Luke 20:9

“Then began he to speak to the people this parable, etc.] According to the other evangelists it seems to be spoken to the chief priests, Scribes, and elders; and certain it is, that they looked upon themselves as struck at in it; it might be spoken to both. Christ having silenced the sanhedrim, turned himself to the people, and delivered the parable of the vineyard to them, though his principal view was to the priests: a certain man planted a vineyard; the people of the Jews are designed by the vineyard, and the “certain man”, or “householder”, as Matthew calls him, (<402128>Matthew 21:28,33) is the Lord of hosts; and the planting of it is to be understood of his bringing and settling the…”

“vineyard--(See on Luk 13:6). In Mat 21:33 additional points are given, taken literally from Isa 5:2, to fix down the application and sustain it by Old Testament authority. husbandmen--the ordinary spiritual guides of the people, under whose care and culture the fruits of righteousness might be yielded. went, &c.--leaving it to the laws of the spiritual husbandry during the whole length of the Jewish economy. (See on Mar 4:26.)”

“See this parable explained in the notes at Matthew 21:33-45. return to 'Top of Page'”

“A long time - It was a long time from the entrance of the Israelites into Canaan to the birth of Christ. Mat 21:33; Mar 12:1. Luke 20:16”

“20:9-19 This story adapts Isaiah’s Song of the Fruitful Vineyard (Isa 5:1-7) to allegorize Jesus’ rejection by Israel’s leaders. In Isaiah’s allegory, the vineyard owner is God and Israel is the unfruitful vineyard that will be judged. Jesus added new characters—the tenant farmers were Israel’s unrighteous leaders, the servants were the Old Testament prophets (repeatedly rejected by Israel), and the son was Jesus. God would judge Israel’s leaders for rejecting and murdering his son. 20:9 leased it to tenant farmers: This was a common practice in first-century Palestine, especially in Galilee, where peasants would lease the right to raise crops from wealthy landowners.”

“this: Mat 21:33-46; Mar 12:1-12 planted: Psa 80:8-14; Isa 5:1-7; Jer 2:21; Joh 15:1-8; Co1 3:6-9 and let: Sol 8:11, Sol 8:12 husbandmen: Deu 1:15-18, Deu 16:18, Deu 17:8-15 went: Luk 19:12 Luke 20:10”