1. THE OLIVE TREE JACOB Chapters 5 and 6
“…one of the most magnificent allegories in all the sacred literature of the Judeo-Christian tradition.”
The Allegory of the Olive Tree, “Introduction,” John W. Welch, Stephen D. Ricks

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3. Events in the Allegory
Stage1 Main top of tame olive tree begins to perish (v. 6) and is burned by fire (v. 9)
Stage 2 Wild olive tree branches are grafted in (v. 10) and bear good fruit (v. 17)
Stage 3 Young branches are grafted in other parts of the vineyard (vv. 8, 13)
Stage 4 Young branches are grafted back into the tame olive tree (v. 52)
Stage 5 Branches that bring forth bitter fruit are cleared (v. 65)
Stage 6 Fruit is good and vineyard is no more corrupt (v. 75)

4. ROSE BUD UNION

5. “If I need to, I will cultivate them!”
“IT’S WILD! NO GOOD!”
The People living next door (Abu Dis) to Pauline demonstrating their “food storage” for times of “curfew), referring to the wild olive tree in the yard.
“If I need to, I will cultivate them!”

6. OLIVE TREES CAN LIVE THOUSANDS OF YEARS
Ancient Olive Tree in Gethsemane

7. OLIVES REGENERATE EASILY
Olive tree sprouting from a stump. Orson Hyde Memorial, Jerusalem. (RLS photo)
Olive Tree Sprouting from stump on Mount of Olives

8. Olive Trees Need a Lot of Pruning
Gethsemane
December
2012

9. Thousands of Years of Care!
The Gardener: “They take an enormous amount of of Work even though we do not harvest the Olives!”

10. PROPAGATION
The olive is propagated in various ways, but cuttings or layers are generally preferred;
the tree roots easily in favorable soil and throws up suckers from the stump when cut down.
However, yields from trees grown from suckers or seeds are poor;
it must be budded or grafted on to other specimens to do well
(Lovington A. & Parker E., Ancient Trees, 1999 p.114)

11. Starczat M., Grafting Olive Trees
Slicing the bark
Starczat M., Grafting Olive Trees

12. Starczat M., Grafting Olive Trees
Opening a “bark door.”
Starczat M., Grafting Olive Trees

13. Starczat M., Grafting Olive Trees
Inserting a small stick with a bud.
Starczat M., Grafting Olive Trees

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15. Starczat M., Grafting Olive Trees
Wrapping to hold the insert and the bark firmly against the core.
Starczat M., Grafting Olive Trees

16. Starczat M., Grafting Olive Trees
Graft security
Starczat M., Grafting Olive Trees

17. PLANTING PRUNINGS
The nether part of the vineyard: Transplanted Cuttings, Olive-Trees-at-St-Paul-de-Mausole-Monastery-St-Remy-De-Provence-France.
Branches of various thickness are cut into lengths of about 1 meter and when planted deeply in manured ground, soon vegetate…
Starczat M., Grafting Olive Trees

18. THE ALLEGORY IN SUMMARY
WILD BRANCHES
TAME TREE
NETHERMOST PART OF THE VINEYARD

19. ZENOS HAD IT RIGHT!!
Pruning preserves the flower- bearing shoots of the preceding year, while keeping the tree low enough to allow the easy gathering of the fruit.
The spaces between the trees are regularly fertilized.
The crop from old trees is sometimes enormous, but they seldom bear well two years in succession.
Starczat M., Grafting Olive Trees

20. ALLEGORY SYMBOLS Gospel Doctrine Book
INTERPRETATION
Vineyard
The world  
Master of the vineyard
Jesus Christ
Tame olive tree
The house of Israel, the Lord’s covenant people
Wild olive tree
Gentiles (people not born into the house of Israel)
Branches
Groups of people  
Servants
Prophets and others called to serve
Fruit
Lives or works of people

21. THE OLIVE TREE INTERPRETATION BoM Institute Text
1. The Vineyard
1. The world
2. Master of the Vineyard
2. Jesus Christ
3. The Servant
3. The prophets
4. Tame Olive Tree
4. Israel, the covenant people
5. Wild Olive Tree
5. Gentiles,
6. Branches
6. Groups of people (Later wild branches are apostate Israel)
7. The Roots of the Tame Olive Tree
7. The covenant and promises made by God that give life and sustenance to the tree
8. Fruit of the Tree
8. The lives or works of men
9. Digging, Pruning, Fertilizing
9. The Lord's loving care, the plan
10. Transplanting the Branches
10. Scattering of groups throughout the world or restoring them to their original position
11. Grafting
11. Spiritual rebirth wherein one is joined to the covenant
12. Decaying branches
12. Wickedness and apostasy
13. Burning bad branches
13. The judgment of God

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23. Zenos uses language to emphasize key points
the statement,
What could I have done more for my vineyard? (41).
a slightly varied statement
But what could I have done more in my vineyard? (47).
back to the original
What could I have done more for my vineyard? (49). King.

24. More Repetition with Variations
I will prune it, and dig about it, and nourish it (4).
He pruned it, and digged about it, and nourished it (5).
It should be digged about, and pruned, and nourished (11).
Let us prune it, and dig about it, and nourish it a little longer (27).

25. PRUNE, DIG, & NOURISH
The master’s response to his corrupted vineyard tells us about the Lord’s feelings for His people? Jacob 5:41, 47
Jacob 5:4 “I will prune it, and dig about it, and nourish it, that … it perish not”
Jacob 5:7 “It grieveth me that I should lose this tree”
Jacob 5:33 “What shall we do unto the tree, that I may preserve again good fruit thereof unto mine own self?”
Jacob 5:60 “I may have joy again in the fruit of my vineyard”

26. THE LAST DAYS (US)
What did the master decide to do to save his corrupted vineyard? Jacob 5:49–54, 58, 62–64.
He decided to nourish and prune the vineyard once more and graft some of the transplanted branches back into the original tree.
What does this final nourishing, pruning, and grafting represent?

27. Zenos’ Multilayered Parable of the Vineyard
The Scattering and
Gathering of Israel
Our Own
Scattering (Sin)
And Gathering
(At-One-Ment)
Courtesy Kevin Hinckley