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…

If you then have dealt truly. —If your conduct is just and right, I wish you all joy in it.

If you then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and
his house this day
If t…

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…