For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches.
And if some of the branches were broken off,
and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them,
and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree,
do not boast against the branches.
But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.
Romans 11:16-18 NKJV
Throughout the Scriptures, our Abba used the metaphor of the olive tree for Israel, His chosen people. Sha’ul, whose Greek name was Paulos, known to English speakers as Paul, wrote of this metaphor in his letter to the Romans. As one who was sent out to reach the Gentiles, after Messiah made Himself known to Israel first (Romans 1:16), Sha’ul was working primarily with people who hadn’t grown up in the faith of the God of Israel, gentiles. These were the wild branches being brought into the natural tree.
Many recall the story of what is called Pentecost in Greek which occurred on the Feast Day of Shavuot, which is 50 days after First Fruits, the day of resurrection of Messiah Yeshua. There were thousands of Jewish people gathered there as our Abba com ...
