Lesson For The Week (July 27)

The Parable of the Wedding Feast
喜筵的比喻

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Introduction導引
Tell about the best party you’ve ever attended. Why was it so special? What did you wear?

請分享你所參加過最有意思的宴會。為什麼它是特別的？你穿什麼樣的服裝？

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Vocabulary字彙 (沒按照順序)
feast 盛宴
deserve 值得、應得
prize calves 珍貴的小牛
grind one’s teeth 哀哭切齒
butchered 屠宰
bullocks 公牛
to pay no attention 不理會；不注重
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Selected reading 選讀經文:

Matthew 22:1-14 (Luke 14:15-24)
馬太福音22:1-14 (路加福音14:15-24)

(Good News 版，要NIV可以自行上網找)

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1 Jesus again used parables in talking to the people. 2 "The Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a king who prepared a wedding feast for his son. 3 He sent his servants to tell the invited guests to come to the feast, but they did not want to come. 4 So he sent other servants with this message for the guests: "My feast is ready now; my steers and prize calves have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast!' 5 But the invited guests paid no attention and went about their business: one went to his farm, another to his store, 6 while others grabbed the servants, beat them, and killed them. 7 The king was very angry; so he sent his soldiers, who killed those murderers and burned down their city. 8 Then he called his servants and said to them, "My wedding feast is ready, but the people I invited did not deserve it. 9 Now go to the main streets and invite to the feast as many people as you find.' 10 So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, good and bad alike; and the wedding hall was filled with people. 11 "The king went in to look at the guests and saw a man who was not wearing wedding clothes. 12 "Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' the king asked him. But the man said nothing. 13 Then the king told the servants, "Tie him up hand and foot, and throw him outside in the dark. There he will cry and gnash his teeth.' " 14 And Jesus concluded, "Many are invited, but few are chosen."
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Questions for Discussion 問題討論
1. Who was Jesus talking to? (Matthew 21:45; 22:1)
耶穌是對誰說話？(太21: 45; 22:1)

2. Who was giving this feast? What was it for? (Matthew 22:2)
是何人擺下筵席？為了什麼事？(太22:2)

3. How did the invited guests respond to the invitation? (Matthew 22:3-6)
被邀請赴宴的人對這項邀請的反應如何？(太22:3-6)

4. When those who were invited refused to come, who did the king tell his servants to invite? (Matthew 22:8-10)
當那些被邀請的人拒絕赴宴時，王要他的僕人邀請什麼人來赴席？(太22:8-10)

5. When the king went in to look at the guest, what did he see? (Matthew 22:11) How do you think the king expected him to dress?
當王進來看賓客時，他看到了什麼？(太22:11) 你想王期待賓客如何穿著？

Note: It was a custom at this time for guests to be given special clothes to wear to a wedding feast. It would be unthinkable for anyone to refuse to wear them.

摘記：當時的風俗習慣是客人在結婚筵席時要穿上特別的禮物。對任何人來說拒絕穿上禮服是很不可思議的事。

6. Why did Jesus say, “Many are invited, but few are chosen”? How does this relate to Jesus’ words in Matthew 21:43?
為何耶穌說，「被召的人多，選上的人少。」這和耶穌在馬太福音21: 43所說的話有什麼關係？

7. Who does the king represent? The invited guests? The man?

王代表誰？被邀請的人代表誰？那不穿禮服的人又代表誰？

A time to reflect 回應
1. How have you respond to Jesus’ invitation to come to His “feast”? Has He invited you more than once?

若是耶穌今天到你面前來，你會如何回應祂？

2. How can you make sure you will be properly dressed for the occasion? (Isaiah 61:10; Zechariah 3:3-5; Revelation 3:4-5; 19:7-8)

你如何確定你在筵席中會穿得很得體？(以賽亞書61:10；撒迦利亞書3:3-5；啟示錄3:4-5; 19:7-8)

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Past Lessons:
http://www.ortv.com/english/ebs_c/ebs_e.htm