THE PARABLE OF THE GREAT SUPPER

Luke 14:15-24

V: 15  (A) Just another of those empty ritualistic sayings that the Pharisees and the doctors of

                 the law was so good at making. Luke 3:8, John 8:33 & 39

          (B) This man was at the Messianic banquet and didn’t know it. Mark 1:14-15

V: 16  (A) A certain man is obviously GOD. This is what GOD is like!

          (B) Bade many – bade is kal-eh-o in the Greek; to bid and call or call forth. RSVP –

      That they had already accepted is implied. Exodus 24:7, Deuteronomy 26:16 and                        

      Joshua 1:16-17

V: 17  (A) A clear claim by JESUS to be the MESSIAH, the suffering servant of GOD.

                 Isaiah 42:1-7, Isaiah 49:1-12, Isaiah 50:1-11,  Isaiah 52:13-53:12.

(B) Devine preparation – Come, for all things are now ready! Psalms 23:5. 31:19 and

       Isaiah 64:4-7

V: 18  (A) Began to make excuse. They refused the clear call of GOD through HIS servant,                     

                 The MESSIAH. Deuteronomy 30:15. Psalms 81:11, Isaiah 65:12, Jeremiah 7:13  

                 and Hosea 9:17. Come – Isaiah 53:1

          (B) I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it. Ridiculous – who

                 was rich enough to buy unseen ground?

V: 19       I have bought five yoke of oxen and I go to prove them. Ten oxen was great        wealth – another silly excuse. A servant would prove them, not the rich owner!

V: 20      I  have married a wife, I cannot come. A legal excuse according to: Deuteronomy        24:5. However, he had accepted the invitation! He could have brought his wife … he just didn’t want to come!

V: 21 (A) The servant came and showed his LORD these things. Daniel 7:13-14:

          (B) Go out . . . go ye into all the world. Mark 16:15A

          (C) bring in . . .  the poor and the maimed and the halt and the blind. And preach the

                Gospel unto every creature. Mark 16:15B

V: 22      There is always room for another. John 14:1-2

V: 23      Compel – GOD is quite serious that HIS table in the Great Supper be filled – full!    Compel is from the Greek word an-ang-kad-zo, to necessitate, by implication   distress – distress, must needs, of necessity – bend an arm – twist their arm - (ache).

V: 24 (A) BEHOLD the graciousness and severity of GOD!

          (B) Come to the Banquet for the Messianic Age is now! The Kingdom of GOD came 2,000 years ago. Mark 9:1 and Acts 2:1-47.

          (C) True Christians are eating bread in the Kingdom of GOD every LORD’S day! John 6:48-58, Matthew 26:26-30, Acts 2:42, 20:7 and 1 Corinthians 11:23-26