New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey

Olive-tree, The

• Often grew wild Rom. 11:17
• Cultivated
  • In olive yards 1 Sam. 8:14; Neh. 5:11
  • Among rocks Dt. 32:13
  • On the sides of mountains Mt. 21:1
• Canaan abounded in Dt. 6:11, 8:8
• Assyria abounded in 2 Ki. 18:32
• Kings of Israel largely cultivated 1 Chr. 27:28
• Described as
  • Green Jer. 11:16
  • Fair and beautiful Jer. 11:16; Hos. 14:6
  • Fat and unctuous Judg. 9:9; Rom. 11:17
  • Bearing goodly fruit Jer. 11:16; Jas. 3:12
• Grafting of, alluded to Rom. 11:24
• Pruning of, alluded to Rom. 11:18, 19
• Often cast its flowers Job 15:33
• Often cast its fruit Dt. 28:40
• Often suffered from caterpillars Amos 4:9
• Good for the service of God and man Judg. 9:9
• Oil procured from Ex. 27:20; Dt. 8:8
• Used for making
  • The cherubim in the temple 1 Ki. 6:23
  • The doors and posts of the temple 1 Ki. 6:31-33
  • Booths at feast of tabernacles Neh. 8:15
• Beaten to remove the fruit Dt. 24:20
• Shaken when fully ripe Isa. 17:6
• Gleaning of, left for the poor Dt. 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 Rom. 11:17, 24; Zech. 4:3, 12
  • Of the Jewish church Jer. 11:16
  • Of the righteous Ps. 52:8; Hos. 14:6
  • Of children of pious parents Ps. 128:3
  • Of the two witnesses Rev. 11:3, 4
  • (When wild,) of the Gentiles Rom. 11:17, 24
  • (Gleaning of,) of the remnant of grace Isa. 17:6, 24:13
  • Probably origin of its being the emblem of peace Gen. 8:11