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Parable of the Banquet Feast - Coggle Diagram
Parable of the Banquet Feast
Characters
Man throwing the feast represents God
Servant
Hebrews 1:1-2
Original Invited Guest
Represents the Religious Elite of Israel
What's wrong with their excuses? (Vv18-20)
1) There are other things that are more important (Robby)
2) They no longer wish to be a part of this gathering (They thought they were going to a banquet of law and after finding out it was a banquet of grace had no desire)
People of the streets:
Poor, Crippled, Blind, Lame (ALSO V13 Whatever you did for the least of these)
These are the religious outcasts of Israel
They are spiritually and physically poor
Blessed are the poor in spirit - sinners who realize they owe an infinite debt to God.
Those who are actually poor (Jesus doesn't just come for the well to do in society)
They are crippled spiritually and physically
Paralyzed man lowered down by friends to Jesus
Jesus heals him spiritually first, then physically
They are blind spiritually and physically
Jesus healed those who were blind to the truth, and those who were outcasts in society b/c of their blindness
When John the Baptist is in jail and asks his disciples to speak with Jesus and find out of he is the messiah, or if they should be looking for someone else, look at how he answers.
Matthew 11:4-6
Luke 4:16-21
People of the highway and hedges
The sinners and outcasts of Israel
What was your favorite thing about this past Thanksgiving?
What is your favorite food to eat at Thanksgiving?
Why do we throw big feasts like we did the other week at Thanksgiving?
(it's a way of celebrating something important)
The gathering assumes everyone understands the importance of the celebration (Uncle Robby illustration)
The parable that we are looking at today deals with a banquet place taking place in the
immediate context
, and a banquet feast in the
future
.
Read Luke 14:1
Jesus is at a feast, and the context makes it clear that the Pharisees are
examining
him and looking for him to make a mistake. This isn't exactly a friendly meeting.
During this gathering, Jesus corrects them on their 1)
understanding
of the Sabbath, 2) confronts their attitude of
pride
, and 3) corrects their thinking on
who they should invite
to their feasts.
Things are probably getting uncomfortable when in v15 a lawyer of pharisee makes a statement likely trying to break the ice. Read verse 15
There is great irony in this man's statement.
1) The banquet feast he is talking about is tied to the kingdom of God. What he has failed to realize, is that this kingdom has already been kicked off, by none other than who?
The man they are questioning at the beginning of this story; Jesus
1 more item...
2) The kingdom of God that is being referenced by this pharisee of lawyer is tied to verse 14 "
resurrection
of the just."
He is unaware that the man sitting at the table with him, whom he is speaking to, IS the very Resurrection that the resurrection of the just centers upon.
1 more item...
The irony is that these men are talking about the joy of eating bread in the future in the presence of God, when in fact, right now they are eating bread with God himself and despising him.
Read Luke 14:15-24
1 Corinthians 1:26-31 describes those of us who have been invited and accepted the invitation to the banquet feast.
Warning found in the previous chapter (13:24-30)
v26
This could be spoken of these very Pharisees and lawyers who are eating with Jesus. They belonged to the covenant community. They assumed that alone made them worthy. Those of you who belong as covenant children need to pay heed to this warning as well. You can say that you have shared in the eating and drinking in the presence of the Lord (Lord's Supper) and have heard his teaching. However, do you love him and desire to come to his banquet feast of grace?
v30
The ones in God's presence are not the ones who are not the healthy one who are first in our eyes in preeminence, but the ones who are sick and rank much further down the priority
list but have accepted his free offer of grace.
How does this parable tie into the parable of the pharisee and tax collector that we looked at last time? Consider this theme that Jesus hits the religious elite with often.