...over the trees?" 'Then said all the trees unto the bramble, "Come thou, and reign over us." And the bramble said unto the trees, "If in truth ye anoint...of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon." 'Now, therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye...

...promoted over the trees? Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us. And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint...of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon. As a threatening contrast between two types of government, and one that questioned the wisdom of the...

...trees, 'If in good faith you are anointing me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon.'" * I wish to express my gratitude to Dr. GJ VAN GELDER for his wise and helpful suggestions and for...

...in order to kill living beings." In the book of Judges, the parable of Jotham includes the metaphor: "Let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon." The prophet Jeremiah warned Judea that the Lord might "kindle a fire in her forest and it shall devour...

...over you, then come into 11 ' 4 [my shade], settle in my shade, but if [you are] not [sincere], may fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon!' 9:16 And now, if you have acted in truth and in sincerity and have made Abimelech king, and if you...

...the bramble said unto the trees, 'If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shadow, and if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon.'" Nevertheless, Abimelech held sway over Israel, apparently through Shechem, for three years. Then there...

...kings, but the useless bramble, when its turn came to be chosen, told the other trees: "If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust...of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon." In this fable the king is thus both useless (his protective shadow being no larger than the shadow...

...trees, 'If in good faith you are anointing me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.' " The author of this parable, whether Jotham or some other, knew that government is a necessity, and...

...trees, 'If in good faith you are anointing me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon.' Deut ! 1:29 Josh 8:33 2 Kings 14:9 Lev2:lff I Sam 10:1; 16:13 Ps 104:15 Rom 11:17 l6 "Now therefore,...

...said to the trees, "If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon." Because trees, vines, and brambles are portrayed as speaking, this material is probably more of the...