Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46
33"Hear another parable. There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to tenants, and went into another country. 34When the season of fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants, to get his fruit; 35and the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. 36Again he sent other servants, more than the first; and they did the same to them. 37Afterward he sent his son to them, saying, `They will respect my son.' 38But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, `This is the heir; come, let us kill him and have his inheritance.' 39And they took him and cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. 40When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?" 41They said to him, "He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons." 42Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the scriptures: `The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner; this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes'? 43Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the fruits of it." 45When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them. 46But when they tried to arrest him, they feared the multitudes, because they held him to be a prophet.
What touched my Soul
I see in this Jesus parable a clear match with the Jewish/Christian history.
This was told by Jesus before he suffer death at the hands of the romans and jews, so it’s not surprising the chief priests and pharisees thought Jesus was refering to them. For sure they were already conspiring to have him death.
What realy touches me in this parable is the reaction ofmthe father.
Looking at this from a human eyes (exactly the way “they“ did) we would say the Landlord would send the armies and get rid of those criminal tenants. Maybe kill them.
Although Jesus guide “them” in a totally diferent way.
What is that way?
“Have you never read in the scriptures: `The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner; this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes'? 43Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the fruits of it."
Confused? No!!
Jesus focus on the idea that what may look like a wickness ( the killing of the landlord son), it will be tranformed in victory - the Son of Men ressurection.
The son of the Landlord. The Son of Men will become the head of the corner.
Thank you Jesus for becoming the head of the corner
Thank you Jesus for dying for our sins
Thank you Jesus for the wisdom and faith in You
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