“The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,”
The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. The Wedding Banquet parable moves from the vineyard imagery of the previous parable to the feast imagery of the messianic banquet. The king who gives a wedding feast for his son is the Father who gives the messianic banquet for the Son. The invited guests who refuse are the religious establishment; the later guests are those from the highways and byways.
Church Fathers on Matthew 22:2
Forasmuch as He had said, And it shall be given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof,' He now proceeds to shew what nation that is.
'Answered,' that is, meeting their evil thoughts of putting Him to death.
This parable is related only by Matthew. Luke gives one like it, but it is not the same, as the order shews.
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