45 Parable of the Vineyard Owner

In this parable of Jesus He is describing judgment too. Galilee had many farmers who were absentee landlords who had hired tenant farmers to care for the fields and crops. The tenant farmer would pay their rent by giving some of the crops to the landowner. He in turn would send servants to the farmer to collect his rent. The key features of this parable are:

1. The man who planted the vineyard (God)
2. The vineyard (nation Israel)
3. The tenant farmers (the Jewish religious leaders)
4. The landowner’s servants (the prophets and priests who were faithful to God and preached to Israel)
5. The son (Jesus)
6. The other to whom the vineyard was given (the Gentiles)