Shepherd of Hermas — Similitude 5, Chapter 5
The Son Sent Into the Vineyard
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Similitude 5.5.1“I told you just now,” he said, “that you are shrewd and insistent, asking for interpretations of the parables. But since you are so persistent, I will explain the parable of the field and everything else that follows, so that you may make these things known to everyone. Now listen and understand them.
Similitude 5.5.2“The field is this world. The lord of the field is the One who created all things, completed them, and gave them strength. The slave is the Son of God. The vines are this people whom He Himself planted.
Similitude 5.5.3“The stakes are the Lord’s holy angels, who hold His people together. The weeds pulled out of the vineyard are the lawless deeds of God’s servants. The dishes he sent him from the dinner are the commandments He gave His people through His Son. The friends and counselors are the holy angels who were created first. The master’s journey is the time remaining until His coming.”
Similitude 5.5.4I said to him, “Sir, everything is great and wonderful, and everything is glorious. Could I possibly have understood these things? No other person, however very intelligent, can understand them either. Sir, explain one more thing to me that I am going to ask you.”
Similitude 5.5.5“Speak,” he said, “if you wish anything.” “Why, sir,” I asked, “is the Son of God presented in the role of a slave in the parable?”
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