592nd Post Jesus Said Concerning Parables Con't. - Parables about Last Being First Con't. - Parable of The Guests' Excuses Luke 14: 16 - 24 - 1st Post.

Luke 14: 16 - 24 Parable of the Guests' Excuses 1st Post.
A certain man gave a great supper and invited many, and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, "Come, for all things are now ready."  But they all with one accord began to make excuses.  The first said to him, "I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it.  I ask you to have me excused."  And another said, "I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them.  I ask you to have me excused."  Still another said, "I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come."  So the servant came and reported these things to his master.  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 here the poor and the maimed and the lame and the blind."  And the servant said, "Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room."  Then the master said to the servant, "Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.  For I say to you that none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper."  
This was spoken by Jesus about 1 - 1.1/2 years into His earthly Ministry.  This is part of Jesus teaching on "Repent or Perish" starting in Chapter 13 of Luke.  I am running out of space for this post, so will continue next post.