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…

With which by me they honour God and man. —The words may also mean, which gods and men honour in me (Vulgate, quâ et …

But the olive tree said unto them
In reply to the request of the trees:

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…