VINEYARD

Walking through rows of grapevines heavy with fruit in a vast vineyard — The Kingdom of Heaven is represented as a place of productive work and eternal reward, where laborers of all hours receive equal blessing from God.

Matthew 20:1-8

Tending a vineyard that produces both good and bad fruit simultaneously — Israel or God's chosen people are represented as a carefully planted vineyard that God expects to bear fruit of justice and righteousness, but which sometimes fails to produce what He desires.

Isaiah 5:1-7

Harvesting grapes from a lush vineyard at the time of harvest — The work and reward in God's Kingdom are symbolized through the vineyard harvest, showing that God's blessing extends to all who labor for Him regardless of when they begin.

Matthew 20:1-8

Dreaming of a vineyard being inspected by its owner who searches carefully through the vines — God's careful examination of His people (represented as the vineyard of the Lord Almighty, specifically the house of Israel and men of Judah) to see if they are producing the fruit He planted them for—justice instead of bloodshed, and righteousness instead of cries of distress.

Isaiah 5:7

Seeing a vineyard that has become a garden of delight yet produces bitter or harmful fruit instead of sweet grapes — The disappointment when God's chosen people (His garden of delight) fail to produce the moral fruit of justice and righteousness He expected, instead yielding the opposite—violence and oppression.

Isaiah 5:7