1 Chronicles 27:28
1 Chronicles 27:28 Meaning and Explanation
“And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:”
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Read Full Chapter →Baalhanan oversees the olive and sycamore groves, and Joash the stores of oil.
What Does 1 Chronicles 27:28 Mean?
The roll of stewards continues with Baalhanan over the olive and sycamore trees of the lowlands and Joash over the cellars where oil was stored. Olives yielded oil for food, light, and anointing, a staple of daily life.
Oil in Scripture speaks of gladness, of healing, and of consecration; kings and priests were anointed with it. The careful gathering and keeping of this oil quietly points beyond itself to the One who would be called the Anointed, on whom the Spirit rests without measure, the Light of the world.
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What does 1 Chronicles 27:28 mean?
Baalhanan oversees the olive and sycamore groves, and Joash the stores of oil.