What is the parable of the marriage of the King's son?
Parable of the Marriage of the King's Son. This is a different parable from that of the Great Supper, in Lu 14:15, &c., and is recorded by Matthew alone. Matthew 22:1-14The parable of the marriage of the king’s son: the. unworthiness of those that were first bidden: others.
What are the main objections to the authenticity of the parable?
The main objections to the authenticity of the parable are its allegorical character, and its too distinct anticipation of history . The former objection rests on the assumption that Jesus uttered no parables of the allegorical type. On this, videremarks on the parable of the Sower, chap. 13.
What did Jesus reply to?
In the full consciousness of His mission and His own superiority, Jesus replied (ἀποκρ., see note on Matthew 11:25) to their hostile ζητεῖν, which only fear of the people kept in check, by adding another parabolic address (ἐν παραβ. plural of the category).
Who were the servants of Jesus?
In the first (1) the servants are John Baptist and the first disciples of Christ; the feast is the Kingdom of God, or the Christian Church; the invited guests, who refuse to come, are the Jews; the vengeance taken was literally fulfilled at the siege of Jerusalem, a. d. 70.
What is the provision made for perishing souls in Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary?
22:1-14 The provision made for perishing souls in the gospel, is represented by a royal feast made by a king, with eastern liberality, on the marriage of his son. Our merciful God has not only provided food, but a royal feast, for the perishing souls of his rebellious creatures.