[:en]The nation of Israel was the vineyard. The Lord had done so much for the vineyard -dugging, cleaning, planting, cutting and building a watchtower on it. Yet it yielded only bad fruit. The people sinned and took their blessings for granted. They were selfishly satisfying themselves.
Sins of the nation:
- The rich oppressed the poor (vs. 8-10)
- The people lived for sensual pleasure (vs. 11-12)
- They questioned God and thought that they were wise (vs. 19-21)
- They acquitted the guilty for a bribe and denied justice to the innocent (v. 23-24)
As a result, God’s arm burned against His people. Judgment came as invading army conquered the land. (vs. 26-30)
Three Significant Vines: (By Warren Wiersbe)
- Past vine – Israel (Ps. 80:7-16; Jer. 2:21, 12:10; Ezek. 15; Hos. 10:1)
- Present vine – Jesus Christ and His church (John 15)
- Future vine – “vine of the earth” the corrupt world system of the last days that is destined to judgment (Rev. 14:14-20)
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