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Olive Tree--Olea Europea (Jacob 5:3)
Title
Olive Tree--Olea Europea (Jacob 5:3)
Book Title
The Glory of the Son
Publication Type
Book Chapter
Year of Publication
2019
Authors
Anderson, Sharon Price (Primary)
Number of Pages
53
Publisher
Time Lines Etc.
City
Orem, UT
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Olive Tree—Olea Europea
Solomon made temple
doors and posts of olive wood,
and cherubim which he covered
in gold and set in the inner house
with wings stretching
from wall to wall
and touching in the middle.
Trees with twisted trunks
bear leaves to heal the nations.
Pressed and blessed,
the perfect fruit yields
holy oil of anointing.
In the land of abundance,
the golden fluid
mixed with wheat and honey
nourishes multitudes.
Crushed beneath the stone
heavy as all sin and sorrow
the world has known,
Christ bled in the garden
of the olive press.
Come, fill your lamps,
hold up the light.
From the Mount of Olives
bring the branches,
fashion booths for the feast,
weave crowns of victory
and wreaths of lasting peace.
Subject Keywords
Olive Tree
Symbolism
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