OLIVE-TREE, THE

OLIVE-TREE, THE: - 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, 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