This fable and the one mentioned in the margin are the only two of their kind found in Scripture. The parables of the Old Testament are somewhat di…

The fig tree. The luscious fruit and broad green shade of the ancient fig would naturally make it the next choice; but it returns …

And the trees said to the fig tree
Another useful and fruit bearing tree, and to which also good men are sometimes c…

There was no occasion for the trees to choose a king; they are all the trees of the Lord that He has planted. Nor was there any occasion for Israel…