Matthew 21:33-46

With the finish in sight Jesus spoke of God's goodness and desire to save Matthew 21:33-46: "The vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the House of Israel." (Isaiah 5:7) God had entrusted His vineyard to men. They were responsible for it. The abuse of Israel's religious freedoms led her far away from both God and truth.

Those in charge of the vineyard even killed the Son of the owner. "But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, this is the heir. Come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance. So they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and killed him." (Matthew 21:38-39) But, thank God, "this stone which the builders rejected is become the chief cornerstone." This parable shows God's goodness and His desire to save and also it shows how wicked and deliberate man can be in his sins.