Peace River Jordan Gifts

 

The powerful, symbolic importance of Holy Water is evident at the most momentous event in the Bible, the Baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan River. It remains the site of the divine manifestation of God on earth when Jesus’ immersion and Baptism in the Jordan River completed the Holy Trinity sanctifying the waters of the Jordan River and imbuing the waters as a precious gift left for us in memory of Him. The Jordan River Holy Water is the only remaining substance that Jesus touched, which still remains today.

Peace River Jordan’s Holy Water from the Jordan River is hand bottled at the Baptism Site of Jesus. The power and spiritual wealth contained in a tiny drop of the Jordan River Holy Water varies from one person to another depending on personal faith. Once you receive your very own Jordan River Holy Water from the same River where our Lord Jesus was Baptized, that still runs today, you will know why it is deemed divine, powerful and holy. We trust you will find our products to be of the highest quality and we assure you that any Peace River Jordan Gift will be a blessing to all who receive.

Peace River Jordan Olive Wood

In addition to our Jordan River Holy Water products, Peace River Jordan also offers you a beautiful, unique, limited range of precious hand made Holy Land Olive Wood products, a precious spiritual treasure from the Holy Land where Jesus spent much of his earthly life. The olive trees of the Holy Land, took root in the Holy Land around 4,000 B.C. and some olive trees that existed from the time of Jesus, still remain today.

The Olive Tree is native to and symbolizes the Holy Land where it has been cultivated since ancient times. The olive tree plays a significant role in the life of the people of the Holy Land and Christians around the world. It is known as ‘The Sacred Tree,’ and ‘The Peace Tree,’ and is an ancient symbol of wisdom, glory, power and pureness and is the sign of peace between God and mankind. The olive tree stands as a perfect personification of man s historical memory in the Holy Land.

In the Holy Land every Olive Tree is sacred. Out of respect for the ‘Tree of Life,’ the farmers in the Holy Land protect their trees and take special care not to damage them as they are considered sacred trees. By ordering any Peace River Jordan Olive wood items, some of the finest examples of olive wood from the Holy Land, you are contributing to supporting this rich tradition of Olive wood carving, which has been practiced for centuries by Christian artisans in the Holy Land.

These Christian artisans take great care and pride in crafting the finest works from these sacred trees. All items are carved from the trimmings of the olive trees, which ensures that no tree is damaged or destroyed which promotes ethical practices and environmental sustainability. Each of our Peace River Jordan Olive Wood Gifts has a varying and smooth grain as well as the distinctive and inviting fragrance of olive wood making every piece extraordinarily unique. Peace River Jordan assures you of the highest quality, most traditional olive wood available anywhere in the world.

Peace River Jordan Olive Oil

Oil is used over 500 times in the Bible for healing cleansing and anointing. The anointing of people and objects with olive oil has a long history and a sacred significance. The first biblical mention of olive oil is when Jacob, after he had seen the vision of a ladder from earth to heaven, poured oil upon the rock that had been his pillow (Genesis 28:18). In the Old Testament, Olive oil was used to anoint prophets and kings, and Jesus was anointed with olive oil.

In the New Testament, Jesus Christ was described as the ‘Anointed One’ the Messiah. Christians were called Nozreem or Masseheen, which in Aramaic means anointed with olive oil. Today churches in the Holy Land use olive oil to light the altar’s oil lamps as a symbol of blessing and sign of peace and conciliation between God and mankind.

In the Old Testament, Olive oil was used as a medicine to anoint wounds and heal the sick in the name of the Lord, ’You shall make of these a holy anointing oil, a perfume mixture, the work of a perfumer; it shall be a holy anointing oil.’ (Exodus 30:24) In the book of James, we read that when a person is sick, they should call upon the elders of the church for prayer and anointing. ‘Is anyone among you sick?  Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.’ (James 5:14)

Jesus also mentioned the healing properties of olive oil when He told the parable of the good Samaritan who used oil for healing when he found a man beaten and injured by robbers. The Samaritan, ‘Bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.’ (Luke 10:34). Jesus then sent out His disciples to heal the sick and to preach the gospel. ‘So they went out and preached that people should repent. And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick, and healed them.’ (Mark 6:13)

Peace River Jordan Frankincense

Frankincense is mentioned seventeen times in the Bible. It is best known as a gift given to the newborn Jesus, ‘They saw the young child with Mary his mother and fell down and worshipped him and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts, gold, frankincense and myrrh.’ (Mathew 2:11) They would have known of the importance of the birth of Jesus as it was used to anoint the newborn sons of kings and priests.

According to the Bible, frankincense was burned in Jerusalem’s sacred temples during ancient times, ‘With all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.’ (Leviticus 2:1-2 and 8:15) The Bible also contains a reference to Frankincense being grown in the Holy Land. (Song of Solomon 4:6)

It has a long history dating back thousands of years and was traded in the Middle East and North Africa. It is best known for being used as incense and has antiseptic and inflammatory properties. Although the uses and benefits date back way before the time of Jesus to the Egyptians and the Sumerians its fascinating benefits are acknowledged today.

Frankincense is derived from the gummy sap that oozes out of Boswellia trees, native to the Arabian Peninsula and regions of northeast Africa. When the tree’s bark is cut the leaking resin is allowed to harden and scraped off the trunk in tear-shaped droplets. It is then be used in its dried form or steamed to yield essential oils.

It has many properties such as antiseptic to be used for cuts and scrapes, astringent, digestive, diuretic, sedative and tonic properties. It can also be used with a carrier oil and applied to the bottom of feet to support the immune system.
Frankincense is extremely fragrant, particularly when burned, giving off a sweet, citrusy scent which contains chemicals that stimulate the part of the brain that controls emotions.

The same chemicals also help the hypothalamus, pineal, and pituitary glands that produce many of the important hormones in the body. To benefit from these mood lifting and balancing benefits inhale the scent. It is known for its medicinal and soothing properties. Frankincense has long been used for worship, ancient people often burned Frankincense believing it to carry their prayers to heaven.

The first mention of Frankincense in the Bible is God instructing Moses to use it, ‘Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight, And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy.’ (Exodus 30:34-35)

Frankincense was also burned at the altar, ‘And he shall bring it to Aaron s sons the priests…..and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar.’ (Leviticus 2:1-2). Frankincense was also used as a perfume, ‘Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness ……. perfumed with myrrh and frankincense.’ (Solomon 3:6) Today, Frankincense is prized for its healing properties and is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurveda and aromatherapy and is burned for its beautiful aroma.

The Olive Tree in the Bible

The olive is one of the most important and symbolic plants mentioned in the Bible and has such great spiritual meaning in the life of the believer. Olive wood is closely connected to our Christian faith, with the Bible containing 25 references to the precious olive tree and over 160 references to olive oil. There is an ancient tradition that the ‘Tree of life’ in the Garden of Eden was an olive tree, ‘Out of the ground, the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant for the sight and good for food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.’ (Genesis 2:9)

In support of this, according to the Apocalypse of Moses, when Adam fell ill, Seth went to request the ‘Oil of mercy’ to anoint Adam and restore his health. In a similar passage in the ‘Life of Adam,’ the oil is referred to as, ‘The tree of mercy from which the oil of life flows.’ The first direct Biblical reference to the olive tree is to the leaf brought to Noah by the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove which indicated the end of God s anger. (Genesis 8:11) Since that time, it remains the greatest universal symbol of peace.

Even in Biblical times olive wood was used for carvings ‘And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree.’  and ‘For the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree.’ (1 Kings 6:23-33). Olive wood was also used to make the booths at the Feast of Tabernacles.‘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.’ (Nehemiah 8:15)

The most important reference to olives however is the Mount of Olives, the site of many events in the Bible. The Garden of Gethsemane, which lies on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives, was a favorite place for Jesus to pray away from the city and He made many visits to the Mount of Olives (Luke 21:37) with His disciples to pray, ‘Then cometh Jesus with them to a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, ‘Sit ye here while I go and pray yonder.’ (Matthew 26: 36-38)

Every time Jesus visited Lazarus and Mary and Martha, He was on the Mount of Olives, for their village of Bethany was situated on the eastern slope. The Garden Of Gethsemane remains today much as it was in His time, with eight olive trees in the garden which some botanists claim are over 3,000 years old. These trees heard Jesus pray and witnessed His arrest before His crucifixion.

The Bible records Jesus’ visiting the Mount of Olives three times in the last week of His earthly life, and each time something of significance happened. The first visit was to deliver what has come to be known as the Olivet Discourse. Within days of the Olivet Discourse, Jesus was betrayed.

Jesus’ second visit to the Olive Mount was on a donkey in the area of Bethany on the east side of the Mount of Olives (Luke 19:29–30). Then, ‘When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen.’ (Luke 19:37)

Jesus’ third visit to the Olive Mount was during the week of His passion on the night He was betrayed. That evening began with the Last Supper in Jerusalem and ended in the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives. After the Last Supper, `He came out, and went, as was His custom, to the Mount of Olives. (Luke 22:39)

He then took His disciples to the Garden of Gethsemane, (Mark 14:32) on the western slope of the Mount of Olives. There Jesus prayed in agony as He contemplated the day to come and saith unto the disciples, ‘Sit ye here while I go and pray yonder.’ (Matthew 26: 36-38) After Jesus prayed on the Olive Mount, Jesus was arrested and taken to face trial, while the disciples scattered in fear for their lives.

It is widely thought that Jesus ascended from the Mount of Olives. Jesus once again stood on the Mount of Olives and while he was blessing His disciples, he left them and was taken up into heaven. We read that the disciples returned to Jerusalem immediately after the ascension `From the mount called Olivet (Acts 1:2) Immediately following Jesus’ ascension, two angels told the disciples on the Mount of Olives that, ‘This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.’ (Acts 1:11).

According to the prophet Zechariah he predicted the second coming of Jesus,‘On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west.’  (Zechariah 14:4). The very location, the Mount of Olives, where Jesus was betrayed and ascended, will be the place where Jesus returns in triumph which is also referenced in Revelation. (19:11-21)

Holy Land olive wood is heavy, dense and durable with a distinctive red pigment in its grain. You can estimate the age of a particular piece by examining its grain. Very old trees have a dark grain while younger trees exhibit a lighter color. All carvings made from this beautiful hard wood have a varying and smooth grain, making every piece extraordinarily unique. It is very difficult to match the grain of two pieces, since the pattern is completely hidden in the heart of the wood. The artistically smooth and elegant grain of the olive wood makes it one of the most beautiful in the world and olive wood carvings will easily last a life time and be enjoyed by generations to come.

Once carved, the olive wood is sanded and coated with a special varnish to protect it and highlight the texture of the grain. There is no need for oiling or further treatment of any kind because the olive oil inside the wood naturally protects the wood from corrosions. As it ages, it will become darker and even more beautiful. Cleaning olive wood art pieces is done only with a damp cloth and no further materials are required.