Matthew 22:3

“And sent forth his servants, etc.] The ministers of the Gospel, who are the servants of the most high God, of his choosing and ordaining, of his calling and sending, and of his qualifying and employing, and who voluntarily and cheerfully serve him; and may intend John the Baptist, and the twelve apostles of Christ, who were sent to call them that were bidden to the wedding; µyawrqh, “those that were called”, as in (<090913>1 Samuel 9:13,22) by whom are meant the Jews, who were the “bidden”, or “called ones”; called of God, and therefore styled “Israel my called” (<234812>Isaiah 48:12) and by the Targum interpreted ynmzm, “my bidden”. They were called by the name of God, and called the people…”

“and sent forth his servants--representing all preachers of the Gospel. to call them that were bidden--here meaning the Jews, who were "bidden," from the first choice of them onwards through every summons addressed to them by the prophets to hold themselves in readiness for the appearing of their King. to the wedding--or the marriage festivities, when the preparations were all concluded. and they would not come--as the issue of the whole ministry of the Baptist, our Lord Himself, and His apostles thereafter, too sadly showed.”

“And sent forth his servants - These represent the messengers that God has sent to invite people to his kingdom. To call them that were bidden - That is, to give notice to those who had before been invited that the feast was ready. It appears that there were two invitations - one considerably previous to the time of the feast, that they might have opportunity to prepare for it, and the other to give notice of the precise time when they were expected. The wedding - The marriage-feast. The same word in the original as in Matthew 22:2. They would not come - They might have come if they had chosen, but they would not. So all the difficulty that sinners ever labour under in regard to salvation is…”

“Them that were invited - Namely, the Jews. Matthew 22:4”

“22:3-5 Those who were invited refers to the nation of Israel, who ignored God’s servants, the prophets (see study note on Matt 21:33-46).”

“sent: Mat 3:2, Mat 10:6, Mat 10:7; Psa 68:11; Pro 9:1-3; Isa 55:1, Isa 55:2; Jer 25:4, Jer 35:15; Mar 6:7-11; Luk 9:1-6, Luk 14:15-17; Rev 22:17 that: Sa1 9:13; Zep 1:7 and they would not: Mat 23:37; Psa 81:10-12; Pro 1:24-32; Isa 30:15; Jer 6:16, Jer 6:17; Hos 11:2, Hos 11:7; Luk 13:34, Luk 15:28, Luk 19:27; Joh 5:40; Act 13:45; Rom 10:21; Heb 12:25 Matthew 22:4”