Okay, let's try NIV.
7 When he noticed how
the guests picked the places of honor at the table,
he told them this parable: 8 “When someone invites you
to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited.
No, He is not addressing the Pharisee host, He is addressing the guests. Yes, He does redirect the setting to "a wedding feast", my reading was accurate in either translation. Dinner protocol?
If you say so, but Messiah preached the Kingdom of Heaven.
'It has nothing to do with, "The coming wedding feast of Christ and His bride".'
Stating something in an authoritative manner adds no weight to the assertion.
Your opinion is limited, but you are entitled. If you don't think He was using the setting as an opportunity to preach the Kingdom, okay...Why did the Father send His Son to teach dinner protocol?
I receive a clear message concerning the kingdom come, as did one of the guests!
Luke 14:15. When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus,
“Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
What reason can you give for this statement? A bad translation?
Ov vey! Talking about taking things out of context... Why did you skip the following verses?
Here are verses 12-14, "Then Jesus said
to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” Folllowed by, "
When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God."
[Then] Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’" He did
not respond to the guest's comment about the feast in the kingdom of God, but continued the lesson.
Regarding verse 7, do you think the Pharisee left the room and didn't hear what Jesus was saying? Don't you realize that the guests were "the Pharisees and experts in the law". He was teaching them
all. Have you ever been to a banquet when someone addressed the host, then the others separately? He spoke to the host first, and all could hear Him. Then He spoke to the experts in the law. It's obvious He was telling them all a parable about pride and humility. He ignored the expert in the law's comment which was intended to change the subject. He was not going to "take the bait". (Never forget Jesus' attitude to the Pharisees and other "experts" in the Law.)
"Why did the Father send His Son to teach dinner protocol?" Is that what you really think about this situation? Do you really understand zilch about parables? You should try to understand the meaning of Scripture before you write something so blatantly wrong.
Stating something in an authoritative manner adds no weight to your assertion. I don't consider you an authority on Scripture. Unfortunately, your personal interpretation of God's Word is extremely limited...