{"id":3910,"date":"2024-05-25T07:38:42","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T07:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/olive-oil-biblical-symbolism\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T23:05:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T23:05:22","slug":"olive-oil-biblical-symbolism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/olive-oil-biblical-symbolism\/","title":{"rendered":"Wat betekenen de olijfboom en olijfolie in de Bijbel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The olive tree in the Bible stands for a life rooted in God and bearing fruit, and for God&#039;s people. Its oil stands for God&#039;s gifts: it fed families, lit the sanctuary lamp and went into the offerings, and it set priests and kings apart for God. Paul pictures the Gentiles grafted into that tree (Romans 11). A psalm says it in one line: &quot;But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The olive tree stands for God&#039;s people, rooted and fruitful; its oil for his gifts. Romans 11, the olive leaf, Gethsemane and the two olive trees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-3910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-mysteries"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22000,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/name-olivia-in-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":3910,"position":0},"title":"Olivia Is Not in the Bible \u2014 Shakespeare Made It Up","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"januari 5, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Olivia is not in the Bible. 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