides shelter and browse in the winter deer yards. Cedar leaf oil is made from the boughs by steam distillation. There are many product made from cedar wood, but the pharmaceutical products are important because of its therapeutic properties as well as perfume, toiletries, cosmetics, soaps, and detergents. The Egyptians also used the oil in the mummification process for burial.  The Northern White Cedar wood (Latin name is arborvitae) is also known as: "Tree of GOD or "Tree of Life" (Rev. 22:2,14).

CR Stand 1-Donation $45.00
Cross- rose w/stand verse
Isaiah 40:8
"The flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand forever."

CR Stand 2-Donation $40.00 (not shown)
Cross- plain on stand verse
"Take up your cross and follow me."

CR-1 Plain  Donation $20.00
The CROSS is a sign or mark for a Christian. Mark in Hebrew is "Tav".  The last (i.e., 22nd) letter of the Hebrew alphabet is "Tav", which has the sound of the "t". The cross stands for forgiveness, healing, redemption, restoration, and salvation.

As Jesus said "Take up your Cross and follow me" MK 8:34 

JESUS the NAZARENE KING of the JEWS  Jn 19:19
                   

CR -2  Cross w/jewels
Donation $25.00
Cedar Wood



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Large cross $30.00
Angel $25.00
All made from cedar wood