Luke 14:9

Luke 14:9. He that bade thee. The proper person to decide both in the primary and deeper applications of the parable.

And then thou shalt begin with shame. ‘Begin' hints at the lingering in the coveted place, and the shame rises as the crestfallen one goes lower and lower.

The lowest place. Farthest away from the honorable places, since the intermediate ones would be al-already occupied.