'Banquets.'
a) Esther 1:5; 2:18. Were given by kings.
b) Esther 1:9; 5:5 & 12. Were given by queens.
c) Esther 5:6. Were a place of communication.
d) Esther 5:14. Are to be enjoyed.
e) Esther 7:2, 7 & 8. Are sometimes banquet of wine.
f) Psalm 63:5. Are meant to be excited.
g) Daniel 5:1. Are given sometimes for high officials.
h) Matthew 22:4 & 8. Are given for weddings.
i) Matthew 22:9. Are sometimes open to anyone.
j) Luke 14:13: Also invited should be:-
1-Poor.
2-Crippled.
3-Lame.
4-Blind.
5-Disabled.
k) Luke 14:17. Need to be prepared.
l) John 2:9. Can be a place of miracles.
(Through this QT I thank God for True Believers' Banquets)
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'Knowing.'
John 17:25.
a) Jesus is praying to the Righteous Father.
b) He knows that the people of the World system do not know the Father.
c) Jesus knows the Father.
d) The People of the World system.
e) Know that the Father sent Him (Jesus).
(This Second one teaches me the importance of Knowing)
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Chris.
Banquets are sometimes open to anyone. It is something very special when we prepare a banquet and yet we do not fully know who the guests will be. In UK and USA and also many Western orientated Nations it is very difficult to understand this idea about not knowing who the guests are. It is different in many Asian cultures, sometimes folks have feasts and banquets and they have no idea who some of the attendee guests may be.
