2009-08-06T21:39:12-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/feast/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2014:15-24&version=NIV 2009-08-06T21:39:12-05:00 One of Jesus' parables, in which we read about a great feast whose invited guests all made excuses not to come. The feast's host decides to open the feast to everyone who wants to come--a clear metaphor for Christ's grace, which is extended to all. http://biblica.com/niv/appendix/concordance_resultsingle.php?rowid=39 2008-01-18T14:36:55-05:00 A special time of celebration and eating. In the Bible, feasts celebrated the ways God helped his people. (Leviticus 23; Isaiah 25:6-8; Luke 14:15-24; Luke 22:14-19)