1. God's Messianic Vineyard
Some translations of gan adopt the term pardes or paradise from the Persian, which includes the concept of a pleasure garden that is surrounded by an earthen or stone wall to protect it from intruders. ... The Lord, the well-beloved of Isaiah planted the vineyard on a fertile hill after cultivating the soil and removing the stones. ... 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 the landowner, Jesus noted that anyone who fell upon a stone in the vineyard would be broken to pieces (Matt. 31:44). This sugge...
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