Title: The Meaning of Grapes and the Vineyard in the Bible

Topic: Word

Summary: A look at the unity of Scripture through the lens of imagery regarding grapes and the vineyard. The Old and New Testaments sing the same song throughout.

Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.

References:
Mark 11:12, 20
Genesis 14:18; 49:8
Deuteronomy 34:14, Deuteronomy 34:28
2 Kings 25:11-12
Psalms 80:89
Isaiah 5; 37:30-31
Jeremiah 2:20-21; 12
Ezekiel 19:10
Hosea 9:10; 10:1-2
Amos 9:11-end
Matthew 21:28
Luke 6:43-45; 13:1-10
Deuteronomy 6:10-12
Isaiah 65:17, 19
Zephaniah 1:12-18
John 15:1
Galatians 4:24

5513. 'And we said to him, We are upright men; we are not spies' means a denial that they were interested in truths for the sake of gain. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying to him' as a reply, in this case a denial; from the meaning of 'we are upright men' as having an interest in truths which are indeed truths, dealt with in 5434, 5437, 5460; and from the meaning of 'spies' as those interested in the truths known to the Church for the sake of gain. Here it is denied that gain was the reason for their interest in them.