The Parable of the Banquet illustrates the various responses to the generous invitation of the King.
The tenth plague was the death of the firstborn of Egypt, which was also the salvation of the people of Israel.
In Daniel 2, a problem arose because of the absence of the gods among humans, but the true God showed himself through a human.
This first parable from Matthew provides the key to understanding all the parables and to entering the kingdom of God.