'Having yet therefore one son, his well-beloved, he sent him also last
unto them.'--Mark xii. 6.
Reference to Isaiah v. There are differences in detail here which need
not trouble us.
Isaiah's parable is a review of the theocratic history of Israel, and
clearly the messengers are the prophets; here Christ speaks of Himself
and His own mission to Israel, and goes on to tell of His death as
already accomplished.