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.
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Treating the Decaying Olive Tree by Grafting and Transplanting