God’s invitation (vv. 21-22a). Yet God’s salvation
God's invitation (vv. 21-22a). Yet God's salvation still had room for more; so He sent His slaves to go out further to the Gentile world, as the roads and hedges, to compel the Gentiles to come in and fill up the room of His salvation (vv. 22b-23; Acts 13:46-48; Rom. 11:25).
In this parable the Lord's intention was to let the Pharisees know that God had invited them to His great feast, but they had all asked to be excused. Each one of them denied God's invi tation. That made it necessary for God to go to those of the lower class—to the poor, crippled, blind, and lame. After that, because there was still room in God's salvation, God sent His slaves into the Gentile world to gather more people into His feast. Therefore, eventually those who had first been invited by God—the Pharisees, the scribes, and the lawyers—will not be able to enter into the kingdom of God.
This parable is an excellent parable con cerning salvation. In order to be saved it is not necessary for us to do anything. We simply need to answer God's invitation. To be saved all we need to do is come and receive what God has prepared for us. As long as we answer His invi tation and accept what He has prepared for us, we shall be saved.