Vine, The
1. Often found wild. 2Ki 4:39; Ho 9:10.
2. Cultivated
a. In vineyards from the time of Noah. Ge 9:20.
b. On the sides of hills. Jer 31:5.
c. In the valleys. Song 6:11.
d. By the walls of houses. Ps 128:3.
3. Required to be dressed and pruned to increase its fruitfulness. Le 25:3; 2Ch 26:10; Isa 18:5.
4. Canaan abounded in. De 6:11; 8:8.
5. Places celebrated for
a. Eshcol. Nu 13:23,24.
b. Sibmah. Isa 16:8,9.
c. Lebanon. Ho 14:7.
d. Egypt. Ps 78:47; 80:8.
6. The dwarf and spreading vine particularly esteemed. Eze 17:6.
7. Of Sodom bad and unfit for use. De 32:32.
8. Often degenerated. Isa 5:2; Jer 2:21.
9. Frequently injured by hail and frost. Ps 78:47; 105:32,33.
10. Foxes destructive to. Song 2:15.
11. The wild boar destructive to. Ps 80:13.
12. The fruit of
a. Called grapes. Ge 40:10.
b. Peculiarly sour when unripe. Jer 31:30.
c. Eaten fresh from the tree. De 23:24.
d. Eaten dried. 1Sa 25:18; 30:12.
e. Sold in the markets. Ne 13:15.
f. Made into wine. De 32:14; Mt 26:29.
13. The wood of, fit only for burning. Eze 15:2-5.
14. Young cattle fed on its leaves and tender shoots. Ge 49:11.
15. Probably produced two crops of fruit in the year. Nu 13:20.
16. Perfumed the air with the fragrance of its flowers. Song 2:13; Ho 14:7.
17. God made, fruitful for his people when obedient. Joe 2:22; Zec 8:12.
18. Frequently made unfruitful as a punishment. Jer 8:13; Ho 2:12; Joe 1:7,12; Hag 2:19.
19. Sometimes cast its fruit before it came to perfection. Job 15:33; Mal 3:11.
20. Nazarites prohibited eating any part of. Nu 6:3,4.
21. Illustrative
a. Of Christ. Joh 15:1,2.
b. Of Israel. Ps 80:8; Isa 5:2,7.
c. (Its fruitful branches,) of saints. Joh 15:5.
d. (Of unfruitful branches,) of mere professors. Joh 15:2,6.
e. (Its quick growth,) of the growth of saints in grace. Ho 14:7.
f. (Its rich clusters,) of the graces of the church. Song 7:8.
g. (Pruning of,) of God’s purifying his people by afflictions. Joh 15:2.
h. (Worthlessness of its wood,) of the unprofitableness, of the wicked. Eze 15:6,7.
i. (Unfruitful,) of the wicked. Ho 10:1.
j. (Sitting under one’s own) of peace and prosperity. 1Ki 4:25; Mic 4:4; Zec 3:10.
22. Proverbial allusion to fathers eating the unripe fruit of. Jer 31:29,30; Eze 18:2.