The Olive Tree Israel
The good olive tree represents israel the wild olive tree the gentiles.
The olive tree israel. But due to unbelief rebellion stumbling transgression god broke off national israel the natural branches from the tree and grafted gentiles the wild branches into the place of blessing rom 11 17. Israel is compared to three trees. The olive branch has been a traditional symbol of peace for thousands of years. Furthermore the olive tree is the commonwealth of israel because gentiles who have been attached grafted in to the olive tree owe allegiance to israel s book the bible israel s god and israel s messiah.
The olive tree is a commonwealth with allegiance to the king of the jews. The root of the good olive tree is threefold. The cleansing power of olive oil brings purification. A land of wheat and barley of vines figs and pomegranates a land of olive trees and honey deuteronomy 8 8.
The parable of the three trees in judges 9 1 21 relates the trees to a relationship between god and his people. The cultivated olive tree is pruned and nurtured so that it bears much fruit. But beyond the practical applications the olive tree has great significance to israel and the jewish people. The olive tree the fig tree and the vine represent the fruitfulness of the land.
The fruitless ineffective branches are trimmed and discarded but the root remains intact. The main root is abraham the other two are isaac and jacob. Olives provide oil for lamps so they provide light. The olive tree is mentioned many times in the bible associated with blessings fertility and health.
Paul chooses the cultivated olive tree to portray israel and the wild olive tree to represent gentile believers. The hardiness of the olive tree symbolizes fertility and vital energy. The olive itself has special qualities that can be associated with peace and harmony. The olive tree was cultivated in israel as far back as the sixth century bce and spread to egypt.
The olive tree is given in the sources as one of the seven species prevalent in israel. Over the course of time it acquired the connotation of rootedness and dwelling on the land which is why an olive branch appears in the emblem of the state and in the emblems of.