Hebrews of Hebrews…
Parable of Tenants in Tamil
Luke 20:9-16 New International Version (NIV)
The Parable of the Tenants
9 He 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. 10 At 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. 11 He sent another servant, but that one also they beat and treated shamefully and sent away empty-handed. 12 He 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.’ 15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
“What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16 He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.”
When the people heard this, they said, “God forbid!”
What does the parable mean? whom does Jesus talk about?
Many in the crowd might not have unerstood it. But the Scribes and the preists immediately understood, what Jesus was talking about. That He spoke against them.
Luke 20:19 New International Version (NIV)
19 The 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.
What does the parable speak of? It talks about the Isreal. Turn with me to Luke 13.
Luke 13:34-35 New International Version (NIV)
34 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. 35 Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
Do you see the parable is about Isreal? The Lord makes covenant with Isreal and gives them the promised land. But Isrealities keep turn back on God. He keeps sending prophets, his servants (like Isiah, Elijah, Elisha, even upto John the baptist) to them to gather them, but Isrealities do not turn back.
Now, God send His own beloved Son to them, thinking atleast they will revere Him. Jesus was sent to Isrealities. Yes, ofcourse, do you want the verse to read.
Matthew 15:24 New International Version (NIV)
24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.”
Jesus was sent to the lost sheep of Isreal. But what did the Jews do? Just like in the parable, they thorough Jesus out of Jerusulem and kill Him. They rejected Him.
What does the parable say about the Lord and what he is going to do?
Luke 20:16 New International Version (NIV)
16 He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.”
When the people heard this, they said, “God forbid!”
So Jesus says the Lord will destroy them and give the vineyard to whom? to others. To gentiles who are not Isrealities.
What the Isrealities have rejected has become the Corner stone. You read that in the nexrt verse
Luke 20:17-18 New International Version (NIV)
17 Jesus 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’[a]?18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”
Jesus came for the lost sheep of Isreal, but when the rejected the Son, what the rejected is given unto Gentiles. With this parable you understand Matthew 15:24 also.
Now, who are the true children of Abhraham. Jews take pride in being the heirs of Abraham and having covenant of Abraham. But who are the true heirs of Abraham?
Turn with me to Galatian 3:29
Galatians 3:29 New Living Translation (NLT)
29 And now that you belong to Christ, you are the true children[seed] of Abraham. You are his heirs, and God’s promise to Abraham belongs to you.
God does not see if you are a Jew or Greek or you are tamil or you from Indonesia or Japan or south korea. Only there are truly 2 groups of people. One who accept Jesus as Christ and those who reject.
While we are in Galatians might as well read Galatians 3:28
Galatians 3:28 New Living Translation (NLT)
28 There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.
God is no respector of person. Either jew or greek, male or female, does not matter. All are one in Christ Jesus. We ought to love people, not revere or hate any group of people. When God sees no difference, why we do and call one group better and revere them.
Dear children, if you beleive, you are all one in Christ. There is no one greater or smaller. All are one in Christ.
Be blessed