The Wedding Image Is Intentional With Jesus

Jesus says it's time to celebrate because people like Matthew are finding that they too are invited to be a part of God's family. People who would have been excluded on the Pharisees account now find themselves invited personally by Jesus. It's celebration. And the use of a wedding image is intentional with Jesus. So what happens at a wedding? It's two people making a covenant to each other and out of that covenant commitment a family is created. What is Jesus doing? As he calls the Matthew and a Simon and a Judas, he's creating a new family of God's covenant people.