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By Dr.
Meiman Lai Saidi
Isaiah (¥HÁɨȮÑ) 5:1-7
The Song of
the Vineyard (¸²µå¶é¤§ºq)
- I will sing for the
one I love a song about his vineyard: My loved one had a vineyard on a
fertile hillside.
- He dug it up and
cleared it of stones and planted it with the choicest vines. He built
a watchtower in it and cut out a winepress as well. Then he looked for
a crop of good grapes, but it yielded only bad fruit.
- ¡§Now you dwellers in
Jerusalem and men of Judah,
judge between me and my vineyard.
- What more could have
been done for my vineyard than I have done for it? When I looked
for good grapes, why did it yield only bad?
- Now I will tell you
what I am going to do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and
it will be destroyed; I will break down its wall, and it will be
trampled.
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I will make it a wasteland,
neither pruned nor cultivated, and briers and thorns will grow there. I
will command the clouds not to rain on it.¡¨
7.
The vineyard of the LORD
Almighty is the house of Israel,
and the men of Judah
are the garden of his delight. And he looked for justice, but saw
bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard cries of distress.
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Preface: The parable of Isaiah 5:`1-7 (¸²µå¶é¤§¤ñ³ë: ¥HÁɨȮѤ³¹1-7¸`) uses the
metaphor of vine yards and grape harvests to indict ¡§the nation of Israel and the
people of Judah (v.7).
Isaiah put his message into the form of a song about a vineyard with the hopes
of gaining attention and getting results. Isaiah 5 reminds us that God is
forever optimistic about His creation. God¡¦s care
of never stops working in our lives. God continues to questioning and correcting
us so that we might be all that He planned for us to be. ¥H¦â¦C¬O¯«ªº¸²µå¶é¦ý¤£©¾¡Bµ²´cªG¡A¯«ªÈ¥¿¨Ï¦¨Í¢©Òpµe¥Ø¼Ð.
1. GOD¡¦S CARE¤W«Òªº¥Î¤ß
(Isaiah 5:1-2).
Isaiah compares the farmers¡¦ care for their vineyard with God¡¦s care for us. Grape vines grow well if we are
patient and willing to work hard at it.
New plants grew from the cuttings of ¡§choicest vines¡¨, including regular
pruning, for several years before they produced fruit; the farmer must built a watchtower,
looked for a crop of good grapes, ¡§cut
out a winepress¡¨ from a limestone outcropping (v2).
As we listen to Isaiah¡¦s song, many images of God¡¦s good care for us.
Isaiah reminds us that God wants to see His people flourish. He pours a
tremendous amount of effort into each person. Also, God often sent someone to help us,
leading us but we did not listen to them, because we said that we have our own
agenda. Have you examined your own ¡§fruit¡¨ lately? Is it good or bad- useful or
wild? Please be quite to listen His voice by studying bible or prayer!
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2. GOD¡¦S QUESTIONS ¤W«Òªº°Ý¸Ü
(Isaiah 5:3-4)
God felt
about the bad fruit, for examples 1) grasping for possessions at the expense of
others (vv.8-10), 2) living from one pleasure to the next (vv. 11-17), 3) making
fun of God and His people (vv.18-19), 4) rewriting the rules of right and wrong
(v.20), 5) making heroes of people with misplaced values (v.21), taking
advantage of innocent people (vv.22-23), 6) rejecting the law of the Lord
Almighty (v.24)¡K
According to Apostle
Paul¡¦s good fruit in a person¡¦s life includes: ¡§love, joy, peace, forbearance,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.¡¨ (Galatians
5:22-23) This was the kind of fruit God was looking for in Isaiah¡¦s
audience, but did not find.
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3. GOD¡¦S CORRECTION¤W«Òªº«ü¥¿
(Isaiah 5: 5-7)
Bearing bad
fruit carries consequences. The vine keeper in Isaiah¡¦s song determined to
correct the situation. He would tear down ¡§its hedge¡¨ and ¡§its walls¡¨ that
protected it (v.5). When the farmer no longer would spend time to help the vine
grow good, he would allow it to become ¡¥a wasteland¡¦ filled with thorns (v.6)
Like a good gardener,
God also cares enough to correct us. God will not allow us to continue
producing bad fruit with our lives. God desires ¡¥justice¡¦ among us, not ¡¥bloodshed¡¦
(v.7). When we keep acting more like the world than His disciples, God will
eventually withdraw His hand of protection and allow the beasts of this world
to take over.
Isaiah¡¦s song reminds
us that God¡¦s care for us and works hard for us at making us productive, for we
truly are ¡¥the garden of his delight¡¦ (v.7). God will question us about the bad
choices we make in life when we do not produce good fruit. God will allow us to
bear the consequences.
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The following
two verses in concluding this message:
- Revelation
22:1-2, John caught a glimpse of God¡¦s final world. He saw ¡¥the river of
the water of life¡Kflowing from the throne of God, nourishing the tree of
life whose leaves would bring ¡¥healing to the nations¡¦
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- Ezekiel
47:1-12, As Ezekiel envisioned, it also said, on that day a life-giving
river will flow from God¡¦s presence and ¡¥fruit trees of all kinds will
grow on both banks¡¦ (The commentary of NIV explained this river is similar
to the river mentioned in Revelation 22:1, 2. Both rivers are associated
with the river in the Garden of Eden (see Genesis 2:10). The
river symbolized life from God and the blessings that flow from his
throne. It is a gentle, safe, deep river, expanding as it flows.
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Throughout
the book of Isaiah God invites us to return to Him and be restored. God¡¦s plan is that one day we will
all rejoin Him in the Garden of Eden,
the place of perfect fellowship where it all began. Are you ready to join with us? As you read this Isaiah¡¦s message
about the good or bad fruit, have you
examined your own ¡¥fruit¡¦ lately? Is it good or bad, useful or wild? What do you plan to improve yourself?
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Song of Guidance:
Assurance
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PROVERBS
3:5, 6
Trust in
the Lord with all your heart.
LEAN NOT ON
YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING
In all your
ways; (2x)
Acknowledge
Him He will direct your paths. (2x)
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