The Parable of Murdered Son

Introduction –

• It is Wednesday of the final week of His life, 2 days after His triumphal entry.

o   Mark 11:27, 15ܡܪܩܘܣ ܝܐ:27، 15

o   I Timothy 2:6ܐ. ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ ܒ:6

1)      The Parable

• That is quoted from Isaiah 5 that was well-known to the people of Israel.

o   Isaiah 5:1-7ܐܫܥܝܐ ܗ:1 – 7

o   Matthew 21:35, 41ܡܬܝ ܟܐ:35، 41 

o   Genesis 9:6ܒܪܝܬܐ ܛ:6 

2)      The Interpretation

• The man who planted the vineyard is God.

o   Isaiah 5:5ܐܫܥܝܐ ܗ:5 

• The vineyard is the people of God, Israel.
• The tenant farmers and vine growers are the religious leaders.

o   Romans 9:4ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܛ:4 

• The long journey is the Old Testament history.
• The harvest time is the appropriate season when God expect a spiritual harvest.
• The sales are the Old Testament prophets, preachers and priests.
• The nation Israel, what did they do with the prophets? Beat them, treated them shamefully, wounded them, killed them, threw them out.

o   Hebrews 11:27ܥܒܼܖ̈ܝܐ ܝܐ:27

o   Jeremiah 7:21-26ܐܪܡܝܐ ܗ:21 – 26 

o   Matthew 23:29-37ܡܬܝ ܟܓ:29 – 37 

• The son is Jesus Christ who claimed to be the Son of God.

o   Mark 1:11, Luke 9:35ܡܪܩܘܣ ܐ:11، ܠܘܩܐ ܛ:35

o   John 11:48ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܐ:48 

• What will the owner of vineyard do?

o   Matthew 23:9, 21:41ܡܬܝ ܟܓ:9، ܟܐ:41 

• The apostles, those Galileans. are the new stewards?
• Jesus closes the story with, “have you not read the scriptures?”

o   Psalm 118:22-23ܡܙܡܖ̈ܐ ܩܝܚ:22 – 23 

Conclusion: They feared the wrong person. Did anything change?