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…

Unto the vine. —We might have felt surprise that the vine was not the first choice, but the low-growing, trellised vine, …

Then said the trees to the vine
Another emblem of good and useful men; and it may be observed, that Jotham takes no …

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…