The Words of
Jesus the Christ,
the Son of God:
Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time. And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty. And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty. And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out. Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him. But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours. So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid. And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.-Luke 20:9-19***When Jacob (Israel) was journeying alone to Padan Aram, Haran, in northern Mesopotamia, and was still in Canaan after acting deceitfully against his older fraternal twin brother Esau (Edom) and their father Isaac, Jacob used a stone on the ground for a pillow. After the Lord God appeared to Jacob and spoke to Jacob when Jacob was sleeping and dreaming, Jacob vowed a vow that involved the stone and the house of God. Jacob proclaimed the place of his divine experience to be Bethel. When Jacob was returning to Canaan at least 20 years later with his wives Leah and Rachel, and maidservants Bilhah and Zilpah, and the daughter and 11 sons born from the relationships, Jacob saw and heard the Lord God in Bethel, and Jacob specifically set a stone in place. Over 375 years after 147-year-old Jacob died in Egypt and his body was buried in Canaan, Joshua was born in Egypt into the tribe of Ephraim. Ephraim was the 2nd son born to Joseph and his wife Asenath, and Joseph was the 1st son born to Jacob and Rachel. However, Jacob proclaimed Ephraim and his older brother Manasseh to be his own sons. Joshua led the Israelites across the divinely parted Jordan River and onto the Promised Land, Canaan, the land that the Lord God promised to give to Jacob, and Isaac, and to Isaac's father Abraham (Abram the Hebrew), and their descendants. The Lord God told Joshua to assign 1 man from each of the Israelite tribes to take a stone out of the Jordan River and place each stone in the place whereupon the Israelites would be sleeping during their 1st night in the Promised Land. Over 550 years after 110-year-old Joshua died and was buried in his tribe's portion of the Promised Land, Isaiah the prophet received a revelation from the Lord God regarding a foundation stone. Over 600 years after Isaiah proclaimed the words of the Lord God to the Israelites, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born. Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Jacob and Leah's 4th born son Judah to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin. Approximately 30 years after Jesus was born to Joseph and Mary, Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River by Mary's relative John the Baptist, from the tribe of Jacob and Leah's 3rd born son Levi. Jesus having prayed, the heavens tearing open, the Holy Spirit descended as a dove and lit upon Jesus. The Lord God in heaven audibly acknowledged his Son Jesus, and the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert wilderness. Jesus fasted for 40 days and nights and was tempted. Afterwards, Jesus was tended to by angels, and Jesus went to the area near John the Baptist, and John the Baptist proclaimed Jesus to be the Lamb of God taking away the sin of the world. In Galilee, Jesus told specific Israelite men to follow him, and Jesus began to preach, teach and perform miracles among the Israelites, including some chief priests and scribes.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 13:1-14:45, 20:1-29, 26:1-27:23, Deuteronomy 31:1-34:12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 King, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 6:1-81, 7:20-29, Isaiah 1:1-31, 28:1-29, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26
Reference Information:
entreated = atimasantes/atimazo/atimos = dishonor, despise,disgrace
husbandmen = georgois/georgos = farmers, vineyard worker
Reference Scripture:
The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.-Psalm 118:22
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