THE OLIVE TREE JACOB Chapters 5 and 6

THE OLIVE TREE JACOB Chapters 5 and 6 “…one of the most magnificent allegories in all the sacred literature of the Judeo-Christian tradition. ” The Allegory of the Olive Tree, “Introduction, ” John W. Welch, Stephen D. Ricks 1

Events in the Allegory p Stage 1 Main top of tame olive tree begins to perish (v. 6) and is burned by fire (v. 9) p Stage 2 Wild olive tree branches are grafted in (v. 10) and bear good fruit (v. 17) p Stage 3 Young branches are grafted in other parts of the vineyard (vv. 8, 13) p Stage 4 Young branches are grafted back into the tame olive tree (v. 52) p Stage 5 Branches that bring forth bitter fruit are cleared (v. 65) p Stage 6 Fruit is good and vineyard is no more corrupt (v. 75)

ROSE BUD UNION

“IT’S WILD! NO GOOD!” “If I need to, I will cultivate them!”

OLIVE TREES CAN LIVE THOUSANDS OF YEARS Ancient Olive Tree in Gethsemane

OLIVES REGENERATE EASILY Olive Tree Sprouting from stump on Mount of Olives

Olive Trees Need a Lot of Pruning Gethsemane December 2012

Thousands of Years of Care! The Gardener: “They take an enormous amount of of Work even though we do not harvest the Olives!”

PROPAGATION p The olive is propagated in various ways, but cuttings or layers are generally preferred; p the tree roots easily in favorable soil and throws up suckers from the stump when cut down. p However, yields from trees grown from suckers or seeds are poor; p it must be budded or grafted on to other specimens to do well (Lovington A. & Parker E. , Ancient Trees, 1999 p. 114)

GRAFTING OLIVE TREES 1 Starczat M. , Grafting Olive Trees

GRAFTING OLIVE TREES 2 Starczat M. , Grafting Olive Trees

GRAFTING OLIVE TREES 3 Starczat M. , Grafting Olive Trees

GRAFTING OLIVE TREES 4 Starczat M. , Grafting Olive Trees

GRAFTING OLIVE TREES 5 Starczat M. , Grafting Olive Trees

GRAFTING OLIVE TREES 6 Starczat M. , Grafting Olive Trees

PLANTING PRUNINGS Branches of various thickness are cut into lengths of about 1 meter and when planted deeply in manured ground, soon vegetate… Starczat M. , Grafting Olive Trees

THE ALLEGORY IN SUMMARY WILD BRANCHES TAME TREE NETHERMOST PART OF THE VINEYARD

ZENOS HAD IT RIGHT!! p Pruning preserves the flowerbearing shoots of the preceding year, while keeping the tree low enough to allow the easy gathering of the fruit. p The spaces between the trees are regularly fertilized. p The crop from old trees is sometimes enormous, but they seldom bear well two years in succession. Starczat M. , Grafting Olive Trees

ALLEGORY SYMBOLS Gospel Doctrine Book SYMBOL INTERPRETATION Vineyard The world Master of the vineyard Jesus Christ Tame olive tree The house of Israel, the Lord’s covenant people Wild olive tree Gentiles (people not born into the house of Israel) Branches Groups of people Servants Prophets and others called to serve Fruit Lives or works of people

THE OLIVE TREE INTERPRETATION Bo. M Institute Text 1. 2. 3. 4. The Vineyard Master of the Vineyard The Servant Tame Olive Tree 1. The world 2. Jesus Christ 3. The prophets 4. Israel, the covenant people 5. Wild Olive Tree 6. Branches 5. Gentiles, 6. Groups of people (Later wild branches are apostate Israel) 7. The Roots of the Tame Olive Tree 7. The covenant and promises made by God that give life and sustenance to the tree 8. Fruit of the Tree 8. The lives or works of men 9. Digging, Pruning, Fertilizing 9. The Lord's loving care, the plan 10. Transplanting the Branches 10. Scattering of groups throughout the world or restoring them to their original position 11. Grafting 11. Spiritual rebirth wherein one is joined to the covenant 12. Decaying branches 12. Wickedness and apostasy 13. Burning bad branches 13. The judgment of God

Zenos uses language to emphasize key points the statement, p What could I have done more for my vineyard? (41). a slightly varied statement p But what could I have done more in my vineyard? (47). back to the original p What could I have done more for my vineyard? (49). King.

More Repetition with Variations p I will prune it, and dig about it, and nourish it (4). p He pruned it, and digged about it, and nourished it (5). p It should be digged about, and pruned, and nourished (11). p Let us prune it, and dig about it, and nourish it a little longer (27).

PRUNE, DIG, & NOURISH The master’s response to his corrupted vineyard tells us about the Lord’s feelings for His people? Jacob 5: 41, 47 p Jacob 5: 4 “I will prune it, and dig about it, and nourish it, that … it perish not” p Jacob 5: 7 “It grieveth me that I should lose this tree” p Jacob 5: 33 “What shall we do unto the tree, that I may preserve again good fruit thereof unto mine own self? ” p Jacob 5: 60 “I may have joy again in the fruit of my vineyard”

THE LAST DAYS (US) What did the master decide to do to save his corrupted vineyard? Jacob 5: 49– 54, 58, 62– 64. p He decided to nourish and prune the vineyard once more and graft some of the transplanted branches back into the original tree. p What does this final nourishing, pruning, and grafting represent?

Zenos’ Multilayered Parable of the Vineyard The Scattering and Gathering of Israel Our Own Scattering (Sin) And Gathering (At-One-Ment) Courtesy Kevin Hinckley