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Matthew 21:33

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

Hear: In this parable, in its primary sense, the householder denotes the Supreme Being; the family, the Jewish nation; the vineyard, Jerusalem; the fence, the Divine protection; the wine-press, the law and sacrificial rites; the tower, the temple; and the husbandmen, the priests and doctors of the law. Matthew 13:18; 1 Kings 22:19; Isaiah 1:10; Jeremiah 19:3; Hosea 4:1

There: Psalms 80:8-16; Song of Solomon 8:11-12; Isaiah 5:1-4; Jeremiah 2:21; Mark 12:1; Luke 20:9-18; John 15:1

husbandmen: Matthew 23:2; Deuteronomy 1:15-17, Deuteronomy 16:18, Deuteronomy 17:9-12, Deuteronomy 33:8-10; Malachi 2:4-9

went: Matthew 25:14-15; Mark 13:34; Luke 19:12

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