Mat 21:33 | MHM | STEP | The Parable of the Wicked Tenants In this section, Jesus tells a parable about a landowner who plants a vineyard and rents it to some tenants. When the owner sends servants to collect his share of the fruit, the tenants beat and kill them. Finally, the owner sends his son, thinking they will respect him, but the tenants kill the son too. Jesus uses this story to warn the religious leaders of Israel that, because they have rejected God’s messengers and the Son, the kingdom will be taken from them and given to others who will be faithful. The parable shows God’s patience and justice, and the danger of rejecting His message. v. 33 : Jesus begins the parable: There was a householder, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge around it, dug a winepress, and built a tower. He rented it to some tenants and went to another country (Matthew 21:33 ). The landowner represents God, and the vineyard is Israel, God’s people. God did everything to care for and protect His people, giving them the law, the temple, and prophets. The tenants are the leaders of Israel, who are supposed to care for the people and give God the fruit of righteousness. God left them with responsibility, but expected them to be faithful stewards.

‏ Matthew 21:33

The Parable of the Wicked Tenants

In this section, Jesus tells a parable about a landowner who plants a vineyard and rents it to some tenants. When the owner sends servants to collect his share of the fruit, the tenants beat and kill them. Finally, the owner sends his son, thinking they will respect him, but the tenants kill the son too. Jesus uses this story to warn the religious leaders of Israel that, because they have rejected God’s messengers and the Son, the kingdom will be taken from them and given to others who will be faithful. The parable shows God’s patience and justice, and the danger of rejecting His message.

v. 33: Jesus begins the parable: There was a householder, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge around it, dug a winepress, and built a tower. He rented it to some tenants and went to another country (Matthew 21:33 ^a). The landowner represents God, and the vineyard is Israel, God’s people. God did everything to care for and protect His people, giving them the law, the temple, and prophets. The tenants are the leaders of Israel, who are supposed to care for the people and give God the fruit of righteousness. God left them with responsibility, but expected them to be faithful stewards.