... identity of the caretaker is eventually revealed as the Lord. The Lord, the well-beloved of Isaiah planted the vineyard on a fertile hill after cultivating the soil and removing the stones. The creation of the vineyard is similar to the creation of the Garden of Eden, which was a perfect place intended to produce fruit worthy of God. In the parable of ... on poor soil would wither and the seeds that fell among the thorns would be choked (Matt. 13:7-8). To ensure that the vineyard would be fertile, the Lord removed the stones to enable the vines to grow without harm. In the parable of th...

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... that Israel is singled out for criticism even though there are other, much worse human-rights violators in the world. This is a valid point; many Arab and Islamic nations throw stones from a glass house when they condemn a Jewish nation for racial and religious discrimination. There are, of course, several equally valid counterpoints: 1. A criticism can be true or false regardless of who ... ...

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