Garden of Gethsemane: the surprising significance of the olive trees

As you celebrate the victory of Easter, it's vital to understand the significance of the Garden of Gethsemane. Before we produced The Chosen, we went to Israel to go deeper into the stories we're telling you.

The meaning and importance of olive trees truly impacted us.

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[juliadoty]

Dallas, and Rabbi: I just got through watching season four episode four and some of the aftershow when you talked about this scene and this YouTube about Jesus is watching them press Oil and being so distressed. And you mentioned this YouTube and I’m so glad you did and I got to see it. When I was watching that scene in the chosen, I thought of two things. And they confirmed here. I thought of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemene when he was sweating blood and asking that this cup, be taken from him, but I was also thinking of him being pressed with our sins and his blood being pressed out of him for our sins! And of course being so grateful that he did that for me and for everyone whoever lived if they will just accept the gift! So thank you Dallas for the wonderful program and thank you, Rabbi I watch you on TBN and I just love hearing your wisdom and messianic Jewish perspective! God bless you both! Shalom shalom. and God bless the chosen and all who bring the stories of Jesus and his disciples to us in such a wonderful show! Julia Laurel, Mississippi

[mastersemmy]

I'm sitting here weeping as I listened... all my years of study as a 61 year old woman I never knew the significance of how much He suffered in the garden & crushing of the olives in correlation with his asking disciples to pray with him ❤️ oh how much he loves us. Thank you so much for revealing this to us. God bless you.

[ZaneTalks]

Who’s here after seeing S4, E4?
He was crushed for our iniquities.

[lorianndelise]

Wow, I never knew how meaningful holy olive anointing oil is. Thank you for opening up my eyes to a lot I didn't know. Thank you for the chosen. The absolute best biblical or non biblical series, movie, etc I have ever seen. Again thank you. Shalom, amen and amen 🙏 🙌

[indayoung]

Wonderful analogy! Thank you Jesus for taking our sins and giving us salvation. ❤

[alicemurr]

"The olive is valuable but the oil is only available because of the crushing"Now I understand. He was crushed for me. (weeping).

[sandyhorton]

I have just seen Season 4 episodes 4-6 and my mind is now blown. Wow. And to know that Dallas was looking at this 3 years ago. I am without words. Looking forward to then next episodes and all the coming seasons. I will be a puddle by season 6!!! So really looking forward to season 7. lol. Ugh. Dallas Jekins and team are amazing!! ❤

[Anikaspar]

It just dawned on me why Olive Oil is used to anoint people, and what it represents. Oh how deep is the works of my Lord and Savior. Thank you my God!

[revronda]

Thank you Rabbi, very helpful understanding of the Garden and the "crushing" that took place there.

[seeingthelightnowandforeve]

O Fathe Abba thankyou for your love because we dont deserve it after what we've done to your beautiful world. Praise Yahshua ha Massiach for His mercy and compassion upon mankind through His undeiable love🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[georgewang]

I am speechless...what an Awesome God He is!!!

[adelalax]

How amazingly valuable and precious are we to God, ( think about it) for the creator of the universe to lower Himself to a mere man
And suffer so extreme that no man would be able to withstand, only a God would be able to do. That’s a lllooott of love 💕
Thank you Jesus for the love and mercy you have for a sinful humanity, thank you 🙏🏼

[sheliacruz]

My Church goes to Jerusalem once a year and God willing I'll go one day.

[graclyn]

That is so amazing, the in-depth look into each account of the historical/Biblical of these stories. The Chosen is by far the most interactive human portrayal of each person from Jesus and His Followers in Film.

[graphguy]

We must uplift this message so season 2 can be completed, pray.

[Amasiegrace]

“They olive is valuable but the oil is only produced with the crushing.” There is so much there I have never been blessed to contemplate. Thank you.

[adegboyejosiahmighty]

It's amazing. The significance that comes to me from the entire The Chosen series about Easter is amazing.

[nancynekoranec]

Oh my heart. ♥️ What a blessing when what I knew becomes even more clear.

[marcellal.pirlot]

Thank you Dallas and the entire cast of "The Chosen". This series has brought back my faith. It humanized who Jesus really was. And the miracles he performed. Well done. Thank you for sharing the Life of Yeshua. What a beautiful series. It's an emotional message filled with Love! God's hand is in this. I feel the Holy Spirit with each episode...Bravo!😊

[carolynnunes]

I get my olive oil from Galilee Green Olive Oil! It means so much to me to cook with it!
I offer it to my pastor, too to use as anointing oil!