“ Then said he unto him,A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: ”
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 para...
A Sabbath with a Pharisee. A companion picture to Luke 13:10-17 . When in Luke 6:6-11 Lk. relates the cure of the man with a withered hand ( Mark 3:1-6 ; Matthew 12:9-13 ) he omits the illustra...
made. . Tr. A Val and. read "was making". This parable is in Luke only. For the interpretation, see App-140.:17 sent. According to custom.
DISCOURSE: 1540 THE GREAT SUPPER Luke 14:16-18 . Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: and sent his servant at supper-time to say to them that were bidden, Com...
Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: A certain man made a great supper, etc. - See a similar parable to this, though not spoken on the same occasion, explained, M...
Then said he unto him, &c.— "What you say is very true; my kingdom is full of blessings, though many despise and reject them; as may be represented in the followingparable: A certain man made a...
Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper. The blessings of Salvation are in Scripture familiarly set f...
The Dropsical Man. The Great Supper. Divers Sayings and Parables 1-6. The sabbath question again. The man with the dropsy healed (peculiar to Lk).
A certain man made a great supper. — Historically this has the interest of being the first occurrence of the “feast” imagery in our Lord’s teaching. Here, as with so many of His parables, it is sug...
the Slighted Invitation Luke 14:15-24 In this parable the Master anticipated that the Jewish magistrates and leaders would repudiate His invitations, and that they would therefore be extended t...
Nothing escaped the notice of Jesus. He saw the guests in the house, and their method of procedure in seeking the chief seats. As He watched, He enunciated two great truths of social application. Fir...
Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. And they all with one...
THE GREAT SUPPER ‘A certain man made a great supper, and bade many.’ Luke 14:16 It is very instructive to mark the conduct of our Blessed Lord in His intercourse with worldly people. Whereve...
Then said he unto him ,.... That is, Jesus, as the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions express it; he said to the man that was so affected with the happiness of such that shall share in the provis...
Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: Ver. 16. Made a great supper ] Δειπνον, παρα το δειν πονειν. They are happy that get to heaven; they rest from their labou...
Then said he, A certain man , &c. He delivered the following parable to show the person who made the remark, and others, that how great soever the happiness would be of those who should share th...
EATING IN THE PHARISEE'S HOUSE (vs.1-14) This chapter shows the heart of God in seeking man, yet also man in thorough contrast and opposition to God. One of the chief Pharisees invited the Lord...
The Generous Invitations; The Neglected Feast. 15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto h...
OLBGrk; Ver. 16-24. We met with the same parable Matthew 22:1-10 , where we had the most of what is here, and really other considerable circumstances: See Poole on " Matthew 22:1 " and followin...
The Great Supper Will Be Attended By Unexpected Guests Because Those First Invited Have Made Excuses In Order To Avoid Attending (14:12-24). In the previous parable Jesus had hinted at the danger...
CRITICAL NOTES Luke 14:15 . Blessed is he .—The recompense at the resurrection of the just ( Luke 14:14 ) suggested to this guest a great banquet in the kingdom of the Messiah at which the faith...
Luke 14:16-24 The Great Supper. Note: I. The feast. This is the Gospel which God has provided for mankind, sinners. It is a feast (1) in respect of the excellence of the provision which it sets...
Luke 14:7 . And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; This parable was by far the best part of the entertainment of the day: Luk...
Luke 14:3 . Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day. When customs are good, let us keep them; but when they are burthensome and inconsistent, the Saviour refused submission to the traditions of me...
A certain man made a great supper Parable of the great supper I. THE ELABORATE PREPARATION. Indicating the treasures of Divine wisdom, forethought, power, love, expended upon the work of redemp...
EXPOSITION Luke 14:1-42 The Pharisee ' s feast on a sabbath day. The healing of the sick with dropsy. Luke 14:1 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief...
The Great Supper. The invitation:
Isaiah 25:6 ; Isaiah 25:7 ; Isaiah 55:1-7 ; Jeremiah 31:12-14 ; Mark 16:15 ; Mark 16:16 ; Matthew 22:2-14 ; Proverbs 9:1 ; Proverbs 9:2 ; Revelation 22:17 ; Revelation 3:20 ; Song of Solo...
Humility and Exaltation Luke 14:7-24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The Lord Jesus had a right to teach humility. Christ Jesus was very God of very God, dwelling in light unapproachable, and yet He hum...
Then said he — Continuing the allusion. A certain man made a great supper — As if he had said, All men are not sensible of this happiness. Many might have a part in it, and will not.