19 Then the scribes and the chief priests looked for a way to get their hands on him that very hour, because they knew he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.
Luke 20:19 (CSB)
9 Now he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went away for a long time.
Luke 20:9 (CSB)
Owner of the Vineyard = God
Vineyard = Israel
3 So now, residents of Jerusalem and men of Judah, please judge between me and my vineyard. 4 What more could I have done for my vineyard than I did? Why, when I expected a yield of good grapes, did it yield worthless grapes?
Isaiah 5:3-4 (CSB)
10 At harvest time he sent a servant to the farmers so that they might give him some fruit from the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 11 He sent yet another servant, but they beat that one too, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. 12 And he sent yet a third, but they wounded this one too and threw him out.
Luke 20:10-12 (CSB)
Servants = Old Testament Prophets
Farmers = Religious Leaders
13 “Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’
Luke 20:13 (CSB)
2 “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who is it who gave you this authority?” 3 He answered them, “I will also ask you a question. Tell me, 4 was the baptism of John from heaven or of human origin?”
Luke 20:2-4 (CSB)16 When Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from the water. The heavens suddenly opened for him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming down on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased.”
Matthew 3:16-17 (CSB)
14 “But when the tenant farmers saw him, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let’s kill him, so that the inheritance will be ours.’ 15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
Luke 20:14-15 (CSB)
“What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16 He will come and kill those farmers and give the vineyard to others.”
But when they heard this they said, “That must never happen!”
Luke 20:15-16 (CSB)
5 David was furious. “As surely as the Lord lives,” he vowed, “any man who would do such a thing deserves to die!
7 Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man!
2 Samuel 12:5, 7 (CSB)
17 But he looked at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of this Scripture: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone?
Luke 20:17 (CSB)
4 What more could I have done for my vineyard than I did? Why, when I expected a yield of good grapes, did it yield worthless grapes?
Isaiah 5:4 (CSB)
18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it falls, it will shatter him.”
Luke 20:18 (CSB)