He ordered the servants to bind this man and to throw him into the darkness where he will cry and gnash his teeth. This parable shows that the Kingdom of God is open to everyone, not just the Jews.Īt the end of the parable we see an interaction between the king and a man who was not dressed appropriately. All the answers come from the Bible itself. Each lesson has questions, fill in the blank matching, true false etc., on one chapter of the Bible. The guests who were invited afterwards are the Gentiles. Bible Study Lesson Sheets- These are lessons designed for either a class or personal study. The Jews who reacted violently could be a reference to those who mistreated and murdered the prophets and messengers of God, and perhaps foretold of the rejection of Jesus. The Jews who ignored the servants were those who ignored the prophets who came to deliver the message of God, and perhaps those who refused to believe in Jesus. The Jews believed that because they were God’s chosen people that was all that was required to enter the Kingdom of Heaven (ie to be invited to the wedding feast). The subject of this book, and indeed of all the writings of the New Testament, is the Gospel. Read Bible verses from the Book of Matthew using NIV, KJV, ESV, and all versions found on one page. The original guests invited were the Jews. Compare Bible translations of the Book of Matthew. He then instructed his servants to invite anyone they found, so that both good and bad people filled the hall at the wedding feast. The king was furious and sent troops to destroy the murderers and burn their city. Others seized the servants, mistreated them and then killed them.Some guests ignored the servants and went instead to their farms or businesses.Their reactions were very strange and severe: The servants were once again sent out with the message, “Look, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready come to the wedding banquet.” In Matthew 1:18-2:23 we have the record of the.In Matthew 1:1-17 we have the record of the genealogy.There is a sense in which each meaning is valid. He sent his servants out to bring the invited guests – but they did not want to come. The first two words of Matthew, biblos genseos, may be translated ‘record of the genealogy,’ ‘record of the origins,’ or ‘record of the history’ (Carson). This parable is told using the familiar setting of a wedding feast, however there are a few surprising events included.Ī king was preparing a wedding feast for his son.
Jesus teaches that the Kingdom of God is open to everyone, not only Jews. The parable of the wedding feast is a parable about universalism. The parable of the wedding feast (Matthew 22: 1–14)
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