Judges 9:9
But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
Cross-references
Exodus 29:7 describes anointing with oil — a direct use of olive oil that honors God, as the olive tree claims.
Exodus 27:20 commands pure olive oil for the lamp—linking the olive tree's sacred oil to tabernacle worship.
1 Kings 19:15 uses oil to anoint Hazael as king — fulfilling the olive tree's claim that oil honors both God and men.
Exodus 35:14 specifies oil for the tabernacle lampstand — a direct use of the olive tree's oil to honor God.
Leviticus 2:1 includes oil in grain offerings — another way the olive tree's oil honors God in worship.
Numbers 15:4 includes oil in grain offerings—the same oil that honors God, connecting the olive tree's role to worship.
Psalm 89:20 says God anointed David with holy oil — illustrating the olive tree's oil used to honor God's chosen servant.
Psalm 104:15 mentions oil that makes the face shine — the olive tree's oil brings gladness and honor to people.
Proverbs 27:9 says oil makes the heart glad—the joyful effect of the oil that honors God and men in Judges.
Romans 11:17 uses the olive tree as a symbol of Israel's richness—Paul's metaphor echoes the olive tree's refusal to leave its productive role.