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The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 14:17-20

Come; for all things are now ready. And they all with one consent began to make excuse . The excuses, viewed as a whole, are paltry, and "if," as it has been well said, "as a mere story of natural life it seems highly improbable, it is because men's conduct with regard to the Divine kingdom is not according to right reason … The excuses are all of the nature of pretexts, not one of them being a valid reason for non-attendance at the feast." The fact was, the invited were pleased to be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 14:18

Excusing ourselves. There are two things which seem as if they could not exist together, but which we continually confront. One is the felt obligation and value of religion, and the other is the mournful commonness of irreligion. Where shall we find an explanation of the coexistence of these two things? We find it in the habit of self-excuse. With one consent men excuse themselves. Now, an excuse is one of two things. I. A PRETEXT which men invent, so as to shun, without... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 14:21

Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind . The invitations to the great feast, seeing that those first bidden were indifferent, were then sent out far and wide—through broad streets and narrow lanes, among wealthy publicans (tax-collectors) and poor artisans. The invitations were distributed broadcast among a rougher and less cultured class,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 14:22

And the servant maid, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. While these words are necessary to complete the picture, still in them we have a hint of the vast size of the kingdom of God. The realms of the blessed are practically boundless. Here, again, in the first instance, there was a Jewish instruction intended to correct the false current notion that that kingdom was narrow in extent, and intended to be confined to the chosen race of Israel. It is very different... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 14:23

And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges . Hitherto the parable-story has been dealing with the past and the present of Israel; it now becomes prophetic, and speaks of a state of things to be. The third series of invitations is not addressed to inhabitants of a city. No walls hem in these far-scattered dwellers among the highways and hedges of the world. This time the master of the house asks to his great banquet those who live in the isles of the Gentiles .... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 14:23

Spiritual breadth. The parable presents the gospel as a sacred feast prepared by the Divine Lord for the hungering hearts of men. The invitation is declined by one and another, who have inclinations for other and lower good than that which is thus provided. Hence the measures taken to supply their room. The text suggests— I. THE LARGENESS OF GOD 'S LOVING PURPOSE , God wills that his house * ' shall be filled." This house of his grace is built on a large scale; in it are... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 14:24

For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper . Whose words are these? Are they spoken by the host of the parable-story; and if so, to whom does he address them? For in the original Greek it is not "I say unto thee " (singular), the servant with whom throughout he has been holding a colloquy, but "I say unto you" (plural), Who does he mean by "you"? The assembled guests? or especially the already introduced poor of Luke 14:21 (so Bengel)? But... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 14:16

A great supper - Or great feast. It is said to be “great” on account of the number who were invited.Bade many - Invited many beforehand. There is little difficulty in understanding this parable. The man who made the supper is, without doubt, designed to represent God; the supper, the provisions which he has made for the salvation of people; and the invitation, the offers which he made to people, particularly to the Jews, of salvation. See a similar parable explained in the notes at Matthew... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 14:17

Sent his servant - An invitation had been sent before, but this servant was sent at the time that the supper was ready. From this it would seem that it was the custom to announce to those invited just the time when the feast was prepared. The custom here referred to still prevails in Palestine. Dr. Thomson (“The Land and the Book,” vol. i. p. 178) says: “If a sheikh, beg, or emeer invites, he always sends a servant to call you at the proper time. This servant often repeats the very formula... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 14:18

I have bought a piece of ground - Perhaps he had purchased it on condition that he found it as good as it had been represented to him.I must needs go - I have necessity, or am obliged to go and see it; possibly pleading a contract or an agreement that he would go soon and examine it. However, we may learn from this that sinners sometimes plead that they are under a “necessity” to neglect the affairs of religion. The affairs of the world, they pretend, are so pressing that they cannot find time... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 14:17-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 14:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 14:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 14:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 14:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 14:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 14:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 14:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 14:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 14:18

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