Matthew 22:3

Matthew 22:3. His servants. In this prophetic parable, not the prophets but the first messengers of the gospel.

To call them that were bidden. The Oriental custom was to invite twice: first to the feast generally (‘bidden'), then to the beginning of the feast itself (‘call'). Those ‘bidden' were the Jews. The second invitation was a summons to expected guests, rather than an invitation. The first servants, whose message was rejected, were John the Baptist, Christ, and His disciples up to this time.