The Parable of the Banquet illustrates the various responses to the generous invitation of the King.
While David used desperate and even deceptive means of escape, God provided for him because of his grace and faithfulness.
The parable often called the Wheat and the Tares gives hope that one day all will be made right.
The construction of the tabernacle foreshadowed greater dwellings of God, which he keeps building by plundering the nations.
