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There are no "builders" as this is a word picture referring to an ancient building technique1.:

But like all the other Psalms, the whole point is for the reader to trust in God for deliverance from whatever enemies they happen to be facingfrom whatever enemies they happen to be facing. Thus the Psalm is aPsalms are homiletic work that isworks intended for application by the worshipper.

It is in this sense that Jesus applies Psalm 118 in Matthew 21:42-45 to the husbandmen in charge of the vineyard in Matthew 21:42-45. It was understood that the vineyard was a type for Israel, and the husbandmen would be the religious leadership of Israel -- not "jews", which were the vineyard, but the husbandmen tending the vineyard:

There are no "builders" as this is a word picture referring to an ancient building technique1.

But like all the other Psalms, the whole point is for the reader to trust in God for deliverance from whatever enemies they happen to be facing. Thus the Psalm is a homiletic work that is intended for application.

It is in this sense that Jesus applies Psalm 118 in Matthew 21:42-45 to the husbandmen in charge of the vineyard. It was understood that the vineyard was a type for Israel, and the husbandmen would be the religious leadership of Israel -- not "jews", which were the vineyard, but the husbandmen tending the vineyard:

There are no "builders" as this is a word picture referring to an ancient building technique1:

But like all the other Psalms, the whole point is for the reader to trust in God for deliverance from whatever enemies they happen to be facing. Psalms are homiletic works intended for application by the worshipper.

It is in this sense that Jesus applies Psalm 118 to the husbandmen in charge of the vineyard in Matthew 21:42-45. It was understood that the vineyard was a type for Israel, and the husbandmen would be the religious leadership of Israel -- not "jews", which were the vineyard, but the husbandmen tending the vineyard:

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So Jesus is taking Psalm 118:22 and combining it with Daniel 2:34, in his prophecy against the leadership of Israel, and by combining the two ideas he is saying that God will deliver him from their hands and then Jesus himself will crush everyone who doesn't fall on him to be broken. Thus nothing will survive unscathed, and the scope of devastation is a much more appropriate conclusion to the parable of the vineyard than Jesus merely escaping the wicked husbandmen.

Butbut this does not mean that Psalm 188:22 can only be used in this one homiletic application. It can be used as a homily in many different ways, as can allby people who have been rejected by the psalms, soworld and trust in God for deliverance. So we do not want to say Psalm 118 was referring to Pharisees and Sadducees, but rather that Jesus used Psalm 118 in this way.

So Jesus is taking Psalm 118:22 and combining it with Daniel 2:34, in his prophecy against the leadership of Israel, and by combining the two ideas he is saying that God will deliver him from their hands and then Jesus himself will crush everyone who doesn't fall on him to be broken. Thus nothing will survive unscathed, and the scope of devastation is a much more appropriate conclusion to the parable of the vineyard than Jesus merely escaping the wicked husbandmen.

But this does not mean that Psalm 188:22 can only be used in this homiletic application. It can be used as a homily in many different ways, as can all the psalms, so we do not want to say Psalm 118 was referring to Pharisees and Sadducees.

So Jesus is taking Psalm 118:22 and combining it with Daniel 2:34, in his prophecy against the leadership of Israel, but this does not mean that Psalm 188:22 can only be used in this one homiletic application. It can be used as a homily in many different ways, by people who have been rejected by the world and trust in God for deliverance. So we do not want to say Psalm 118 was referring to Pharisees and Sadducees, but rather that Jesus used Psalm 118 in this way.

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So we are certain of the theme, which is common in Psalms, that God is the salvation of those who trust in him. It is this concept of salvation and deliverance that is illustrated by God taking the rejected stone and putting it in a position of pre-eminence as the cornerstone, however more than just deliverance is meant. The fact that the stone was rejected points to a spiritual principle, e.g. just as the waste of the animal kingdom is the food of the plant kingdom and vice versa, the rejected ones of the kingdom of men are the important ones in God's kingdom. See, e.g. 1 Cor 4.13 has "...we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day." So both concepts are present in this verse.

So we are certain of the theme, which is common in Psalms, that God is the salvation of those who trust in him. It is this concept of salvation and deliverance that is illustrated by God taking the rejected stone and putting it in a position of pre-eminence as the cornerstone, however more than deliverance is meant. The fact that the stone was rejected points to a spiritual principle, e.g. just as the waste of the animal kingdom is the food of the plant kingdom and vice versa, the rejected ones of the kingdom of men are the important ones in God's kingdom. See, e.g. 1 Cor 4.13 has "...we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day." So both concepts are present in this verse.

So we are certain of the theme, which is common in Psalms, that God is the salvation of those who trust in him. It is this concept of deliverance that is illustrated by God taking the rejected stone and putting it in a position of pre-eminence, however more than just deliverance is meant. The fact that the stone was rejected points to a spiritual principle, e.g. just as the waste of the animal kingdom is the food of the plant kingdom and vice versa, the rejected ones of the kingdom of men are the important ones in God's kingdom. See, e.g. 1 Cor 4.13 has "...we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day." So both concepts are present in this verse.

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