Mat 21:33 | JFB | STEP | 33. Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard-- (See on ). and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower-- These details are taken, as is the basis of the parable itself, from that beautiful parable of , in order to fix down the application and sustain it by Old Testament authority. and let it out to husbandmen-- These are just the ordinary spiritual guides of the people, under whose care and culture the fruits of righteousness are expected to spring up. and went into a far country-- "for a long time" ( ), leaving the vineyard to the laws of the spiritual husbandry during the whole time of the Jewish economy. On this phraseology, see on .

‏ Matthew 21:33

33. Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard--(See on Lu 13:6).

and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower--These details are taken, as is the basis of the parable itself, from that beautiful parable of Is 5:1-7, in order to fix down the application and sustain it by Old Testament authority.

and let it out to husbandmen--These are just the ordinary spiritual guides of the people, under whose care and culture the fruits of righteousness are expected to spring up.

and went into a far country--"for a long time" (Lu 20:9), leaving the vineyard to the laws of the spiritual husbandry during the whole time of the Jewish economy. On this phraseology, see on Mr 4:26.