In that day sing about a vineyard of wine! "I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it every moment; so that no one will damage it, I guard it night and day, establishing that the vineyard of Israel becomes God's exclusive possession and the object of God's constant care and protection. The song about the vineyard celebrates the restoration of Israel to its proper relationship with God, as God's beloved possession and the object of God's solicitude. The imagery of watering and guarding suggests the constant providential care that Israel receives from God. The protection night and day emphasizes the totality of God's vigilance. The vine imagery connects to the Creation account and to the covenant promises, suggesting that the restored Israel represents the realization of God's original intentions for creation.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

Publish a note on this verse