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The olive is also meant to be a metaphor here for God's people. Here God refers to the relationship they have with God, their spiritual growth, and their place in the covenant (God's promise) and his plan.
Psalm 52:8 "But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever."
The one who wrote this Psalm refers to himself in this verse as an olive tree, a tree which is known for its resilience, longevity, and ability to thrive in difficult conditions. And so describes himself as "flourishing in the house of God", as in: he is confident that God will take care of him and will provide for him, even when he faces adversity in his life.
An olive tree is deeply rooted and can withstand very harsh climates, this is how the one who wrote the psalm declares his unwavering trust in God's unwaivering love and God's faithfulness towards him. When your life is deeply rooted in God, this will keep producing spiritual fruit for you that will also last for a very long time, as olive trees tend to provide an abundance of fruits to many generations to come...
As olive trees were highly valued during these times - not just for their fruit, but also for the oil they produce, it can be seen as a metaphor for anointing and abundant blessings from God. When we devote our lives to God, this will yield spiritual fruits such as spiritual growth, blessings, and being able to have a lasting impact on earth.
Romans 11:7 "If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root..."
Here Paul uses the metaphor of the olive tree to refer to God's chosen people (the people of Israel). The olive tree here represents the promises God made to his chosen people (the promises he made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob). This also includes the relationship they have with God.
The wild olive shoot in this verse refer to the Gentiles (the non-jews) that have been "grafted into the tree". With this God refers to how people who were not part of God's chosen people are being brought into the family through faith in Jesus Christ. Although they were not part of the original olive tree, they now get to share in God's blessings and nourishment (as a result of God's promises to his chosen people).
With some of the original branches having been "broken off", Paul refers to those that were God's chosen people but who rejected faith in Christ). Which doesn't mean that they have been excluded from the original olive tree, as they can be "grafted back in" when they return to their faith.
God here refers as well to the unity of God's chosen people (the Israelites) and the previously non-believers (the Gentiles) when they both have faith in Christ. The root of the tree here serves as a metaphor for God's promises towards his chosen people and that all believers can draw from these roots and find nourishment from it.
There is a humility necessary here though for those who were not part of the original chosen people, as Paul warns against them boasting about "being grafted in". He reminds them that they need to depend of God's promises and grace (the root of the tree), not the other way around. They should be grateful and remain humbled by the fact that they got to be included in God's plan of salvation.
Do note:
Do note here that Olive trees tend to live for centuries and they are able thrive in dry infertile rocky soil. God's promise for his people is forever, and his people will receive "spiritual nourishment and life" from him as a result - that is if they stay rooted within him (if they keep believing and having faith in God).
Olive trees are not just a source of oil and food, but also a source of light. God's people are asked to bear spiritual fruit just like the olive tree that glorifies God through them and by which they will be blessing others. Don't forget that this verse talks about God wanting to include everyone in his Kingdom through having faith in Jesus Christ. Simply put: he wants to graft everyone into the original tree.
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I also found it fascinating because we are also literally interacting with the timeless wisdom of the older generations (e.g. the viking prophecy).
Relevant personal experiences
As God swamped me in work this week, working all day long, and still for some reason I even got recharged from working so many hours - just because I was doing the job God found for me which is something I really like to do and which is very fulfilling to me. He gave me not just a normal amount of energy but even abundant energy as well as renewed and totally new inspiration at the end of a what had been a very long work day after an already really tiresome week full of duties, so this may be God's way of saying in real life through me as an actual person: see how I can renew energy, inspiration, and vitality just like that?
I also noticed God this week - as I was really dreading the work at hand - and I asked for the angels to surround me to give me clarity, that the clarity all of a sudden arrived and it didn't take long for me to get motivated again for the task at hand. Thus furhter illustrating in real life that duties, stress, tiresome people are nothing against God, he just recharges you and just gives you clarity just like that. This also includes witchcraft, the evil eye, as well as spiritual attacks.
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