Thematic Bible: Fable of


Thematic Bible



Then the trees said to the vine, You come and be king over us. But the vine said to them, Am I to give up my wine, which makes glad God and men, to go waving over the trees?

One day the trees went out to make a king for themselves; and they said to the olive-tree, Be king over us. Verse ConceptsAnointing KingsMetaphorical TreesOlive TreesMoralityJudging Others Actions

Then the trees said to the vine, You come and be king over us. But the vine said to them, Am I to give up my wine, which makes glad God and men, to go waving over the trees?

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain