The word in Scripture
Banquet in the Bible
The word banquet appears 14 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A banquet is a lavish feast of welcome and joy. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.
What banquet means in the Bible
A banquet is a lavish feast of welcome and joy.
Where the word banquet appears
Here are 5 of the passages where the word banquet appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:
“And while they were yet talking with him, came the king’s chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.”Esther 6:14
“So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.”Esther 7:1
“Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?”Job 41:6
“Now the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:”Daniel 5:10
“Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.”Amos 6:7
Banquet and the Lord Jesus
Jesus told of the great supper where the poor are brought in, and He spreads His table before us.
Questions people ask
How many times does the word banquet appear in the Bible?
The word banquet appears 14 times in the King James Version of the Bible. That number counts the exact word, in its King James spelling, wherever it occurs.
What does banquet mean in the Bible?
A banquet is a lavish feast of welcome and joy.
How does banquet point to Jesus?
Jesus told of the great supper where the poor are brought in, and He spreads His table before us.