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Olive Tree, the

The olive tree served as a vital source of food and oil in biblical times and symbolizes God's covenant blessings, fruitfulness, and the connection between believing Jews and Gentiles in God's plan of salvation.

Overview

Olive trees were among the most important agricultural resources in ancient Israel, providing sustenance and oil for daily life and worship. The Bible frequently references olive trees as symbols of blessing, peace, and God's provision, while also using them metaphorically to illustrate spiritual truths about faith, covenant, and the unified body of believers.

Key Scriptures

"You will eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you will be blessed, and it shall be well with you" (Psalm 128:2, ESV). "I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever" (Psalm 52:8, ESV). "But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever" (Psalm 52:8, NASB). "Some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree" (Romans 11:17, ESV).

Application

Trust in God's provision and covenant promises, recognizing that spiritual fruitfulness comes through faith in Christ and remaining connected to His sustaining grace.

Scripture References 40

Isaiah 17:6 Isaiah 24:13 Romans 11:17 Romans 11:24 Deuteronomy 32:13 2 Kings 18:32 Jeremiah 11:16 James 3:12 Deuteronomy 24:20 Nehemiah 8:15 Deuteronomy 6:11 Deuteronomy 8:8 Habakkuk 3:17 Habakkuk 3:18 Jeremiah 11:16 Hosea 14:6 Judges 9:9 Romans 11:17 Exodus 23:11 Deuteronomy 24:20 Judges 9:9 Romans 11:24 Jeremiah 11:16 1 Samuel 8:14 Nehemiah 5:11 1 Chronicles 27:28 Psalms 128:3 Zechariah 4:3 Zechariah 4:12 Romans 11:17 Romans 11:24 Jeremiah 11:16 Psalms 52:8 Hosea 14:6 Revelation 11:3 Revelation 11:4 Job 15:33 Deuteronomy 28:40 Romans 11:17 Amos 4:9

Full Topical Reference List 53 total — Nave's Topical Bible

(Gleaning of,) of the remnant of grace

Isaiah 17:6 Isaiah 24:13

(When wild,) of the Gentiles

Romans 11:17 Romans 11:24

Among rocks

Deuteronomy 32:13

Assyria abounded in

2 Kings 18:32

Bearing goodly fruit

James 3:12 Jeremiah 11:16

Beaten to remove the fruit

Deuteronomy 24:20

Booths at feast of tabernacles

Nehemiah 8:15

Canaan abounded in

Deuteronomy 6:11 Deuteronomy 8:8

Failure of, a great calamity

Habakkuk 3:17 Habakkuk 3:18

Fair and beautiful

Hosea 14:6 Jeremiah 11:16

Fat and unctuous

Judges 9:9 Romans 11:17

Fruit of, during sabbatical year left for the poor, &c

Exodus 23:11

Gleaning of, left for the poor

Deuteronomy 24:20

Good for the service of God and man

Judges 9:9

Grafting of, alluded to

Romans 11:24

Green

In olive yards

1 Samuel 8:14 Nehemiah 5:11

Kings of Israel largely cultivated

1 Chronicles 27:28

Of children of pious parents

Psalms 128:3

Of Christ

Romans 11:17 Romans 11:24 Zechariah 4:3 Zechariah 4:12

Of the Jewish church

Of the righteous

Hosea 14:6 Psalms 52:8

Of the two witnesses

Revelation 11:3 Revelation 11:4

Often cast its flowers

Job 15:33

Often cast its fruit

Deuteronomy 28:40

Often grew wild

Romans 11:17

Often suffered from caterpillars

Amos 4:9

Oil procured from

Deuteronomy 8:8 Exodus 27:20

On the sides of mountains

Matthew 21:1

Probably origin of its being the emblem of peace

Genesis 8:11

Pruning of, alluded to

Romans 11:18 Romans 11:19

Shaken when fully ripe

Isaiah 17:6

The cherubim in the temple

1 Kings 6:23

The doors and posts of the temple

1 Kings 6:31 1 Kings 6:32 1 Kings 6:33

The fruit of, trodden in presses to extract the oil

Haggai 2:16 Micah 6:15

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