Jacob 5 contains a fascinatingly detailed description of the ancient cultivation of an olive vineyard. It is hard to imagine that Joseph Smith could have known how to describe these techniques. See this link for a discussion of the actual ancient techniques and you will be surprised at the accuracy of the description in Jacob 5.
Putting aside for a moment the literal accuracy of the olive tree allegory, my favorite verse in Jacob 5 is this one:
Since the trees are the modern saints, this verse makes it clear that the saints need to be cultivated further: dug about, pruned, dunged, "for the last time." This is in order to prepare for the natural fruit. What type of cultivation is this allegory suggesting we need? I like to think of it at a ward level and I believe that what it is talking about is the work that must occur among the saints as they magnify their individual callings and exert themselves to strengthen those around them, to be become more Christ-like and to repent of their sins.

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