- Note: Abraham was the beginning of the Olive tree, planted in Canaan around 1900 BC. His grandson Israel (Jacob) went with his twelve sons into Egypt.
- Their descendants were delivered from Egypt and wandered until Joshua led them into Canaan around 1350 BC.
- The house of Israel began to grow in righteousness under King David and Solomon, but by 931 BC, its government had begun to decay spiritually and politically.
Seeing this, the Father of the vineyard said, "I will prune out its wicked leaders and divide it into two kingdoms:
I will water it by sending many prophets, who will declare righteousness to the people (prophets such as Jehu and Elijah).
