i. He wanted to explain that invitation to god's Kingdom is open to many people.
ii. He wanted to show that the Jews were given the first chance to be part of god's Kingdom but they rejected.
iii. He wanted to show that people reject god's call due to material possession/family commitment which can be a stumbling block to ones spiritual life.
iv. He wanted to show that gentiles/outcasts are called to God's Kingdom to replace the non responding Jews.
v. He needed to explain that the God's invitation/call are extended to many people/god offers universal salvation.
vi. So as to explain that those who refuse/do not accept god' call will not receive blessing of god's Kingdom/will not enter the kingdom of god.
vii. He wanted to challenge the Jews /Pharisees who counted themselves as righteous yet they failed to respond to God's call.
Mohaissack answered the question on October 7, 2017 at 09:53
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