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 forth as a Feast, to signify not merely the rich abundance and variety of them, but their suitableness to our spiritual wants, and the high satisfaction and enjoyment which they yield. Thus, Isaiah 25:6, "And in this mountain (mount Zion, Hebrews 12:22) shall the Lord of hosts make unto all peoples х wªkaal (H3605) haa`amiym (H5971)] a feast of fat things," or rich delicacies, "a feast of wines on the lees," freed from all mixture, "of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined."
And bade many. Historically, the Jews are here meant, whom, by taking them into visible covenant, God first invited to partake of salvation; but generally it denotes all within the pale of professed discipleship.