Luke 20:15

THE WICKED HUSBANDMEN

‘What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?’

Luke 20:15

Notice—

I. The vineyard.

(a) Its owner (see Isaiah 5:7).

(b) What the owner did with it (see Isaiah 5:1).

II. The husbandmen.

(a) Their privileges and how they used them.

(b) Their rebellion and how it ended.

The Jewish Church had served its end. The Jews thought it was to last for ever; but a great Church was to arise which should embrace all nations, Jews and Gentiles. And who was to be the Head of it? The Son they ‘cast out’—the ‘stone’ they refused (Acts 4:11) was to be the chief corner stone.

We are part of His kingdom. We are now in God’s vineyard. Then what does God expect from us? Fruit. Are we yielding any? Is the world any the better for our being in it? Are we rebellious? Not listening to God’s voice? Forgetting Who gives us all our blessings? Despising His Son? (Hebrews 6:6.) Then we must prepare for the King’s displeasure—for banishment from His presence.

—Rev. Canon Watson.