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In the parable of the tenants (found in Matthew 21, Mark 12, and Luke 20), the vineyard owner represents God, the servants represent the Old Testament prophets, the owner's only son represents Jesus, and the tenants represent the Pharisees.
The Pharisees had been entrusted with God's word, and they were to to sow it among the people. When God sent prophets in the Old Testament, they were ridiculed and persecuted. When God sent His Son, they denied Him as their Master, refused to listen to Him, and were responsible for His death. Jesus says that the vineyard owner would naturally kill the tenants and give the vineyard to others who will give the owner his dues.
In this parable, Jesus is warning the Pharisees that they would be destroyed, and others would take their place. According to history, by about 70 AD Israel was destroyed and the Jews were either killed, scattered, or enslaved. Peter, Paul, and other devout Christians were given the responsibility of guarding and distributing the message of God and Jesus.
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How many parables in Mark?
There are nine parables in the Gospel of Mark: the parable of the sower, the parable of the lamp, the parable of the growing seed, the parable of the mustard seed, the parable of the wicked tenants, the parable of the fig tree, the parable of the wedding feast, the parable of the ten virgins, and the parable of the talents.
What is the moral of the parable of the tenants?
The parable of the tenants teaches about the consequences of rejecting the authority and message of God. It illustrates that those who do not honor God's authority and fail to produce good fruits will face judgment and lose their blessings.
The first parable told in the Gospel of Matthew is the parable of the?
parable of the sower
An Example Of a parable?
The parable of the seeds and the sower
What was the name of the story in which Jesus fortold His rejection by God's Chosen People?
Well, not all the Jews rejected Him, but the story I think you're thinking of is the Parable of the Tenants. The commentators of the 2008 NIV update and myself agree that in this parable, the son represents Jesus. The evil tenants are the Pharisees and chief priests. To me the Landowner is God the Father. Here is the Parable of the Tenants (Matthew 21:33-44, but I also put verses 45-46 in too)33 "Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.34 When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit.35 "The tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.36 Then he sent other servants to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way.37 Last of all, he sent his son to them. 'They will respect my son,' he said.38 "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.39 So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.40 "Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?"41 "He will bring those wretches to a wretched end," they replied, "and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants, who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time."42 Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures:"'The stone the builders rejectedhas become the cornerstone;the Lord has done this,and it is marvelous in our eyes'?43 "Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.44 Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed."45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus' parables, they knew he was talking about them.46 They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.
Was the parable of the sower the only parable Jesus explained?
No Jesus also explained the parable of the Wheats and the Tares.
How do you write a parable?
a parable is a short story with a message
Name a parable in the Bible?
The parable of the good Samaritan.
Can a parable contain a paradox?
can a parable contain a paradox
What is the lesson of the parable?
Each parable has a different lesson.
Examples of a parable?
A parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. Some examples can be found in Matthew chapter 13. These parables include: The parable of the sower, The parable of the weeds, The parable of the mustard seed, The parable of the hidden treasure and the pearl, and The parable of the net.
How many of his parables did Jesus give an explanation for?
It is believed that Jesus told around 35 parables during his ministry though they vary in number depending on the source. Of these 35 parables Jesus only gave explanations for 10 of them. These parables with explanations are as follows: Parable of the Sower Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds Parable of the Mustard Seed Parable of the Hidden Treasure Parable of the Pearl of Great Price Parable of the Dragnet Parable of the Unforgiving Servant Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard Parable of the Good Samaritan Parable of the Ten VirginsThese parables and their explanations can be found in the Bible in the books of Matthew Mark and Luke.
