<p>13:29 <i>And they shall come from the east and the west, and from the north and the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God</i>- The mention of the four compass points alludes to the promises to Abraham in Gen. 28;14. The true seed of Abraham were going to take the places of those the Lord is addressing here. And I suggest that this category are those symbolized by the fruitless fig tree of the parable which prefaced this teaching; and the fig tree within the vineyard of Israel perhaps referred specifically to the Jewish religious leadership. They are hereby declared not to be the true seed of Abraham. This paves the way for Paul's declaration that whoever is baptized into the Lord Jesus, Jew or Gentile, is the true seed of Abraham (Gal. 3:27-29).</p><p>&quot;Sit down&quot; is Gk. &lsquo;to recline&rsquo;. The reference is to the Messianic banquet, where Gentile Christians will sit with Abraham and the Jewish fathers (:28)- because they have become the children of Abraham by faith and baptism into Christ (Gal. 3:27-29). Lk. 12:37 comments that the Lord will have to&nbsp;<i>make</i>&nbsp;the faithful sit down at that banquet- so strong will be our abiding sense that &lsquo;I am not worthy of this&rsquo;.&nbsp;</p>