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Vine, the

The vine is a central biblical metaphor for God's people and their relationship with Him, particularly emphasizing fruitfulness, dependence, and the consequences of unfaithfulness. Jesus identifies Himself as the true vine, with believers as branches who must abide in Him to bear fruit.

Overview

Throughout Scripture, the vine represents both blessing and warning. Israel is described as God's vineyard, planted and cared for by the Lord, yet often becoming unfruitful through unfaithfulness. The vine also symbolizes peace and prosperity when God's people dwell securely in their inheritance.

Key Scriptures

"I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing" (John 15:5, ESV).

"Every one of you shall eat in peace and prosperity, each man under his vine and under his fig tree" (1 Kings 4:25, NASB).

"I planted you a choice vine, wholly of pure seed. How then have you turned degenerate and become a wild vine?" (Jeremiah 2:21, ESV).

Application

Examine your spiritual fruitfulness by honestly assessing whether you are abiding in Christ through prayer, Scripture study, and obedience, knowing that disconnection from Him results in unfruitfulness and spiritual death.

Scripture References 40

John 15:5 Hosea 14:7 Song of Solomon 7:8 John 15:2 John 15:6 John 15:2 1 Kings 4:25 Micah 4:4 Zechariah 3:10 Hosea 10:1 Ezekiel 15:6 Ezekiel 15:7 Psalms 128:3 Genesis 40:10 Deuteronomy 6:11 Deuteronomy 8:8 1 Samuel 25:18 1 Samuel 30:12 Deuteronomy 23:24 Psalms 78:47 Psalms 80:8 Numbers 13:23 Numbers 13:24 Song of Solomon 2:15 Psalms 78:47 Psalms 105:32 Psalms 105:33 Jeremiah 8:13 Hosea 2:12 Joel 1:7 Joel 1:12 Haggai 2:19 Joel 2:22 Zechariah 8:12 Song of Solomon 6:11 Genesis 9:20 Hosea 14:7 Deuteronomy 32:14 Matthew 26:29 Numbers 6:3

Full Topical Reference List 74 total — Nave's Topical Bible

(Its fruitful branches,) of saints

John 15:5

(Its quick growth,) of the growth of saints in grace

Hosea 14:7

(Its rich clusters,) of the graces of the church

Song of Solomon 7:8

(Of unfruitful branches,) of mere professors

John 15:2 John 15:6

(Pruning of,) of God's purifying his people by afflictions

John 15:2

(Sitting under one's own) of peace and prosperity

1 Kings 4:25 Micah 4:4 Zechariah 3:10

(Unfruitful,) of the wicked

Hosea 10:1

(Worthlessness of its wood,) of the unprofitableness, of the wicked

Ezekiel 15:6 Ezekiel 15:7

By the walls of houses

Psalms 128:3

Called grapes

Genesis 40:10

Canaan abounded in

Deuteronomy 6:11 Deuteronomy 8:8

Eaten dried

1 Samuel 25:18 1 Samuel 30:12

Eaten fresh from the tree

Deuteronomy 23:24

Egypt

Psalms 78:47 Psalms 80:8

Eshcol

Numbers 13:23 Numbers 13:24

Foxes destructive to

Song of Solomon 2:15

Frequently injured by hail and frost

Psalms 78:47 Psalms 105:32 Psalms 105:33

Frequently made unfruitful as a punishment

Haggai 2:19 Hosea 2:12 Jeremiah 8:13 Joel 1:7 Joel 1:12

God made, fruitful for his people when obedient

Joel 2:22 Zechariah 8:12

In the valleys

Song of Solomon 6:11

In vineyards from the time of Noah

Genesis 9:20

Lebanon

Hosea 14:7

Made into wine

Deuteronomy 32:14 Matthew 26:29

Nazarites prohibited eating any part of

Numbers 6:3 Numbers 6:4

Of Christ

John 15:1 John 15:2

Of Israel

Isaiah 5:2 Isaiah 5:7 Psalms 80:8

Of Sodom bad and unfit for use

Deuteronomy 32:32

Often degenerated

Isaiah 5:2 Jeremiah 2:21

Often found wild

2 Kings 4:39 Hosea 9:10

On the sides of hills

Jeremiah 31:5

Peculiarly sour when unripe

Perfumed the air with the fragrance of its flowers

Hosea 14:7 Song of Solomon 2:13

Probably produced two crops of fruit in the year

Numbers 13:20

Proverbial allusion to fathers eating the unripe fruit of

Ezekiel 18:2 Jeremiah 31:29 Jeremiah 31:30

Required to be dressed and pruned to increase its fruitfulness

2 Chronicles 26:10 Isaiah 18:5 Leviticus 25:3

Sibmah

Isaiah 16:8 Isaiah 16:9

Sold in the markets

Sometimes cast its fruit before it came to perfection

Job 15:33 Malachi 3:11

The dwarf and spreading vine particularly esteemed

Ezekiel 17:6

The wild boar destructive to

Psalms 80:13

The wood of, fit only for burning

Ezekiel 15:2 Ezekiel 15:3 Ezekiel 15:4 Ezekiel 15:5

Young cattle fed on its leaves and tender shoots

Genesis 49:11

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