The Lord Jesus often spoke in parables to the people. A parable is a short story that teaches a truth or a moral lesson. When our Lord came into this world, His own people, the Jews, did not receive Him. In this chapter, they are the bidden guests who would not come. But God’s plans to honor His Son will not be frustrated by man’s rejection of His offer. Again the invitation goes out to those on the highways, gathering in both bad and good guests to the wedding. These are mainly Gentiles who have now been responding to the gospel invitation for over 1900 years. How gracious of the Lord to call those who were so unworthy! For all eternity He will be praised for His loving-kindness.
Can you imagine men trying to entangle the Lord Jesus in His talk? It was impossible! First they flatter Him and then they ask a tricky question. The Lord’s answer, “Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s,” is so well-known that it is often quoted today! The Lord is mighty in strength and wisdom (Job 36:55Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom. (Job 36:5)). He can answer any question we may have, no matter how difficult! Some people add to the Bible and some take away from it. When they said that there was no resurrection the Sadducees were taking away from the Bible, for which there is a stern warning in Revelation 22:1919And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. (Revelation 22:19). The fact that all will rise again shows the great power of God.
David, besides being a king, was also a prophet (Acts 2:29-3029Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. 30Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; (Acts 2:29‑30)) and could foresee that his son would be greater than he, calling Him “Lord.” The genealogy given in Matthew shows the Lord Jesus coming through the family of David, yet in Psalm 1102Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. 3From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord's name is to be praised. (Psalm 113:2‑3) David refers to his descendent as “Lord.” How can this be? He was greater than King David, for He is “King of kings, and Lord of lords” (Rev. 19:1616And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. (Revelation 19:16)).
1. Usually, when we are invited to a wedding, we are happy to go. How did the bidden ____________ respond to the wedding invitation? Matthew 22:___
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2. Since those who were bidden were not worthy, where did the servants go next to furnish the ____________ with guests? Matthew 22:___
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5. What we think of Christ will determine our eternal destiny. Christ was to come through the lineage of David. What did ____________ in spirit call his son? Matthew 22:___
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