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Olive Tree, The
1. Often grew wild. Ro 11:17.
2. Cultivated
a. In olive yards. 1Sa 8:14; Ne 5:11.
b. Among rocks. De 32:13.
c. On the sides of mountains. Mt 21:1.
3. Canaan abounded in. De 6:11; 8:8.
4. Assyria abounded in. 2Ki 18:32.
5. Kings of Israel largely cultivated. 1Ch 27:28.
6. Described as
a. Green. Jer 11:16.
b. Fair and beautiful. Jer 11:16; Ho 14:6.
c. Fat and unctuous. Jdj 9:9; Ro 11:17.
d. Bearing goodly fruit. Jer 11:16; Jas 3:12.
7. Grafting of, alluded to. Ro 11:24.
8. Pruning of, alluded to. Ro 11:18,19.
9. Often cast its flowers. Job 15:33.
10. Often cast its fruit. De 28:40.
11. Often suffered from caterpillars. Am 4:9.
12. Good for the service of God and man. Jdj 9:9.
13. Oil procured from. Ex 27:20; De 8:8.
14. Used for making
a. The cherubim in the temple. 1Ki 6:23.
b. The doors and posts of the temple. 1Ki 6:31-33.
c. Booths at feast of tabernacles. Ne 8:15.
15. Beaten to remove the fruit. De 24:20.
16. Shaken when fully ripe. Isa 17:6.
17. Gleaning of, left for the poor. De 24:20.
18. Fruit of, during sabbatical year left for the poor, &c. Ex 23:11.
19. The fruit of, trodden in presses to extract the oil. Mic 6:15; Hag 2:16.
20. Failure of, a great calamity. Hab 3:17,18.
21. Illustrative
a. Of Christ. Ro 11:17,24; Zec 4:3,12.
b. Of the Jewish church. Jer 11:16.
c. Of the righteous. Ps 52:8; Ho 14:6.
d. Of children of pious parents. Ps 128:3.
e. Of the two witnesses. Re 11:3,4.
f. (When wild,) of the Gentiles. Ro 11:17,24.
g. (Gleaning of,) of the remnant of grace. Isa 17:6; 24:13.
h. Probably origin of its being the emblem of peace. Ge 8:11.