Judges 9:12

Then said the trees unto the vine,.... Another emblem of good and useful men; and it may be observed, that Jotham takes no notice of any trees but fruitful ones till he comes to the bramble, and them…

This fable and that noted in the marginal reference are the only two of the kind found in Scripture. Somewhat different are the parables of the Old Testament, 2Sa 12:1-4; 2Sa 14:5-11; 1Ki 20:39-40.…

We have here the only testimony that appears to have been borne against the wicked confederacy of Abimelech and the men of Shechem. It was a sign they had provoked God to depart from them that neither…

the vine The old phrase -to sit each under his vine and fig-tree," denoting peaceful occupation of the land, shews how widely spread and ancient was the cultivation of the vine in Palestine; 1Ki 4:25;…