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Luke 20:9-19
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9He went on to tell the
people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it to some farmers and
went away for a long time.
10At harvest time he sent a
servant to the tenants so they would give him some of the fruit of the
vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
11He sent another servant,
but that one also they beat and treated shamefully and sent away empty-handed.
12He sent still a third, and
they wounded him and threw him out.
13“Then the owner of the
vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my son, whom I love; perhaps they
will respect him.’
14“But when the tenants saw
him, they talked the matter over. ‘This is the heir,’ they said. ‘Let’s kill
him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
15So they threw him out of
the vineyard and killed him. “What then will the owner of the vineyard do to
them?
16He will come and kill those
tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When the people heard this, they
said, “God forbid!”
17Jesus looked directly at
them and asked, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: “‘The stone
the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?
18Everyone who falls on that
stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”
19The teachers of the law and
the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him immediately, because they knew
he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.
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1)
Whom does the
owner of the vineyard represent?
o
He represents
God.
2)
Whom do the tenants
that rented the vineyard represent?
o
They represent
the Jews.
3)
What does the
vineyard represent?
o
It represents all
the blessings.
o
That
o
God gives to the
Jews.
4)
Whom do the
servants of the owner represent?
o
They represent
prophets sent by God to the Jews.
5)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 10 to 12 how did the tenants treat the servants the owner sent
to them to collect his fruit at harvest
time?
o
They
§
Beat the first
one.
§
And sent him away
empty-handed.
§
Beat and treated
shamefully the second one.
§
And sent him away
empty-handed.
§
Wounded the third
one.
§
And threw him out.
6)
How did the Jews consistently
treat prophets God sent to them, given that the tenants consistently mistreated
servants the owner sent to them?
o
They consistently
mistreated the prophets.
o
That
o
God sent to them.
7)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 13 whom did the owner
send to the tenants next?
o
He sent his son next.
8)
Whom does the son
of the owner represent?
o
He represents
Jesus.
9)
What was on the
mind of the owner when he said that perhaps
the tenants would respect his son, given that respecting his son began with respecting
him?
o
The owner thought
that he held sway over the tenants.
o
Such that
o
They would change
their attitude.
o
When
o
They saw his son.
10)
What risk did the
owner put his son at when he sent his son to the tenants, given what had
happened to the servants?
o
The owner put his
son at the risk of getting killed.
11)
To what extent
did the owner desire to broker a peaceful resolution of the conflict between
him and the tenants?
o
The owner desired
a peaceful resolution so much.
o
So that
o
He was willing to
put the son whom he loved at the risk of getting killed.
12)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 14 what did the tenants decide to do to the owner’s son
when they saw
him and talked the matter over?
o
They decided to
§
Kill him.
§
And take his
inheritance.
13)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 15 what did the tenants do to the owner’s son?
o
They
§
Threw him out of
the vineyard.
§
And killed him.
14)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 15 and 16 what did he
say the owner of the vineyard would do to those tenants?
o
He will
§
Come.
§
Kill those
tenants.
§
And give the
vineyard to others.
15)
What did Jesus
mean when he said that the owner will give the vineyard to others, given that others
are the Gentiles?
o
Jesus meant that
God will give to the Gentiles all the blessings.
o
That
o
He has given to
the Jews.
16)
According to
verse 16 what was the reaction of the people when they heard the wretched end of
the tenants?
o
They said, “God
forbid!”
17)
Why had the
tenants not considered the consequence that if they killed the son of the
owner, the owner would come and reckon with them, given that the owner had been
so lenient with them that they had formed an opinion of him?
o
They
§
Despised the
owner.
§
And thought
nothing of him.
18)
What is a
cornerstone?
o
A cornerstone is
the first stone set in the construction of a building.
o
Such that
o
All other stones
would be set in reference to the cornerstone.
19)
What does the cornerstone
represent?
o
It represents the
Christ.
20)
In accordance
with what the Scriptures say in verse 17
whom do the builders that rejected the stone represent?
o
They represent
the Jewish religious leaders.
21)
In accordance
with what the Scriptures say in verse 17
who is the stone that is rejected by the builders and that has become the cornerstone?
o
Jesus is the
stone
§
That is rejected
by the builders, i.e.,
§
The Jewish
religious leaders.
§
And that has
become the cornerstone, i.e.,
§
The Christ.
22)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 18 what will happen
to anyone who falls on that stone and
to anyone
on whom it falls?
o
Anyone who falls
on that stone will be broken to pieces.
o
Anyone on whom it
falls will be crushed.
23)
According to
verse 19 whom did the teachers of the law and the chief priests think that
Jesus had spoken the parable against when they heard it?
o
They knew that
Jesus had spoken the parable against them.
24)
According to
verse 19 why did the teachers of the law and the chief priests hesitate to
arrest Jesus?
o
They were afraid
of the people.
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Luke 20:9-19
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