Your vine has been cut down and burned; they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance. Your vineThe term "vine" in this context is a metaphor for the nation of Israel. In the Hebrew Scriptures, Israel is often depicted as a vineyard or vine planted by God ( Isaiah 5:1-7, Jeremiah 2:21). The vine symbolizes the chosen people, nurtured and cared for by God. Historically, this imagery reflects Israel's special status and the covenant relationship with God. The vine's health and productivity are contingent upon Israel's faithfulness to God. has been cut down
This phrase indicates a severe judgment or calamity that has befallen Israel. The Hebrew root for "cut down" suggests a violent or forceful action, implying that the nation has been devastated or brought low. This could refer to historical events such as invasions or exiles, where Israel faced destruction due to their disobedience and turning away from God. it is burned with fire
Fire in biblical terms often symbolizes judgment and purification. The burning of the vine suggests a consuming judgment from God, possibly reflecting the destruction of Jerusalem or the temple. Fire also purifies, indicating that through this judgment, there is a potential for renewal and restoration if the people return to God. at Your rebuke
A "rebuke" from God is a divine correction or reprimand. The Hebrew word used here conveys a strong disapproval or chastisement. This highlights God's active role in disciplining His people, not out of wrath alone, but as a means to bring them back to righteousness. It underscores the covenant relationship where God, as a loving Father, corrects His children. Your people perish
The phrase "Your people" emphasizes the personal relationship between God and Israel. Despite their rebellion, they are still acknowledged as belonging to God. The word "perish" indicates a severe consequence of their actions, often associated with death or destruction. This serves as a sobering reminder of the seriousness of turning away from God and the life-giving covenant He offers. Persons / Places / Events 1. The VineSymbolically represents Israel, God's chosen people, often depicted as a vineyard or vine in the Old Testament. 2. FireRepresents judgment and destruction, often used in the Bible to signify God's purifying or punitive actions. 3. God's RebukeIndicates divine displeasure and correction, a response to the people's disobedience and sin. 4. IsraelThe nation chosen by God, often experiencing cycles of faithfulness and rebellion, leading to divine discipline. 5. AsaphThe attributed author of Psalm 80, a leader of one of the temple choirs during the time of King David. Teaching Points Understanding Divine DisciplineRecognize that God's rebuke is a form of loving discipline intended to bring His people back to righteousness. The Consequences of DisobedienceReflect on how turning away from God leads to spiritual and sometimes physical destruction. The Importance of Remaining in ChristAs believers, we are called to abide in Jesus, the true vine, to bear fruit and avoid spiritual decay. God's Faithfulness Despite Our FailuresEven when we face judgment, God remains faithful and offers restoration to those who repent. The Role of IntercessionLike Asaph, we are encouraged to intercede for our communities and nations, seeking God's mercy and restoration. Bible Study Questions 1. How does the metaphor of the vine in Psalm 80:16 help us understand Israel's relationship with God? 2. In what ways can we see the consequences of disobedience in our own lives, and how can we respond to God's rebuke? 3. How does Jesus' teaching in John 15 about the vine and branches relate to the message of Psalm 80:16? 4. What steps can we take to ensure we remain connected to the true vine, Jesus Christ, in our daily lives? 5. How can we, like Asaph, effectively intercede for our communities and seek God's restoration in times of spiritual decline? Connections to Other Scriptures Isaiah 5:1-7This passage also uses the vineyard metaphor to describe Israel's unfaithfulness and the resulting judgment. John 15:1-8Jesus refers to Himself as the true vine, emphasizing the importance of remaining in Him to bear fruit. Jeremiah 2:21God laments that Israel, planted as a choice vine, has turned into a wild vine, highlighting their unfaithfulness. Ezekiel 15:1-8Compares Jerusalem to a useless vine, destined for the fire, illustrating the consequences of their rebellion. People Asaph, Benjamin, Joseph, Manasseh, PsalmistPlaces JerusalemTopics Burned, Burnt, Countenance, Cut, Face, Fire, It's, Perish, Rebuke, Waste, WrathDictionary of Bible Themes Psalm 80:16 5926 rebuke Psalm 80:1-19 8149 revival, nature of Psalm 80:8-17 4534 vine Psalm 80:8-19 4458 grape Psalm 80:12-16 5508 ruins Library One Antidote for Many Ills
This morning's sermon, then will be especially addressed to my own church, on the absolute necessity of true religion in our midst, and of revival from all apathy and indifference. We may ask of God multitudes of other things, but amongst them all, let this be our chief prayer: "Lord, revive us; Lord, revive us!" We have uttered it in song; let me stir up your pure minds, by way of remembrance, to utter it in your secret prayers, and make it the daily aspiration of your souls. I feel, beloved, that …
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 5: 1859Dishonest Tenants
'And He began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. 2. And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. 3. And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. 4. And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The Blessing of God.
NUMB. VI. 22-27. We have already seen the grace of GOD making provision that His people, who had lost the privilege of priestly service, might draw near to Him by Nazarite separation and consecration. And not as the offence was the free gift: those who had forfeited the privilege of priestly service were the males only, but women and even children might be Nazarites; whosoever desired was free to come, and thus draw near to GOD. We now come to the concluding verses of Numb. vi, and see in them one …
James Hudson Taylor—Separation and Service Period iii. The Critical Period: A. D. 140 to A. D. 200
The interval between the close of the post-apostolic age and the end of the second century, or from about 140 to 200, may be called the Critical Period of Ancient Christianity. In this period there grew up conceptions of Christianity which were felt by the Church, as a whole, to be fundamentally opposed to its essential spirit and to constitute a serious menace to the Christian faith as it had been commonly received. These conceptions, which grew up both alongside of, and within the Church, have …
Joseph Cullen Ayer Jr., Ph.D.—A Source Book for Ancient Church History The Wicked Husbandmen.
"Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: and when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto …
William Arnot—The Parables of Our Lord Discourse on the Good Shepherd.
(Jerusalem, December, a.d. 29.) ^D John X. 1-21. ^d 1 Verily, verily, I say to you [unto the parties whom he was addressing in the last section], He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. [In this section Jesus proceeds to contrast his own care for humanity with that manifested by the Pharisees, who had just cast out the beggar. Old Testament prophecies were full of declarations that false shepherds would arise to …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel Homiletical.
Twenty-four homilies on miscellaneous subjects, published under St. Basil's name, are generally accepted as genuine. They are conveniently classified as (i) Dogmatic and Exegetic, (ii) Moral, and (iii) Panegyric. To Class (i) will be referred III. In Illud, Attende tibi ipsi. VI. In Illud, Destruam horrea, etc. IX. In Illud, Quod Deus non est auctor malorum. XII. In principium Proverbiorum. XV. De Fide. XVI. In Illud, In principio erat Verbum. XXIV. Contra Sabellianos et Arium et Anomoeos. …
Basil—Basil: Letters and Select Works Rules to be Observed in Singing of Psalms.
1. Beware of singing divine psalms for an ordinary recreation, as do men of impure spirits, who sing holy psalms intermingled with profane ballads: They are God's word: take them not in thy mouth in vain. 2. Remember to sing David's psalms with David's spirit (Matt. xxii. 43.) 3. Practise St. Paul's rule--"I will sing with the spirit, but I will sing with the understanding also." (1 Cor. xiv. 15.) 4. As you sing uncover your heads (1 Cor. xi. 4), and behave yourselves in comely reverence as in the …
Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety The Shepherd of Our Souls.
"I am the good Shepherd: the good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep."--John x. 11. Our Lord here appropriates to Himself the title under which He had been foretold by the Prophets. "David My servant shall be king over them," says Almighty God by the mouth of Ezekiel: "and they all shall have one Shepherd." And in the book of Zechariah, "Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, and against the man that is My fellow, saith the Lord of Hosts; smite the Shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered." …
John Henry Newman—Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VIII Farewell Discourse to Disciples.
(Jerusalem. Evening Before the Crucifixion.) ^D John XIV.-XVI. ^d 1 Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me. [That one should betray him and one should deny him, that all should be offended, and that the Lord should depart, raised anxieties which Jesus here seeks to quiet. That they should go out as homeless wanderers without the presence of their Lord and be subjected to persecution, was also in their thoughts. But Jesus sustains their spirits by appealing to them to …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel The Barren Fig-Tree;
OR, THE DOOM AND DOWNFALL OF THE FRUITLESS PROFESSOR: SHOWING, THAT THE DAY OF GRACE MAY BE PAST WITH HIM LONG BEFORE HIS LIFE IS ENDED; THE SIGNS ALSO BY WHICH SUCH MISERABLE MORTALS MAY BE KNOWN. BY JOHN BUNYAN 'Who being dead, yet speaketh.'--Hebrews 11:4 London: Printed for J. Robinson, at the Golden Lion, in St. Paul's Churchyard, 1688. This Title has a broad Black Border. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. This solemn, searching, awful treatise, was published by Bunyan in 1682; but does not appear …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3 Psalms
The piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament Links Psalm 80:16 NIVPsalm 80:16 NLTPsalm 80:16 ESVPsalm 80:16 NASBPsalm 80:16 KJV
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