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God's Patient Invitation
Commentators highlight that the king sends a second set of servants, demonstrating God's incredible patience and persistent grace. Rather than giving up after the first rejection, God sends new messengers with an even more detailed and urgent invitation. This reflects His desire to give people every opportunity to accept His offer of salvation, leaving them without excuse.
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Albert Barnes
On Matthew 22:4
18th Century
Theologian
Other servants: who might press it on their attention. So God repeats his message to sinners, when they reject it.
My …
AT Robertson
On Matthew 22:4
My dinner (το αριστον μου). It is breakfast, not dinner. In Lu 14:12 both αριστον (breakfast) and δειπνον (dinner) are used. This …
Charles Spurgeon
On Matthew 22:4
19th Century
Preacher
Again he sent forth other servants—
Perhaps, in the kindness of his heart, he thought that the first servants, whom he sent, were so…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Matthew 22:4
The king not only graciously repeats his invitation but describes the feast’s greatness in order to provide an incentive to attend it. Large weddin…
John Calvin
On Matthew 22:4
16th Century
Theologian
Again he sent other servants. He speaks as if it had been the same persons who were invited, for it was one body of the people. The meanin…
John Gill
On Matthew 22:4
17th Century
Pastor
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Matthew Henry
On Matthew 22:1–14
17th Century
Minister
The provision made for perishing souls in the gospel is represented by a royal feast made by a king, with great liberality, on the marriage of his …
Thomas Aquinas
On Matthew 22:1–14
13th Century
Philosopher
It was said above that Christ’s persecutors were provoked to kill Him for three reasons: His glory, His wisdom (by which He was confounding them), …