Did You Hear What Jesus Said?
Did you hear what Jesus said?
The people to whom he told the parable heard him. They heard what he said. And they didn't like what they heard! It says that after they heard it, they looked for a way to arrest him and only his celebrity status stopped them.
So maybe we ought to listen again.
Jesus told the chief priests and leaders to listen to this story: A land owner once planted a vineyard. He built a wall around it and dug a pit to crush the grapes in. He also built a lookout tower. Then he rented out his vineyard and left the country.