1. The owner and the tenants (1-8)

This parable was about the Pharisees (12) and Israel. It is also about the human race. God made a beautiful world for mankind whom he created. But man did not want to acknowledge God's ownership. God prepared a homeland for Israel, but Israel didn't worship him. The tenants were selfish and didn't want to share any fruit with the Owner. God wanted his people to be a holy nation and a kingdom of priests, but they only wanted to 'enjoy.' So they shamed or killed the prophets who came to call them to repent. Soon they would kill Jesus, the Son. But that's not the end of the story. The day of God's wrath would come. Jesus trusted God.

2. The Rejected Stone (9-12)

God is not thwarted by people's unfaithfulness. He took the Rejected Stone, Jesus, and made him the cornerstone of a new Israel, the capstone of his redemptive history. God still uses rejected stones; he still does marvelous things to accomplish his purpose of world salvation.

Application: Lord, you are the Sovereign Owner of my life. Help me to offer good and pleasing fruit to you.
One Word: Give the fruit of an obedient life to God