593rd Post Jesus Said Concerning Parables Con't. - Parables About Last Being First Con't. - Parable of The Guests' Excuses Con't. 2nd Post - Luke 14: 16 - 24.

Luke 14: 16 - 24 Parable of the Guests' Excuses Continued 2nd Post.
This is part of Jesus' teachings started in Chapter 13 about "Repent or Perish".  This parable deals with the Jews ecclesiastical status, not their political status.  Jesus was more interested in their Spiritual status, than their political status.  In this parable Jesus is trying to tell His listeners, how important it is to recognize God, and to answer Him when He calls.  In this parable Jesus uses a man giving a great supper and the excuses his guests gave his servant for not attending his supper.  In Jesus' time, this was before telephones, computers and life moved more slowly.  This man would have allowed a lot of time for his proposed guests to save the date of his supper.  With this in mind, the excuses his servant receives is quite interesting.  Lets look at the first excuse "I have just bought a piece of land and must look at it."  This man feels his responsibilities are more important, than keeping his reservation to the man and attending his supper.  The second said, "I have just bought five yoke of oxen and must go and test them." The same can be said of this person as well.  Who buys land, or animals, without looking them over first?  The third excuse was even more out of line.  This man would have to check his appointment book before setting the date of his marriage.  The fact is that they cared so little for the man giving his supper, that they could not be bothered in keeping their engagement.  I am running out of room for this post, continued next post.