![]() ![]() Isaiah uses the vineyard-something treasured and crucial to the life of the Israelites-to call God’s people back to Himself. A vineyard gone wild takes years to recover. The vineyard going wild is threatened if the fruits of holiness don’t blossom. God judges the people and calls them to return to Him-to be a people marked by the savory righteousness. The vintner judges the fruit as worthless. This is not the story of a neglectful vintner but of an involved, caring one. I’ll turn it into a patch of weeds, untended, uncared for-ĭo you get it? The vineyard of God-of-the-Angel-Armies Isaiah 5:3-7 continues:Ĭan you think of anything I could have done Like vineyard care, for God, it’s all a labor of love-a love to fruition.Ī love to fullness of who you and I were created to be. The vintner loves his vineyard and Yahweh loves His people. Love is the motivation behind the actions of the vintner and the actions of Yahweh. This increases efficiency and ensures the grapes won’t incur as much damage during transportation. The winepress is hewed right in the middle of the field, not tucked inside a building like modern times. ![]() This land, this place, this vineyard is one he will inhabit and defend for years to come. With the cleared stones, the vintner constructs a tower. The remaining rocks will force the roots to go deep, the grapes to develop their multidimensional flavor. The rocky soil is cleared of enough so the tendrils can thrive, but not too many. Rather than use inferior seeds, he invests in shoots from world-class vines that will yield the finest grapes. This vintner breathes passion about his vineyard. God’s hot jealousy Watch as a startling turn of events unfold …īut for all his pains he got junk grapes.” This delicate yet ferocious poem provides the most detailed description of caring for vineyards in the Scripture. The Song of Vineyard is nestled in Isaiah 5:1-7. Long before Jesus took on the imagery of the vineyard for Himself, God had been using vineyard imagery to communicate His heart to the people. ![]()
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