What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.
I observe that Jesus did not wait to allow the audience to answer but gave the appropriate answer to them. The Lord of the vineyard would come and destroy the husbandmen.
If we were to accept the interpretations of modern critics, this would be a despicable act on the part of the lord of the vineyard.
· Never mind the husbandmen had stolen
· Never mind the husbandmen had beaten and killed his servants
· Never mind the husbandmen had killed the lord’s son
What is intolerable, in the mind of modernists, is that the lord would execute judgment on the husbandmen.
The scribes and Pharisees knew this parable was spoken against them, but it has application today. Men have grown so accustomed to have rule over the things of life that they have forgotten they are but stewards of the things of life.
· They have forgotten they have a creator God.
· They have forgotten they will give an account.
What’s more, they do not wish to be reminded of these truths.
The very idea that God can and would hold them accountable is repugnant to them.
It matters not.
They will, we will, all give an account in the Lord’s time.
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Accountability and Stewardship: Modern Applications of the Parable of the Vineyard
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