Treating the Decaying Olive Tree by Pruning and Digging

Part of: The Olive Tree Allegory

• Jacob explains that the allegory is quoted from the writing of a prophet named Zenos, who wrote on the brass plates.
• The house of Israel is compared to to an aging and decaying olive tree.
• The master of the vineyard, noticing the decay, prunes it and nurtures the olive tree.
• The tree stars producing new offshoots, but the top of the tree begins to die.

• Next: Treating the Decaying Olive Tree by Grafting and Transplanting