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PARABLE OF THE BANQUET – OFFERED TO JEWS
MONDAY, MAY 4
Matthew 22:1-10

Memory verse: Matthew 22:8

 

“But when the king heard

thereof, he was wroth…”

 

PARABLE OF THE BANQUET – OFFERED TO JEWS
 
No Christians dare to deny that the Jews are God’s people. Israel is the only nation that God created and designed personally from the beginning. Their entire existence, from what kind of clothes to wear, food to eat, what their holy days were, the place and manner of worship, the location and design of the tabernacle for worship, who could be priests, and what they wore, how old they had to be when they began and ended their service, etc. were all ordained by God. God would not allow just about any man to contribute to the testimony of His people, for they had to live according to His laws so that the holy image of Christ might be seen in how the nation lived. With such a blessed beginning and preparation, the Jews would be the best people to recognise the Messiah when He comes and believe His teachings and claims.
 
Instead, they rejected Him from the beginning. God sent His servants (prophets) to bring the Gospel of salvation. The Jews showed no interest. Then the King sent more servants explaining that the banquet had been prepared. Instead, the people were disinterested; some even persecuted and killed the servants. The King punished them, killed the murderers, and burned their cities. This was a reference to the destruction of Israel (722 BC) and Judah (586 BC). This present generation of Jews does not have to end in rejection and destruction!
 
The prepared banquet signifies the urgency needed to make the decision. Once the banquet was over, the door to entering the Kingdom of God was shut. It is over when the sinner dies in his sin. It is over when the Lord returns in glory to judge this world. The message from Christ was clear to the high priests and Pharisees. They wanted to arrest Him, but He wanted to save them from their sins! The heart of the Saviour has always been one of love and salvation. He does not desire any sinner, including His enemies, to die in his sin. His mission from heaven, initiated by God the Father, was to come to earth to die for the sins of the world without exception. He loved them when they hated Him. What a Saviour! Those who attack Christ’s Name or the Bible are attacking Him.
 
THOUGHT: Will you reject and attack Jesus or believe in Him?

PRAYER: Father, I thank Thee for saving a sinner like me.

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