The vineyard of the Lord Almighty
is the nation of Israel,
and the people of Judah
are the vines he delighted in.
And he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed;
for righteousness, but heard cries of distress.
Isaiah 5v7
Matthew 3v5-10
Isaiah 5v1-7 & Matthew 3v5-10
What’s the same?
What’s different?
Isaiah 5v1-7 & Matthew 3v5-10
i) There’s a landowner who builds a vineyard…
Isaiah 5v1-7 & Matthew 3v5-10
i) There’s a landowner who builds a vineyard…
SAME!
Isaiah 5v1-7 & Matthew 3v5-10
ii) The owner invests a lot in his vineyard…
Isaiah 5v1-7 & Matthew 3v5-10
ii) The owner invests a lot in his vineyard…
SAME!
Isaiah 5v1-7 & Matthew 3v5-10
iii) The owner rents the vineyard out to tenants…
Isaiah 5v1-7 & Matthew 3v5-10
iii) The owner rents the vineyard out to tenants…
DIFFERENT!
Isaiah 5v1-7 & Matthew 3v5-10
iv) The owner looks for fruit at the harvest…
Isaiah 5v1-7 & Matthew 3v5-10
iv) The owner looks for fruit at the harvest…
SAME / DIFFERENT?!
Isaiah 5v1-7 & Matthew 3v5-10
v) The owner finds bad fruit…
Isaiah 5v1-7 & Matthew 3v5-10
v) The owner finds bad fruit…
DIFFERENT!
Isaiah 5v1-7 & Matthew 3v5-10
vi) The owner vows to destroy the vineyard…
Isaiah 5v1-7 & Matthew 3v5-10
vi) The owner vows to destroy the vineyard…
DIFFERENT!
Psalm 118v22
v42
Psalm 118v22
Isaiah 8v5
v42
v44
Psalm 118v22
Isaiah 8v5
Daniel 2v44
v42
v44
v44
Whose is the kingdom?
“I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.”
Matthew 21v43
Whose is the kingdom?
“I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.”
Matthew 21v43