Matthew the apostle wrote how, “Jesus answered and spoke unto” the chief priests and elders in Jerusalem” “again by parables, and said, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise. And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them”, and in chapter twenty-two and verse seven of his book Jesus told how the king, “was wroth” where we read:
But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies,
and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
The verse reads, “But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, ...” Matthew began with the word, “but” which means “nonetheless, moreover and” “when” or “at the time and moment” “the king heard thereof” which means “the leader of the people, commander and lord of the land perceived, understood and knew about the way his servants were treated”, “he was wroth” or “the king was provoked to anger, enraged and exasperated”: “and he sent forth” which means “and dismissed and sent out” “his armies” or “the king's band of soldiers, bodyguards and guards men”. Matthew shared how the “king” heard about the way his servants were treated and sent out his “bodyguards and soldiers” to where these perpetrators were located.
The verse goes on to say, “... and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.” Matthew continued with the words, “and destroyed” which means “and put out of the way entirely, abolished, put to an end, rendered useless and killed” “those murderers” or “the invited servants who abused and committed homicide”, “and burned up” which means “and destroyed by fire and flame” “their city” or “the invited servants' dwelling place, habitation and town”. Matthew wrote how the king's “armies” “abolished and put to an end” those wicked “invited servants”, and they “set their town on fire” as well.
When we meditate upon Matthew's words in this verse, we see the king's ire and wrath demonstrated through his army. The “invited servants” who malign the king's servants not only paid a price with their lives, but also with their dwelling places as well. God desires to have relationship with every person, and should they reject His offer of “grace” through the sacrifice of His Son Jesus, they shall experience His wrath, and woe be to those upon whom the King of King's wrath shall fall.
Next time Matthew shares how Jesus told how the king, “said to his servants, the wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
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