Six Informative Vineyards Of Scripture Series

SIX INFORMATIVE VINEYARDS OF SCRIPTURE

VINEYARD NUMBER ONE:- THE VINEYARD OF HUMAN FAILURE

{{Genesis 9:20-24 “Then Noah began farming and planted a vineyard Gen 9:21 and he drank of the wine and became drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent. Gen 9:22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside, Gen 9:23 but Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it upon both their shoulders and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness. Gen 9:24 When Noah awoke from his wine, he knew what his youngest son had done to him.”}}

[1]. Right after the most wonderful covenant had been given to Noah, he failed miserably. Check out the elements of this covenant with its boundaries – Genesis 9:1-17:

* They were to be fruitful and repopulate the earth.

* Man is given dominion over all the earth and over all nature and life.

* All creatures on earth can be food for man as well as all vegetarian produce.

* All creatures that are for food must be bled.

* The death penalty is instituted for murder for it related to the image of God.

* This covenant of God, He establishes with man and with all earth’s creatures as well.

* The rainbow is the sign of this covenant.

[2]. What is the reason for Noah’s failure? Well it is because human beings are sinful and have that sin orientation in their lives. It was from the heights of a close walk with God that the door opened to failure. The highs to the lows. So often the case – “take heed lest you fall”. Beware of an attitude that grasps at a spiritual satisfaction bordering on being smug before God. The greater the awareness of God, then greater must be the humility that accompanies it, and greater the dependence on God. Be very aware if God has used you because it is at that point the enemy chooses to strike.

3. Noah caved in to lust, and lust fed the desire to enter into sin, for drunkenness is sin. It and adultery are the two sins that seem most mentioned in Scripture in lists (as idolatry also, but that is outward, whereas the first two are inward). We can all fail. Remember there are consequences to failure –

* Causing others to sin (Ham).

* Even though forgiven, memories remain.

* It can become the source of satanic attack against you for enemies to accuse and negate your testimony.

VINEYARD NUMBER TWO:- THE VINEYARD OF DIVINE DISAPPOINTMENT

{{Isaiah 5:1-7 “Let me sing now for my well-beloved a song of my beloved concerning His vineyard. My well-beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill, Isa 5:2 and He dug it all around, removed its stones, and planted it with the choicest vine. He built a tower in the middle of it and hewed out a wine vat in it. Then He expected it to produce good grapes but it produced only worthless ones. Isa 5:3 “Now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge between Me and My vineyard. Isa 5:4 What more was there to do for My vineyard that I have not done in it? Why, when I expected it to produce good grapes, did it produce worthless ones? Isa 5:5 Now let Me tell you what I am going to do to My vineyard. I will remove its hedge and it will be consumed. I will break down its wall and it will become trampled ground, Isa 5:6 and I will lay it waste. It will not be pruned or hoed but briars and thorns will come up. I will also charge the clouds to rain no rain on it.” Isa 5:7 The vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel and the men of Judah His delightful plant. Thus He looked for justice but behold, bloodshed; for righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.”}}

[1]. This is a parable demonstrating the relationship between Jehovah and Israel. As a parent makes everything delightful in a nursery for when the baby comes home from hospital, so did the LORD for His earthly people Israel. He did everything for Israel. In fact it questions what more could have been done. Nothing more could have been done. When all avenues had been exhausted, the LORD had to abandon them to their constant sin and wicked behaviour. The fate of the nation was inevitable with Nebuchadnezzar on the horizon in a matter of years. Judgement was the only option.

* “Out of Egypt I have called my son.”

* Trace through in verses 1 – 2, the parallels God did for Israel.