Dictionary entry

Olive-Tree, The

R. A. Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Often grew wild Ro 11:17

CULTIVATED

In olive yards 1Sa 8:14; Ne 5:11

Among rocks De 32:13

On the sides of mountains Mt 21:1

Canaan abounded in De 6:11; 8:8

Assyria abounded in 2Ki 18:32

Kings of Israel largely cultivated 1Ch 27:28

DESCRIBED AS

Green Jer 11:16

Fair and beautiful Jer 11:16; Ho 14:6

Fat and unctuous Jud 9:9; Ro 11:17

Bearing goodly fruit Jer 11:16; Jas 3:12

Grafting of, alluded to Ro 11:24

Pruning of, alluded to Ro 11:18,19

Often cast its flowers Job 15:33

Often cast its fruit De 28:40

Often suffered from caterpillars Am 4:9

Good for the service of God and man Jud 9:9

Oil procured from Ex 27:20; De 8:8

USED FOR MAKING

The cherubim in the temple 1Ki 6:23

The doors and posts of the temple 1Ki 6:31-33

Booths at feast of tabernacles Ne 8:15

Beaten to remove the fruit De 24:20

Shaken when fully ripe Isa 17:6

Gleaning of, left for the poor De 24:20

Fruit of, during sabbatical year left for the poor, &c Ex 23:11

The fruit of, trodden in presses to extract the oil Mic 6:15; Hag 2:16

Failure of, a great calamity Hab 3:17,18

ILLUSTRATIVE

Of Christ Ro 11:17,24; Zec 4:3,12

Of the Jewish church Jer 11:16

Of the righteous Ps 52:8; Ho 14:6

Of children of pious parents Ps 128:3

Of the two witnesses Re 11:3,4

(When wild,) of the Gentiles Ro 11:17,24

(Gleaning of,) of the remnant of grace Isa 17:6; 24:13

Probably origin of its being the emblem of peace Ge 8:11