In Song of Solomon, chapter eight, verse twelve, “My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.” In contrast to Solomon’s many vineyards, she has her own single vineyard. Solomon can have the income from his, and those who tend it can have their portion, but her vineyard is something better. The first time vineyard is mentioned begins in the Old Testament with Noah in Genesis nine, verse twenty, “And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:” This may have been Noah’s work before the Lord asked him to build an ark and follow His instructions in Genesis six, verses fourteen through twenty-two.
Other instances occur in the first part of Deuteronomy twenty-three, verse twenty-four, “And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? Then there’s the chapter wth Naboth’s vineyard in First Kings twenty-one, where the king wanted the vineyard but the owner could not offer it. Yet, the king got his way and got rid of the owner to take Naboth’s vineyard. In the middle part of the New Testament of First Corinthians, nine, verse seven, “Who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof?
These examples show how precious a vineyard is to its owner. A vineyard was grapevines, a plantation that many will envy, pay money for it, and go as far as to hurt the owner to possess it. A vineyard can represent a church where the servant, through Christ, produces fruit, which are people who become saints of God. Secondly, a vineyard reminds us of our hearts, where God comes in through His Son, Jesus Christ, and saves us from our sins to produce fruit.