“The Parable of the Vineyard” Isaiah 5 & Matthew 21

They challenged His authority. One day as Jesus was in the Temple teaching the chief priests, the scribes and Pharisees did not like what He was teaching nor His influence on people. They challenged His authority. “Listen to this story,” Jesus said to them. And He begins to quote Isaiah 5 – “The Vineyard Parable”

“There once was a certain householder who planted a vineyard and hedged it round” Matthew 21:33

“After he had finished building the wall, he dug a winepress.”

“Next he built a watchtower.

“When everything was finished, he rented the vineyard to some farmers and went away to a far country.”

The tenants began working in the vineyard.

“When the harvest time came, he sent his servants to the husbandmen (the tenants) to collect his fruit” vs 34

“The tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.” vs 35 “Then he sent other servants to them, more than the first time, and the tenants did the same to them.” vs 36

“But last of all, he sent his son “But last of all, he sent his son. ‘Surely they will respect my son,’ he said.” vs 37

“But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Come, let's kill him and take his inheritance.’ vs.38

“So they caught him, threw him out of the vineyard and killed him” vs 39

“When the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?” vs 40

"He will miserably destroy those wicked men and will let out his vineyard to other tenants which will give him fruit at the time of the harvest,’ they replied.” vs 41

is now the chief cornerstone?’ Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures , `The stone that the builders rejected is now the chief cornerstone?’ This is God’s doing and is marvelous in our eyes’ Matthew 21: 42

"Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will bring forth fruit” 43

“When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus' parable, they knew He was talking about them.” Verse 45

“But when they sought to lay hands on Him, they feared the people because they took Him for a prophet.” Matthew 21:46

“The Parable of the Vineyard” Isaiah 5 & Matthew 21