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Jehovah’s Vineyard

TEXT:  Isa. 5:1-7

INTRODUCTION:

A.      POINT OF THE PARABLE - GOD'S BLESSING & THEIR INGRATITUDE.

B.      PARALLEL - ISRAEL AND THE CHURCH.

          1.       God has provided us with all blessings.

          2.       What fruit do we answer with?

C.      FOR THEIR EVIL, GOD PRONOUNCES 6 WOES OR JUDGMENTS.

D.      THERE IS A LESSON FOR US.

I.      FIRST WOEON THEIR INSATIABLE GREED( vs. 8-10 ).

A.      WHAT IS OUR MASTER?( Prov. 1:19;  1 Tim. 6:9-10 ).

B.      WHERE IS OUR TREASURE?( 1 Tim. 6:17-19 ).

II.     SECOND WOEON THEIR DISSIPATING AND CARNAL

        CAROUSING( vs. 11-12 ).

A.      DRUNKENNESS AND CAROUSING A CHARACTERISTIC OF JEW'S LIFE.

          1.       Life was not taken seriously.

          2.       Disregard ed to rebellion - then destruction.

B.      DO NOT DRINK!!!( Eph. 5:18;  Prov. 20:1;  23:29-35;  23:20-21 ).

          -- Rom. 14:21;  1 Tim. 5:23.

C.      WE NEED A MORE WORTHY ATTITUDE TOWARD LIFE( Titus 2:11-12 ).

INTERLUDE( vs. 13-17 ).  A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE( Hos. 4:6 ).

III.    THIRD WOECONTEMPT AND DEFIANCE AGAINST GOD

        ( vs. 18-20 ).

A.      THEY SINNED WILFULLY AND DARED GOD TO DO SOMETHING.

B.      Heb. 10:26-31.

IV.   FOURTH WOETHEIR CONFUSION OF MORAL

        DISTINCTIONS( vs. 20 ).

A.      CONSIDER THE GENTILES OF PAUL'S DAY( Eph. 4:17-19 ).

B.      COMMON PROBLEM TODAY:

          1.       Born that way, sickness, no standard( Judges 17:6;  Prov. 12:15;  30:12 ).

          2.       Rom. 1:28-32.

C.      OUR CONSCIENCE CAN BE SO SEARED( 1 Tim. 4:1-2 ).

D.      WE ARE TO EXERCISE OUR SENSES TO DISCERN( Heb. 5:14 ).

V.    FIFTH WOESELF CONCEIT( vs. 21 ).

A.      CONDITION OF THE GENTILES( Rom. 1:22;  Eph. 4:17-19 ).

B.      BE CAREFUL( Rom. 12:16,  2;  1 Cor. 10:12 ).

C.      Jer. 10:23.

VI.   SIXTH WOEON THE STRONG WHO PREY ON THE WEAK

        ( vs. 22-23 ).

A.      DO YOU TAKE UNDUE ADVANTAGE?

B.      1 Thess. 5:14;  Acts 20:35.

CONCLUSIONGOD'S JUDGMENT( vs. 24-25 ).

          WHAT ABOUT US?( Heb. 6:4-8;  2:1-3 ).