马太福音 22:3-5 CUNPSS

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:1-14

The parable of the marriage feast. I. THE FIRST INVITATION . 1 . The King . This parable resembles the parable of the great supper in Luke 14:1-35 .; but it was delivered at a different time, under different circumstances. It differs also in its ending and in many of its details. It cannot possibly be, as some have thought, a mere variation of that parable. The King is God the Father, the Lord God omnipotent. He made a marriage for his Son. The marriage is the union between... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:1-14

The marriage feast. The opening of this parable reminds us of the feast of wisdom in the Book of Proverbs ( Proverbs 9:1-5 ). But there is an advance beyond the Old Testament ideas. Now the interest is no longer centred in the abstraction "wisdom," but the king and his son, representing God and Jesus Christ, make the feast one of supreme importance. So much the greater, then, must be the folly of those who decline to attend. I. THE ROYAL PREPARATIONS . Much must be done to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:1-14

The invitations of the gospel. The priests and elders having left in a rage, Jesus continued his discourse, addressing the people. This parable brings before us the invitation of the gospel, first to the Jew, and then also to the Gentile. Consider— I. THE INVITATION SPECIAL TO THE JEW . 1 . The blessings of the gospel are presented under the similitude of a marriage feast. 2 . Prophets and apostles are the King ' s messengers. 3 . But the favoured people... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:3

Sent forth his servants. In the East, the original invitation to a solemn festivity is followed by reminders as the day approaches (comp. Esther 5:8 ; Esther 6:14 ). The servants here are John the Baptist, the twelve apostles, the seventy, who first preached the gospel to the Jewish people. Them that were bidden. The Jews had already been invited to come in; to them already belonged "the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants … and the promises" ( Romans 9:1 ). These early... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:3

Man's ill-grounded wilfulness. "And they would not come." There is nothing more to be said about it. They had no reasons. They offered no apologies, and no excuses. They were just wilful, stubborn, stupid; they had taken up with some unreasoning and unreasonable prejudice, and they "would not come." Dods points out that the "object of this parable is still the same (as of the previous parables), to set in a vivid light the guilt of the Jewish leaders in rejecting Christ, and the punishment... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:4

Other servants. The apostles and their immediate followers after the death and resurrection of Christ, and the effusion of the Holy Ghost. A fresh call was mercifully given with new graces and new degrees of revelation. My dinner ( το Ì ἀ ì ριστο ì ν μου ). This is the lighter midday meal, which was the commencement of the festivities, and was followed by the supper ( δεῖπνον ) in the evening. Are killed . The great Sacrifice has been offered, the Victim slain ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:5

They made light of it, and went their ways. They who refused the invitation are divided into two classes—the first mentioned in this verse, the second in the following. These are simply careless, indifferent scorners, who are too busy with their worldly concerns to attend to the claims of the gospel. So we read, "The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him" ( Luke 16:14 ; comp. Matthew 19:23 , Matthew 19:24 ). His farm; το Ì ν ἰ ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:5

The enticement of material interests. "One to his farm, another to his merchandise." These men, as we have seen, were discourteous from mere wilfulness, mere bad nature; but they turned away from the king's servants to their own private affairs, in order to make a show of reasonable excuse. So while it is true that men often are absorbed in their material concerns, and these may explain their neglect of religion, it is even more frequently true that men make their material interests excuse... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 22:3

And sent forth his servants - These represent the messengers that God has sent to invite people to his kingdom.To call them that were bidden - That is, to give notice to those who had before been invited that the feast was ready. It appears that there were two invitations - one considerably previous to the time of the feast, that they might have opportunity to prepare for it, and the other to give notice of the precise time when they were expected.The wedding - The marriage-feast. The same word... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 22:4

Other servants - Who might press it on their attention. So God repeats his message to sinners when they reject it.My dinner - This word literally denotes the meal taken about noon. It is also taken for a meal in general. As marriages were, among Eastern nations, in the evening, it refers here to a meal taken at that time.Fatlings - This word does not refer to any particular species of animals. It denotes any fat animals. As oxen are also mentioned, however, it refers here, probably, to lambs or... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 22:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 22:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 22:4

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