{"id":3090,"date":"2016-03-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/and-he-began-to-speak-to-them-in-parables-a-man-planted-a-vineyard-and-put-a-fence-around-it-and-dug-a-pit-for-the-winepress-and-built-a-tower-and-leased-it-to-tenants-and-went-int\/"},"modified":"2016-03-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T00:00:00","slug":"and-he-began-to-speak-to-them-in-parables-a-man-planted-a-vineyard-and-put-a-fence-around-it-and-dug-a-pit-for-the-winepress-and-built-a-tower-and-leased-it-to-tenants-and-went-int","status":"publish","type":"oyb","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/and-he-began-to-speak-to-them-in-parables-a-man-planted-a-vineyard-and-put-a-fence-around-it-and-dug-a-pit-for-the-winepress-and-built-a-tower-and-leased-it-to-tenants-and-went-int","title":{"rendered":"\u2018And he began to speak to them in parables. \u201cA man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower, and leased it to tenants and went into another country” (Mark 12:1 ESV)"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is a “parable?” The word parable is from the root word \u201cparaballo\u201d or in the Greek \u201cparabole.\u201d This compound word comes from \u201cpara\u201d which means \u201cto come along side or compare\u201d and \u201cballo\u201d which literally means \u201cto throw.” So, a “parable” is a simple story that stands “alongside” another story and “throws” towards, or points towards, a deeper meaning.
\nTo whom was this parable directed? The chief priests, scribes and elders who had come questioning His authority.
\nWhat was this parable’s meaning? The “vineyard” pointed to Israel and the “winepress,” to the temple. The “tenants” were those chief priests, scribes and elders that the owner had left in charge. The “servants” who the owner sent were the prophets. And of course, the son of the owner, that the tenants killed, was Jesus. With this parable, Jesus was actually answering their earlier question concerning by what authority he acted. He was telling them that He was the Son of God and predicting that they would reject and kill Him. And that because of this rejection they would suffer God’s judgment.
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What is a “parable?” The word parable is from the root word \u201cparaballo\u201d or in the Greek \u201cparabole.\u201d This compound word comes from \u201cpara\u201d which means \u201cto come along side or compare\u201d and \u201cballo\u201d which literally means \u201cto throw.” So, a “parable” is a simple story that stands “alongside” another story and “throws” towards, or points towards, a deeper meaning.
\nTo whom was this parable directed? The chief priests, scribes and elders who had come questioning His authority.
\nWhat was this parable’s meaning? The “vineyard” pointed to Israel and the “winepress,” to the temple. The “tenants” were those chief priests, scribes and elders that the owner had left in charge. The “servants” who the owner sent were the prophets. And of course, the son of the owner, that the tenants killed, was Jesus. With this parable, Jesus was actually answering their earlier question concerning by what authority he acted. He was telling them that He was the Son of God and predicting that they would reject and kill Him. And that because of this rejection they would suffer God’s judgment.
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