Isa
41:19 I will plant in the wilderness
the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in
the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:
1Ki
6:15 And he built the walls of the
house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls
of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and
covered the floor of the house with planks of fi
1Ki
6:34 And the two doors were of
fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two
leaves of the other door were folding.
1Ki
6:15 And he built the walls of the
house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls
of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and
covered the floor of the house with planks of fi
Gen
6:14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood;
rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with
pitch.
Neh
8:15 And that they should publish and
proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the
mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and
palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is
written.
Abraham is the beginning of the religious institutions
of God in the new world, and is the root of the olivetree of promise.[i]
"Behold, the Bridegroom cometh!" they all
rose and trimmed their lamps. There was no difference in this respect; but the
one had the oil of the Spirit, the other not.[ii]
1Ki
6:23 And within the oracle he made two
cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high
1Ki
6:31 And for the entering of the oracle
he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were
a fifth part of the wall.
Neh
8:15 And that they should publish and
proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the
mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and
palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is
written.
Neh 8:15 And that they should publish and proclaim in
all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch
olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and
branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.
Typical of
the humanity of the Lord Jesus, or that of the believer. The Acacia wood of the
desert – very indestructible in nature.[iii]
Exo
25:28 And thou shalt make the staves of
shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with
them.
Rev
18:12 The merchandise of gold, and
silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and
silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and
all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,