A Tale of Three Trees Genesis 2:4-17 with Galatians 3:10-14 The Gospel story can be told in the tale of three trees: 1. The tree of life and its promise. (Genesis 2:9 / Revelation 22:2, 14, 19) 2. The tree of the knowledge of good and evil and its warning. (Genesis 2:15-17) 3. The tree of the cross – Christ takes our curse and gives us life. (Galatians 3:10-14)