VINE, THE
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Often found wild
Required to be dressed and pruned to increase its fruitfulness
Canaan abounded in
The dwarf and spreading vine particularly esteemed
Of Sodom bad and unfit for use
Often degenerated
Frequently injured by hail and frost
Foxes destructive to
The wild boar destructive to
The wood of, fit only for burning
Young cattle fed on its leaves and tender shoots
Probably produced two crops of fruit in the year
Perfumed the air with the fragrance of its flowers
God made, fruitful for his people when obedient
Frequently made unfruitful as a punishment
Sometimes cast its fruit before it came to perfection
Nazarites prohibited eating any part of
Proverbial allusion to fathers eating the unripe fruit of
CULTIVATED
In vineyards from the time of Noah
On the sides of hills
In the valleys
By the walls of houses
PLACES CELEBRATED FOR
Eshcol
Sibmah
Lebanon
Egypt
THE FRUIT OF
Called grapes
Peculiarly sour when unripe
Eaten fresh from the tree
Eaten dried
Sold in the markets
Made into wine
ILLUSTRATIVE
Of Christ
Of Israel
(Its fruitful branches,) of saints
(Of unfruitful branches,) of mere professors
(Its quick growth,) of the growth of saints in grace
(Its rich clusters,) of the graces of the church
(Pruning of,) of God's purifying his people by afflictions
(Worthlessness of its wood,) of the unprofitableness, of the wicked
(Unfruitful,) of the wicked
(Sitting under one's own) of peace and prosperity