testing God

Mark 12 begins with the parable of tenants in a vineyard (12:1-12) who, after abusing a variety of their landlord’s slaves and servants finally kill his son in hopes of claiming the vineyard as their own.  The landlord comes and puts out these tenants before turning it over to new tenants – and this upsets the Pharisees, because they recognize that he is speaking about them.  This parable offers a very succinct summary of salvation history leading up to the time of Christ.  Over and over again, God’s chosen people – Israel (the “vineyard” in question) – had rejected prophet after prophet sent by God to steer them aright… and they were about to do the same to the Son. [Read more…] about Unfolding Scripture: Mark 12