Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
The verse belongs to the parable of the vineyard in which God entrusted the Jewish nation with His gifts and expected faithful return of fruit. It pictures His patient dealing with His people as He repeatedly sent messengers to claim the vineyard, yet they were treated as enemies, mistreated and killed, with later messengers meeting even greater hatred. Stewardship under that trust required unselfish work throughout the vineyard rather than keeping its blessings and resources for only the part under one's care.
The owner then sent his wellbeloved, only begotten Son, equal with Himself, as His last and final messenger and appeal. He sent him saying they would reverence and respect Him. The son represents Jesus Christ. Opposing Christ is therefore warfare against God and work contrary to Christ.
It was spoken as Jesus' last warning to the religious leaders. The sending is God's appeal through Christ with evidence of His divine mission, though the leaders' greed and hardened hearts made reform unlikely. The tenants' refusal of the owner's claim exposed the guilt of leaders who turned the people from Christ and withheld from God the service and fruit He was owed.
Their rejection and killing of the son to seize the inheritance was fulfilled in the Jewish leaders' and people's treatment of Christ. It exposes the guilt of leaders who turn the people from Christ and God's word and withhold from God the service and fruit He is owed. Religious leaders who turn people from God's word and reject His claims repeat the husbandmen's unfaithfulness. Their unfaithfulness brings judgment, and the vineyard is given to other tenants.
The sending of the Son was the atoning sacrifice for the sins of men, planned together by the Father and the Son before the foundation of the world by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God as the only plan that could redeem mankind after sin incurred the penalty of transgression. It was given so mercy might be shown while God's justice was fully met, not to create love for men in God for He loved before He gave. Father and Son united in the sacrifice so God's character might be fully understood and the fulness of their amazing mercy might be known by fallen angels and sinful men.
Only One equal with the Father could make the sacrifice for the lost race, with divinity alone exalting the sinner to sonship with God and making him a partaker of the divine nature. The Lord of glory came in human flesh to give a pure and righteous example, enduring the cross for the joy of seeing sinners redeemed. The parable applies not only to the Jewish nation but also to the church in the present generation, which has received great privileges and blessings and is expected to return corresponding fruit.
In Christ's parables the world is represented as a vineyard, meaning the mission fields of the world, and the parables should be studied. The lesson is practical, that those going forth to mission work need experience in cultivation of the soil and various lines of manual labor, with training that fits them to take hold of any line of work where they are called and to instruct others as they have been instructed. Faithful cultivation of school land and disinterested care of school buildings by students will cause the love of sports and amusements to pass away.
The verse belongs to the parable of the vineyard in which God entrusted the Jewish nation with His gifts and expected faithful return of fruit. It pictures His patient dealing with His people as He repeatedly sent messengers to claim the vineyard, yet they were treated as enemies, mistreated and killed, with later messengers meeting even greater hatred. Stewardship under that trust required unselfish work throughout the vineyard rather than keeping its blessings and resources for only the part under one's care.
The owner then sent his wellbeloved, only begotten Son, equal with Himself, as His last and final messenger and appeal. He sent him saying they would reverence and respect Him. The son represents Jesus Christ. Opposing Christ is therefore warfare against God and work contrary to Christ.
It was spoken as Jesus' last warning to the religious leaders. The sending is God's appeal through Christ with evidence of His divine mission, though the leaders' greed and hardened hearts made reform unlikely. The tenants' refusal of the owner's claim exposed the guilt of leaders who turned the people from Christ and withheld from God the service and fruit He was owed.
Their rejection and killing of the son to seize the inheritance was fulfilled in the Jewish leaders' and people's treatment of Christ. It exposes the guilt of leaders who turn the people from Christ and God's word and withhold from God the service and fruit He is owed. Religious leaders who turn people from God's word and reject His claims repeat the husbandmen's unfaithfulness. Their unfaithfulness brings judgment, and the vineyard is given to other tenants.
The sending of the Son was the atoning sacrifice for the sins of men, planned together by the Father and the Son before the foundation of the world by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God as the only plan that could redeem mankind after sin incurred the penalty of transgression. It was given so mercy might be shown while God's justice was fully met, not to create love for men in God for He loved before He gave. Father and Son united in the sacrifice so God's character might be fully understood and the fulness of their amazing mercy might be known by fallen angels and sinful men.
Only One equal with the Father could make the sacrifice for the lost race, with divinity alone exalting the sinner to sonship with God and making him a partaker of the divine nature. The Lord of glory came in human flesh to give a pure and righteous example, enduring the cross for the joy of seeing sinners redeemed. The parable applies not only to the Jewish nation but also to the church in the present generation, which has received great privileges and blessings and is expected to return corresponding fruit.
In Christ's parables the world is represented as a vineyard, meaning the mission fields of the world, and the parables should be studied. The lesson is practical, that those going forth to mission work need experience in cultivation of the soil and various lines of manual labor, with training that fits them to take hold of any line of work where they are called and to instruct others as they have been instructed. Faithful cultivation of school land and disinterested care of school buildings by students will cause the love of sports and amusements to pass away.