The King Enters
Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them. Matthew 21:36 · Berean Standard Bible
The owner sends even more servants — more than the first time. But the tenants do the same thing to them.
The owner keeps trying. More messengers, same result. That's the patience of God on display.
The narrator shows the owner's relentless persistence.
God didn't give up after the first rejection, or the second. He kept sending people. That's how much He wanted the relationship to work.
The owner sends a second, larger group of servants — representing God's persistent, escalating efforts to reach Israel through the prophets.
The multiplication of servants shows divine patience and persistence in the face of rejection.
The narrator describes the owner's continued attempt to collect what is due.
Despite the violence, the owner sends more servants — God's patience is extraordinary, continuing to reach out to those who reject Him.
34When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.
35But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
36Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.
37Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
38But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
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