Q3. The Unfruitful Vineyard

[Alexander Mengistu]

Ans. to Q#3:

1. To have a fruitful grape on His vineyard.
2. “And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein;” 5:2
3. “…it brought forth wild grapes.”  5:2
4. 5 And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down: 6 And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
5. The parable is about Jerusalem. God bless his people with all good resources as a nation, but sadly they come up with a sinful act. As a result there happened the demolishment of the walls of Jerusalem and the people suffer a lot.

 

 

[shelteredunderhiswings]

Q3. (Isaiah 5:1-6) What was the vintner’s vision for the vineyard? A very well kept vineyard in which wine would be produced. Many hours and a lot of toil was placed into this vineyard as well as the choice vines that were used.

 

What did he do to accomplish his vision? Removed all the rocks, created a hedge, a tower for protection, a wine press so that the wine can be made right there. Everything that could be done for the vineyard was done.

 

 

What happened when the crop came in? The crop that came is was a wild grape. Wild grapes are bitter and even in some cases poisonous. You can not make wine especially out of these wild grapes.

 

What did the vintner say he would do with the vineyard? He removed the hedges that kept out wild animals and people out. He would allow it to be overgrown and even trampled underfoot.

 

 

What does this parable mean? That God prepared a place for the people of Israel. He made a hedge around them and kept them safe from their enemies. The tower is the temple that guarded over Jerusalem. He planted from a choice stock...that of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Even with all of this the people  became like wild grapes. Sin distorts the vine and even the fruit. God will remove the hedge around Israel so that others will invade and conquer them.

[Stan]

He plants a garden using choice seed tills it put a.wall around it and aguard to keep out pests.He expects it to bare much choice fruit.He receive rotten fruit and

Very littel harvest.He said he would destroy it and burn up the weeds.

It mean that we are Gods field. He has sown good into Kurt lives and expects us to

Yield good crops into other people sharing His love and mercy as we go.

[jonesjp]

The vision of the vintner was to build a vineyard of good grapes so that he would have good crop but all that he did to protect and take care of his crop did not help the crop yielded bad or stink fruit so the vintner decided to destroy the vineyard and let it become wasteland.  God with His divine wisdom and His unconditional love prepared the way for us to live an obedient life through Him but instead we desire the things of the world and instead of justice he saw bloodshed and instead of righteousness he heard distress.  He said “if you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land. But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword. “

[NancyinBelize]

You all have responded well. I will just address the question about the meaning of the parable.

Isaiah warns Judah that God will allow them to be destroyed.He has nurtured and protected them but they have failed to love the Lord their God with all their hearts...the first and most important commandment.

Although this prophecy of impending destruction was meant for Judah, it teaches us about God's character...which is constant. If God warned and did allow Judah to be destroyed because they were arrogant and ignored the poor, we would be wise to understand that God is likely to do this to us as well

[NancyinBelize]

You all have responded well. I will just address the question about the meaning of the parable.

Isaiah warns Judah that God will allow them to be destroyed.He has nurtured and protected them but they have failed to love the Lord their God with all their hearts...the first and most important commandment.

Although this prophecy of impending destruction was meant for Judah, it teaches us about God's character...which is constant. If God warned and did allow Judah to be destroyed because they were arrogant and ignored the poor, we would be wise to understand that God is likely to do this to us as well

[NancyinBelize]

You all have responded well. I will just address the question about the meaning of the parable.

Isaiah warns Judah that God will allow them to be destroyed.He has nurtured and protected them but they have failed to love the Lord their God with all their hearts...the first and most important commandment.

Although this prophecy of impending destruction was meant for Judah, it teaches us about God's character...which is constant. If God warned and did allow Judah to be destroyed because they were arrogant and ignored the poor, we would be wise to understand that God is likely to do this to us as well

[Craig]

Q3. (Isaiah 5:1-6) What was the vintner’s vision for the vineyard? What did he do to accomplish his vision? What happened when the crop came in? What did the vintner say he would do with the vineyard? What does this parable mean?

 

 

The vintner's vision for the vineyard was to produce sweet grapes.  In order to accomplish his goal he plowed the land; cleared stones; and planted the best vines.  He built a watchtower in the center of his vineyard and built a protective wall around it.  The vineyard was planted on a rich and fertile hill.  However, when the crops came in it was bitter not sweet.  As a result, the vintner said that he would destroy the vineyard and leave it open to the animals and let it go wild.

 

God was the vintner and Israel was the vineyard.  Instead of responding to God's loving care and becoming a sweet grape, Israel became a bitter, foul smelling grape.  Israel did not respond to God's attention and care.  So, like the vineyard in this parable, God would destroy Judah just as the vintner destroyed the vineyard.

[GoRaysXD]

Q3. (Isaiah 5:1-6) What was the vintner’s vision for the vineyard? What did he do to accomplish his vision? What happened when the crop came in? What did the vintner say he would do with the vineyard? What does this parable mean?

 

 

The vintner's vision for the vineyard was to produce sweet grapes.  In order to accomplish his goal he plowed the land; cleared stones; and planted the best vines.  He built a watchtower in the center of his vineyard and built a protective wall around it.  The vineyard was planted on a rich and fertile hill.  However, when the crops came in it was bitter not sweet.  As a result, the vintner said that he would destroy the vineyard and leave it open to the animals and let it go wild.

 

God was the vintner and Israel was the vineyard.  Instead of responding to God's loving care and becoming a sweet grape, Israel became a bitter, foul smelling grape.  Israel did not respond to God's attention and care.  So, like the vineyard in this parable, God would destroy Judah just as the vintner destroyed the vineyard.

 

[Sank T Monius]

Isaiah 5:1-6
Q). What was the vintner's vision for the vineyard?
A). The vision for the vineyard was to produce good grapes: "Then he looked for a crop of good grapes..." -Isaiah 5:2
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Q). What did he do to accomplish his vision?
A). He dug it up and cleared it of stones and planted it with the choicest vines. He built a watchtower in it and cut out a winepress as well. -Isaiah 5:2
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Q). What happened when the crop came in?
A). ...but it yielded only bad fruit. -Isaiah 5:2
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Q). What did the vintner say he would do with the vineyard?
A). "Now I will tell you what I am going to do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be destroyed; I will break down its wall, and it will be trampled. I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and briers and thorns will grow there. I will command the clouds not to rain on it." -Isaiah5:6
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Q). What does this parable mean?
A). God's vineyard, of course is Israel. What more could I have done? asks Yahweh. I have given the grapes every opportunity to grow fruitfully and well, but all that comes of it is, literally, "stink-fruit" -- foul-smelling fruit. The bad fruit represents the gross injustice and unrighteousness that abound in the land. As a result of bad fruit where there should have been good fruit, the Lord declares a judgment of exposure to destructive forces. The thorn-hedge will be removed, any stone wall will be broken down, and nothing will grow there except briars and weeds. This prophecy was fulfilled in the increasing destruction wrought in Judah by the Assyrians, culminating with the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonian army in 587 BC.
 

[jesusphreak]

Q3. (Isaiah 5:1-6) What was the vintner's vision for the vineyard? What did he do to accomplish his vision? What happened when the crop came in? What did the vintner say he would do with the vineyard? What does this parable mean?

 

The vintner’s vision for the vineyard was a place to grow vines that yield good fruit -- useful fruit to make good wine.  It wasn’t just to produce good fruit for aesthetic reasons -- why put in a winepress if you didn’t want others to enjoy the fruit?  The vintner made the conditions right to accomplish this goal -- he prepared the ground and set up protection for it.  But when the crop came in, it yielded bad fruit.  And the vintner says he’ll break down the protection, abandon the vineyard, and let the briars and thorns overtake it.

 

I think this parable means that God has given us everything we need to be fruitful.  We need to be the type of fruit that can be made into a fine wine, and we need to serve one another.  And while God is patient with us, we need to remember that it’s only through his mercy and grace that we get an opportunity to be fruitful.  If we don’t accept Christ in this life, judgement is coming & God will take away the protection he has given us, and let the briars and thorns overtake us.

 

It’s these sort of references, and the talk of wrath on the day of judgement (“And people shall enter the caves of the rocks and the holes of the ground, from before the terror of the Lord, and from the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth”) that brings to my mind Proverbs 1:7 -- “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge”...

[antonate]

The vintners vision for the vineyard was it yeilds a good crop of grapes. He dug the vineyard and made is smooth and clean and cleared the stones and planted some of the best vines.But the crop came it did not acheive what the vintner wanted. all the effort of the vintner produced a bad fruit instead of the good fruit what the vintner was expecting.

since the vineyard did not produce the good fruit the vintner decided to destroy the vineyard by taking away the hedge that was around it . Further he decided to break its wall and allowed it trampled and become a wasteland.  Instead of being a fertile land it is turned into a place where no cultivation can take place, instead of a yield of good fruit it will only produce briers and thorns and it is deprived of rain falling on it.

God had mighty plan for Israel. God loved them and cared for them and he wanted to achieve his plan and purposes through them. Although he cared for them they forgot him and turned to sin and rebellion and God could no longer use them for his glory. Due to their sin and rebellion God plans to destroy them completely.

[angelbaby]

Q3   a)    What was the vintner’s vision for the vineyard?

The vintner loved his vineyard. and was willing to sing a song about his vineyard because he looked for a good crop of grapes at the end of his toil

    What did he do to accomplish the vision?

He chose a good piece of fertile land. He dug it up and cleared it of stones. He planted in it the best of vines. He built a watch tower to survey it and hunt away intruders and birds. He made a winepress also to crush the ripe grapes to make wine. He did everything he could do to enable him to get a good crop of good grapes.

c)   What happened when the crops came in?

When he was looking for a crop of good grapes it only yielded bad grapes. .He was frustrated after all that he had done as he had not left any stone unturned in caring for it.

 

d)    What did the vintner say he would do with the vineyard? 

       The vintner would allow the vineyard to become a wasteland.

            

e)   What does the parable mean?

          The Vineyard is the House of Israel.  The Garden of His Delight  are the Men of Judah. The Good Fruit are Justice and Righteousness….these are what he expected. The Bad Fruit are Bloodshed and Distress……that’s what resulted in Judah. So since he tended and cared for his vineyard and got only bad fruit He proclaimed a judgement which meant destructive forces would invade JUDAH  The prophecies were fulfilled with the destruction of Judah by the Assyrians and ending with the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 587.BC.

 

 

[angelbaby]

Q3   a)    What was the vintner’s vision for the vineyard?

The vintner loved his vineyard. and was willing to sing a song about his vineyard because he looked for a good crop of grapes at the end of his toil

    What did he do to accomplish the vision?

He chose a good piece of fertile land. He dug it up and cleared it of stones. He planted in it the best of vines. He built a watch tower to survey it and hunt away intruders and birds. He made a winepress also to crush the ripe grapes to make wine. He did everything he could do to enable him to get a good crop of good grapes.

c)   What happened when the crops came in?

When he was looking for a crop of good grapes it only yielded bad grapes. .He was frustrated after all that he had done as he had not left any stone unturned in caring for it.

 

d)    What did the vintner say he would do with the vineyard? 

       The vintner would allow the vineyard to become a wasteland.

            

e)   What does the parable mean?

          The Vineyard is the House of Israel.  The Garden of His Delight  are the Men of Judah. The Good Fruit are Justice and Righteousness….these are what he expected. The Bad Fruit are Bloodshed and Distress……that’s what resulted in Judah. So since he tended and cared for his vineyard and got only bad fruit He proclaimed a judgement which meant destructive forces would invade JUDAH  The prophecies were fulfilled with the destruction of Judah by the Assyrians and ending with the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 587.BC.

 

 

[Old Jerry]

The vision that the vintner had for the vineyard is that it would have a great harvest of the best grapes that there could be. He did all he could to have the best vineyard by planting the choice vines, built a watchtower to watch over it and made a wine vat. When the crop came in it was nothing but wild grapes. Then he decided to remove its hedge and let it be devoured.

 

The parable means that God has done everything to protect us but if we are not productive and continue under his protection then we will be devoured by the world.

 

 

[Quinton]

the vintner had a beautifull vision of how His garden was gonna look and the great fruit is was going to yield. i cannot help but ask myself the question am i bearing beautifull fruit? am i bearing great tasting fruit? may the good Lord have mercy on our souls.

[Quinton]

the prophet Isaiah must have been in awe at this vision. seeing the seraphim chants sound like thunder shaking the doors of the temple. i suddenly feel so small. my voice can't make doors shake

[WinstonY]

Isaiah 5, the Vineyard Song

In the parable (Song of the Vineyard) it is somewhat difficult to tell who is the speaker for someone is speaking on behalf of ‘my beloved'. Regardless God that is God who planted the vineyard and cared for it with great love. The love of the owner of the vineyard can be understood by reading Naboth's Vineyard (1Kings 21:1 - 28).. Like all vineyard owners God loves the vineyard and hopes for a return which is consistent with his ideals of fairness and justice. This God who is not partial and who doesn't take bribes who executes justice for the orphans and the widows, and who loves strangers providing them with food and clothing. (Deut. 10: 17-18) To accomplish this God cultivated the garden. God provided a history for his people, a covenant with Abraham, Issac and Jacob. Moses was directed to lead the people from oppression in Egypt, the prophets proclaimed justice and jubilee but all the gardener got in return was sour grapes. When he looked for justice, he saw bloodshed for righteousness he heard the same cries of distress that he had heard from the people in their oppression in Egypt.

The first thing for God to do is to destroy with the wrath of God the vineyard (verses 5 & 6). But God is more than just. He is a God of forgiveness and mercy.

In Luke 13: 6 - 9, the gardener worked around the tree for three years and when the owners received no fruit, he threatens to cut down the tree. The gardener suggested to try another year, to manure and cultivate the soil and then a crop may result.

God is gracious, his message of truth and resurrection in Christ is so wonderful it is to good to be true. God gives the opportunity after opportunity, he manures and cultivates us. Bless this God who loves us so much he gave his only Son. This gracious God is the one who by his grace justifies people; it is his gift to humankind and it is dispensed freely by our gracious God.

"Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters, and you are you who have no money

to buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price".

(Isaiah 55: 11)

Oh, such a wonderful promise, it is a dream, it is too good to be true.

winstonY

[van]

After all of the care put in, in digging, planting and building the grapes came up bad. God said He will make it a waste land, good for nothing. What more could I have done? asks Yahweh. I have given the grapes every opportunity to grow fruitfully and well but all that comes back is bad grapes. The bad fruit represents the gross injustice and unrighteousness that abound in the land. The vineyard is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the garden of his delight. When He looked for justice He only saw bloodshed. And for righteous He only heard cries of distress.

[Jen]

Q3. (Isaiah 5:1-6) What was the vintner's vision for the vineyard? What did he do to accomplish his vision? What happened when the crop came in? What did the vintner say he would do with the vineyard? What does this parable mean?

 

An abundant crop of good, choice fruit.

He cleared the land, used choice quality vines and seeds.

The crop came in rotten.

He would destroy the vineyard.

 

We are the vineyard.  If we do not want to live a godly and righteous life in Christ we will be destroyed.

 

God Bless!

Jen

Jude 21

[servant for Christ]

God wanted the vineyard, which was Israel, to be fruitful and righteous. The Lord gave the best care to his vineyard, preparing and nursing is as an expert agriculturalist. He watche over it with great attentiveness, planting the best vines, ones that had the potential for abundant sweet grapes. When all the rest of the world lay in common, not cultivated by divine revelation, that was his vineyard, they were his pecuilar people. He acknowledged them as his own, set them apart for himself. The soil they were planted in was extra ordinary; it was a very fruiful hill, the horn of the son of oil. He fenced it, took it under his special protection, kept it night and day under his own eye, lest any should hurt it. He gathered the stones out of it, that nothing from without might damage it, so nothing within might obstruct its fruitfulness. He proffered his grace to take away the stony heart. He planted it with the choicest vine, set up a pure religion among them, gave them a most excellent law, instituted ordinances very proper for the keeping up of their acquaintance with God. He built a tower in the midst of it, the temple was the tower, about which the priests lodged, and where God promised to meet his people, and gave them the tokens of his presence among them and pleasure in them. He made a wine-press therein, set up his altar, to which the sacrifices, as the fruits of the vineyard should be brought.He looked that it should bring forth grapes, and a great deal of reson he had for that expectation. God expects vineyard-fruit from those that enjoy vineyard privileges, not leaves only. A bare profession, though ever so green, will not serve, there must be more than buds and blossoms. There must be fruit. A good heart and a good life, vineyard fruit, thoughts and affedtions, words and actions, agreeable to the Spirit, which is the fatness of the vineyard, answerable to the ordinances, which are the dressings of the vineyard, acceptable to God, the Lord of the vineyard, and fruit according to the season. Such fruit as this God expects from us, grapes, the furit of the vine, which they honor God and man, and his expectations are neither high nor hard, but righteous and very reasonable. When the crop came in, it was wild grapes.Not only no fruit at all, but bad fruit, worse than none, grapes of Sodom. Wild grapes are the fruis of the corrupt nature, fruit according to the crab stock, not according to the engrafted branch from the root of bitterness. Where grace does not work, corruption will. Wild grapes are hypocritical performances in religion, that look like grapes, but are sour or bitter, and are so far from being pleasing to Godthat they are provoking. Counterfeit grapes are wild grapes. The Lord said he would destroy his vineyard, It shall cease to be a vineyard, and be turned into a wilderness, the church of the Jews shall be unchurched, their charter shall be taken away and the shall become not my people. They were no longer his people, so he took the hedge away. They mingled with the nations and therefore were justly scattered among them. They were no longer protected as God;s people, left exposed. He broke down the wall and removed their defences from them and they became easy prey to their enemies. They were leveled and laid to waste. What this parable means that God in a way of righteous judgment, denise his grace to those that have long received it in vain. The sum of it all is that those who would not bring forth good fruit should bring forth none. The curse of barrenness is the punishment of the sin of barrenness.

[jeannethebean]

God loves us so.

He has prepared so much, and set protections, mostly from from our own hearts, in this world.

We NEED to cling to Him. Our life depends on it every minute!

He reminds us. Even,

He is called the Branch.

wow.

John 15:5.

we gotta, GOT TO, be abiding for any fruit.

 

without Him,

it's "stink fruit" at best.

[linda bass]

The vintner's vision for the vineyard was for it to produce a crop of good grapes.

What he did to accomplish his vision was to choose a fertile hillside, clear out any stones, plant the choicest vines, build watchtower,and finally cut out winepress.

What happened when the crop came in was, the vineyard yielded bad fruit rather than good grapes.

What the vintner said he would do with the vineyard was, to stop pruning and cultivating it. He would allow it to be trampled and become a wasteland.

What this parable mean is, the vineyard represents Israel. The vintner represents God. Tired of His people's constant rebellion and sinful ways, despite all He has done for them, God declares judgment upon them.

[leighlang1015]

His plan was for a bountiful and prosperous vineyard. He did all he could to make sure the vineyard was well taken care of and equipped. He protected it with walls and such. He built a watchtower so he could watch over it. When the crop came it was bad. The grapes were sour and scant. The vintner then said he would tear down the protective walls and command the sky not to rain over it. He would see it destroyed.

This parable reflects how God has cared for Israel and how they are turning away from Him. He desired for them to be bountiful. He expected justice and righteousness from the. He wanted Godly followers there and it was not turning out to be a worthwhile investment. He warns that He is going to withdraw His protection from them and that when He did, they would be destroyed by outside forces.

[akkjl]

The vintner cared for the vines gently, wisely and with much hope. He put much time and effort in to its care. He saw great potential for the yeild. When the fruit proved bad, and his response was to tear it all down, no trace left. It would have been a powerful image for society that lived close to the land.