'The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree,
fair, and of goodly fruit:
with the noise of a great tumult He hath kindled fire upon it,
and the branches of it are broken.'
(Jeremiah 11:16)
Hi there,
In Romans 11, Paul takes the figure of the Olive tree from Jeremiah, but he also refers to Jeremiah 31:31 (in Romans 11:27) where the Olive tree is once more complete.
'Behold, the days come, saith the LORD,
.. that I will make a new covenant
.... with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
...... Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers
........ in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt;
.......... which my covenant they brake,
............ although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:
But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel;
.. After those days, saith the LORD,
.... I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts;
...... and will be their God, and they shall be My People.
........ And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour,
.......... and every man his brother, saying, "Know the LORD":
............ for they shall all know Me,
............... from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD:'
for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.'
(Jeremiah 31:31-34)
* There are some who maintain that the olive tree of Romans 11 is to be found in Christendom today, but such teaching is contrary to Jeremiah 11, Jeremiah 31 and Romans 11 alike.
* The book of Jeremiah consists of 51 prophecies, each introduced by some phrase as, 'The word of the Lord came' The opening prophecy is indicative of all the rest:-
'See I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant' (Jeremiah 1:10)
* The subject of this prophecy are clearly 'nations' and 'kingdoms', not churches. Also the prophecy is two-fold: first, judgment in the form of 'rooting out', and then, restoration in the form of 'planting'.
* The second prophecy in Jeremiah occupies just two verses:-
'Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
"Jeremiah, what seest thou?" And I said, "I see a rod of an almond tree."
Then said the LORD unto me, "Thou hast well seen:
for I will hasten My word to perform it."
(Jeremiah 1:11-12)
* The word for 'almond tree' is 'shaked', and the word for 'hasten' is 'shaked', the almond being called the 'watcher' or 'early waker'. When the time for Israel to be restored, the same word is used again:-
'And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them (shaked), to pluck up, ... ... ... so will I watch over them, ... ... to plant, saith the LORD. ... ... I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:'
(Jeremiah 31:28-31)
* In verses 36 and 37 Israel are assured that they shall not be cast off on account of their misdeeds - a passage which finds an echo in the words of Romans 11:29, 'For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.' Returning to Jeremiah 11:16, and the green olive tree with the broken branches, the prophet interprets the symbol as referring to Israel, and in Jeremiah 12:1, says, 'But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the Lord' (Jeremiah 12:17)
* In the context of Romans 11:16 also, where Israel is portrayed as an olive tree, see the 'watcher' observing it's disobedience and blindness in Romans 10:21, Romans 11:25-26 and Romans 11:28, declaring Israel to be enemies of the gospel. So there can be no doubt that it is not a church that is in view, but Israel as a nation.
Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris
fair, and of goodly fruit:
with the noise of a great tumult He hath kindled fire upon it,
and the branches of it are broken.'
(Jeremiah 11:16)
Hi there,
In Romans 11, Paul takes the figure of the Olive tree from Jeremiah, but he also refers to Jeremiah 31:31 (in Romans 11:27) where the Olive tree is once more complete.
'Behold, the days come, saith the LORD,
.. that I will make a new covenant
.... with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
...... Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers
........ in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt;
.......... which my covenant they brake,
............ although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:
But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel;
.. After those days, saith the LORD,
.... I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts;
...... and will be their God, and they shall be My People.
........ And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour,
.......... and every man his brother, saying, "Know the LORD":
............ for they shall all know Me,
............... from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD:'
for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.'
(Jeremiah 31:31-34)
* There are some who maintain that the olive tree of Romans 11 is to be found in Christendom today, but such teaching is contrary to Jeremiah 11, Jeremiah 31 and Romans 11 alike.
* The book of Jeremiah consists of 51 prophecies, each introduced by some phrase as, 'The word of the Lord came' The opening prophecy is indicative of all the rest:-
'See I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant' (Jeremiah 1:10)
* The subject of this prophecy are clearly 'nations' and 'kingdoms', not churches. Also the prophecy is two-fold: first, judgment in the form of 'rooting out', and then, restoration in the form of 'planting'.
* The second prophecy in Jeremiah occupies just two verses:-
'Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
"Jeremiah, what seest thou?" And I said, "I see a rod of an almond tree."
Then said the LORD unto me, "Thou hast well seen:
for I will hasten My word to perform it."
(Jeremiah 1:11-12)
* The word for 'almond tree' is 'shaked', and the word for 'hasten' is 'shaked', the almond being called the 'watcher' or 'early waker'. When the time for Israel to be restored, the same word is used again:-
'And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them (shaked), to pluck up, ... ... ... so will I watch over them, ... ... to plant, saith the LORD. ... ... I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:'
(Jeremiah 31:28-31)
* In verses 36 and 37 Israel are assured that they shall not be cast off on account of their misdeeds - a passage which finds an echo in the words of Romans 11:29, 'For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.' Returning to Jeremiah 11:16, and the green olive tree with the broken branches, the prophet interprets the symbol as referring to Israel, and in Jeremiah 12:1, says, 'But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the Lord' (Jeremiah 12:17)
* In the context of Romans 11:16 also, where Israel is portrayed as an olive tree, see the 'watcher' observing it's disobedience and blindness in Romans 10:21, Romans 11:25-26 and Romans 11:28, declaring Israel to be enemies of the gospel. So there can be no doubt that it is not a church that is in view, but Israel as a nation.
Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris
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