Then began He to speak to the people this parable: A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time. And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty. And again he sent another servant; and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty. And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out. Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him. But when the husbandmen saw him they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours. So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid. Luke, Chapter 20, verses 9-16.
After reading the parable, this is my opinion of what God might say. “I protected My people and promised them a Savior (Jesus). Then I sent them prophets to tell of Jesus’ coming and they ignored them. I thought that they just didn’t understand that I’m trying to help them turn their lives around so that they can have Salvation with Me. So, I decided to send John the Baptist and they ignored and killed him. I figured surely they will acknowledge My only begotten Son, Jesus, so I sent Jesus to them.
“They totally ignored the fact that Jesus is the Son of God, and then they had the audacity to kill Him. That way they didn’t have to feel guilty anymore for living their worldly lives not focused on My teachings. They didn’t have any idea about who they were dealing with, because Jesus arose from the grave on the third day to fulfill the Scriptures. He conquered death so that all who truly believe in Him will have eternal life in heaven.
“You are ungrateful people! You killed My only begotten Son and don’t deserve the gift of Salvation that Jesus has provided for you. I’m going to give that gift to anyone who believes that Jesus is their Savior, because you aren’t worthy of it!”
Because this is an example of how I’ve applied this Bible passage to my life, it doesn’t necessarily reflect the whole meaning of the passage. Debbie
