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The lord said to the servant, `Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
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The Gospel Reaches the Fringes
Commentators agree that the command to go to the 'highways and hedges' signifies a radical expansion of God's invitation. It extends beyond the initially invited guests (representing the Jewish nation) to the poorest, most marginalized outsiders, which scholars see as a clear reference to the inclusion of the Gentiles. This shows God's grace is for everyone, especially those who feel unworthy or forgotten.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Go out into the highways. Since enough people had not been found in the lanes and streets, he commands the servant to go into the roads—th…
The highways and hedges (τας οδους κα φραγμους). The public roads outside the city of Judaism just as the streets and lanes were i…
19th Century
Anglican
The highways and hedges.—In the framework of the parable, this points to a still lower class of the population of an Eastern count…
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Baptist
"Bring in highway-men and hedge-birds, those that have no place to lay their heads; fetch them in by force if necessary, 'that my house may be …
The host “became angry” because the rejections were a personal insult. The “streets” were those roads traveled by a wide variety of people, whereas…
16th Century
Protestant
Compel them to come in. This expression means that the master of the house would give orders to use, as it were, force to ensure the atten…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Lord said unto the servant A second time; that since the Jews put away the word of eternal life from them, a…
In this parable, observe the free grace and mercy of God shining in the gospel of Christ, which will be food and a feast for the soul of one who kn…
