Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Fig tree » Fruit of, formed after winter
‘For behold, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone.
‘The fig tree has budded and ripens her figs,
And the vines are in blossom and give forth their fragrance.
Arise, my love, my fair one,
And come away [to climb the rocky steps of the hillside].’”
Spring » Season of, promised annual return of » Described
When the grass is gone, the new growth is seen,
And herbs of the mountain are gathered in,
For, behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing [of birds] has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. The fig tree puts forth and ripens her green figs, and the vines are in blossom and give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Winter » Illustrative of seasons of spiritual adversity
‘For behold, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone.
Winter » Rainy season in, in canaan
‘For behold, the winter is past,
The rain is over and gone.