NOTES for Eze 15:1-8
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, |
2 Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest? |
3 Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? |
4 Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work? |
5 Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned? |
6 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem. |
7 And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them. |
8 And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD. |
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The uselessness of Jerusalem after it turned away from its calling is likened to the uselessness of a grapevine, which is suitable neither for building because of its fragility, nor for weaving mats, nor for feeding livestock. It is fit only to be thrown into the fire, yet even there the vine burns up quickly and produces no heat comparable with that of other kinds of fuel.
But if this is so, why, when saying farewell to His disciples, does Jesus compare Himself precisely to a grapevine? Was His self-abasement not manifested in this comparison as well?
Or perhaps, by likening Himself to a vine “worthless and good for nothing,” He wanted us to understand that in His eyes the things people are accustomed to rejecting—and still more, those whom society is accustomed to looking down upon for their unappealing appearance—also possess a value that escapes human perception?
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