Bible Verses About Allegory

Once the trees went out to choose a king to rule them. They said to the olive tree, 'Rule over us!'

But the olive tree replied, 'Am I supposed to leave my oil, which is used to honor both God and humanity, just to go and hold sway over the trees?'

So the trees said to the fig tree, 'You, come and rule over us!'

But the fig tree replied, 'Am I supposed to leave my sweetness and my good fruit just to go and hold sway over the trees?'

So the trees said to the grapevine, 'You, come and rule over us!'

But the grapevine replied, 'Am I supposed to leave my wine, which gives cheer to God and humanity, just to go and hold sway over the trees?'

Finally, all the trees said to the thorn bush, 'You, come and rule over us!'

The thorn bush replied, 'If you really make me king over you, then come and take shelter in my shade. But if not, let fire come out of the thorn bush and burn down the cedars of the L'vanon!'

The wolf will live with the lamb; the leopard lie down with the kid; calf, young lion and fattened lamb together, with a little child to lead them.

Cow and bear will feed together, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox.

An infant will play on a cobra's hole, a toddler put his hand in a viper's nest.

The desert and the dry land will be glad; the 'Aravah will rejoice and blossom like the lily.

It will burst into flower, will rejoice with joy and singing, will be given the glory of the L'vanon, the splendor of Karmel and the Sharon. They will see the glory of ADONAI, the splendor of our God.

Strengthen your drooping arms, and steady your tottering knees.

Say to the fainthearted, "Be strong and unafraid! Here is your God; he will come with vengeance; with God's retribution he will come and save you."

Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped;

then the lame man will leap like a deer, and the mute person's tongue will sing. For in the desert, springs will burst forth, streams of water in the 'Aravah;

the sandy mirage will become a pool, the thirsty ground springs of water. The haunts where jackals lie down will become a marsh filled with reeds and papyrus.

A highway will be there, a way, called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not pass over it, but it will be for those whom he guides fools will not stray along it.

No lion or other beast of prey will be there, traveling on it. They will not be found there, but the redeemed will go there.

Those ransomed by ADONAI will return and come with singing to Tziyon, on their heads will be everlasting joy. They will acquire gladness and joy, while sorrow and sighing will flee.

Now, to make a midrash on these things: the two women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai and bears children for slavery — this is Hagar.