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CHAPTER 15
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1. The Murmuring Pharisees. (Luke 15:1)
2. The Parable of the Lost Sheep. (Luke 15:3)
3. The Parable of the Lost Coin. (Luke 15:8)
4. The Parable of the Prodigal Son and the Elder Br...
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LUKE 25. THREE PARABLES SHOWING GOD'S LOVE FOR THE LOST, AND HIS JOY
AT THEIR RESTORATION. The three parables in this chapter have no
definite note of time or place. An introduction is supplied from L...
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THE SHEPHERD'S JOY (Luke 15:1-7)...
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Jesus said, "There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them
said to his father, 'Father, give me the part of the estate which
falls to me.' So his father divided his living between them. Not ma...
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CALLED. called to him.,
SERVANTS. young men. Greek. _pais_. See App-108. Not the same word as
in verses: Luke 15:17; Luke 15:19; Luke 15:22.
ASKED. began to inquire. Imperf. tense.
MEANT. might be....
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Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31_. Rejected by the Samaritans. A lesson of
Tolerance._
This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called
the departure for the final conflict, and is identical...
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ΤΊ ΕἼΗ ΤΑΥ͂ΤΑ. The question indicates contempt—“what
all this was about.” For the construction comp. Luke 1:29; Luke
18:36; Luke 22:23. See note on Luke 18:36....
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THE SON LOST AND FOUND...
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CHAPS. Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31
This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the
departure for the final conflict, and is identical with the journey
(probably to the Feast of the...
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Ver 25. Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew
nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. 26. And he called one
of the servants, and asked what these things meant. 27. And he...
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ΠΡΟΣΚΑΛΕΣΆΜΕΝΟΣ _aor. med. part. (temp.) от_
ΠΡΟΣΚΑΛΈΩ (G4341) созывать, призывать.
ΈΠΥΝΘΆΝΕΤΟ _impf. ind. med. (dep.) от_
ΠΥΝΘΆΝΟΜΑΙ (G4441) расспрашивать,
задавать вопросы. _Impf._ предполагает,
что...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_The Parable of the Lost Son
Scripture_
Luke 15:11-32 And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 and the
younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of thy
s...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 4
The Lost Pharisaical Son (Luke 15:25-32)
25 Now his elder son was in the field; and as he came and drew near to
the house, he heard music and dancing. 26And he called one...
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And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
AND HE CALLED ONE OF THE SERVANTS. [The Stephanic form of the
received text has "his servants;" but our Version properly follo...
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13 Compare Job_21:14-15.
17 Compare Jer_31:18-20.
17 The first desire of the prodigal and of all awakened sinners is to
do something themselves to ameliorate their evil condition. "What must
I do to...
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PARABLES OF THE LOST SHEEP, OF THEM LOST COIN, OF THE PRODIGAL SON
1-7. Parable of the Lost Sheep. See on Matthew 18:12. The first of a
series of three parables for the encouragement of penitents. It...
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THE PRODIGAL SON (peculiar to Lk). 'This parable, like the two
preceding, is intended to show what joy there is in heaven at the
conversion of sinners, and, therefore, how wrong the Pharisees were to...
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LUKE’S GOOD NEWS
LUKE
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 15
*PARABLES OF GOD’S LOVE 15:1-32
1 INTRODUCTION 15:1-2
Jesus told three *parables as an answer to the *Pharisees. They did
not approve of him beca...
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CHAPTER 21
LOST AND FOUND.
IN this chapter we see how the waves of influence, moving outward from
their Divine center, touch the outermost fringe of humanity, sending
the pulsations of new excitemen...
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τί ἂν εἴη ταῦτα, not contemptuous, “what all this was
about” (Farrar, C. G. T.), but with the puzzled air of a man in the
dark and surprised = what does this mean?...
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_The elder son_, who plays the ignoble part of wet blanket on this
glad day, and represents the Pharisees in their chilling attitude
towards the mission in behalf of the publicans and sinners....
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_The third parable_, rather an example than a parable illustrating by
an imaginary case the joy of recovering a _lost human being_. In this
case care is taken to describe what loss means in the sphere...
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THE SON WHO NEVER CAME TO HIS FATHER
Luke 15:25-32
Notice the difference between the Father's care for his elder son and
the son's own estimate of his position, and you will see how easily
you may m...
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Our Lord's attitude toward the sinning multitudes aroused the
hostility of the Pharisees, and to them principally He uttered the
great discourse of this chapter, consisting of a threefold parable. In...
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THE PRODIGAL SON
Luke 15:11-32. “ _But He said_, _A certain man had two sons. The
younger of them said to the father_, _Father_, _give me the portion of
the estate which falleth to me. And he divided...
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_The elder Son._
This part embraces: 1 _st._ The interview of the elder son with the
servant (Luke 15:25-28 a); 2 _d._ His interview with his father (Luke
15:28; Luke 15:28). Jesus here shows the Phar...
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_The Child lost and found._
This parable consists of two distinct descriptions, which form the
counterpart of one another, that of the younger son (Luke 15:11-24),
and that of the elder son (Luke 15:2...
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_a._ While the house is filled with mirth, the elder son is at work.
Here is the image of the Pharisee busied with his rites, while
repentant sinners are rejoicing in the serene sunshine of grace. Eve...
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And he said, A certain man had two sons: And the younger of them said
to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to
me. And he divided unto them his living. And not many days aft...
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The ninth chapter opens with the mission not the setting apart, but
the circuit of the twelve sent out by the Lord, who therein was
working after a fresh sort. He communicates power in grace to men,
c...
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Having thus unfolded the difference in character between the two
dispensations, and the circumstances of the transition from the one to
the other, the Lord turns (chapter 15) to higher principles the...
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AND HE CALLED ONE OF THE SERVANTS,.... One of the ministers of the
word, one of the disciples of Christ, as the Scribes and Pharisees
sometimes did: choosing rather to speak to one of the disciples, t...
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And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
Ver. 26. _What these things meant_] Hypocrites understand not the just
man's joys, nor the sweet intercourse that is between God...
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_Now his older son was in the field_ The older son seems to represent
the Pharisees and scribes mentioned Luke 15:2. And now while every one
in the family heartily joined in expressing their joy on ac...
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The older son:...
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AND HE CALLED ONE OF THE SERVANTS, AND ASKED WHAT THESE THINGS MEANT....
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SEEKING THE LOST SHEEP
(vs.3-7)
Though discipleship to Christ is a wonderful privilege, yet man would
never choose a path of true discipleship if God did not seek him
first. In this chapter we see t...
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25-32 In the latter part of this parable we have the character of the
Pharisees, though not of them alone. It sets forth the kindness of the
Lord, and the proud manner in which his gracious kindness...
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SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 15:25...
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Luke 15:26 So G2532 called G4341 (G5666) one G1520 servants G3816
asked G4441 (G5711) what G5101 things...
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“And he called to him one of the servants, and enquired what these
things might be.”
So he called to him one of the servants and asked what the reason was
for all this music and dancing. It was a com...
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THE PARABLE OF THE LOVING FATHER, THE PRODIGAL SON AND THE
DISSATISFIED BROTHER (15:11-32).
When we come to the third parable there is a different emphasis in
that the emphasis is laid, not on the see...
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THREE PARABLES DEALING WITH THE SEEKING AND SAVING OF THE LOST
(15:1-32).
It will have been noted how great a concentration there is in this
section on preparing for the eternal future, and on the Ki...
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MEN MUST LIVE IN THE LIGHT OF THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN IN HIS
GLORY (15:1-19:28).
Having established in Section 1 that Jesus was born in Bethlehem in
the city of David where He was proclaimed ‘Sav...
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THIS division of the Gospel of Luke, embracing nearly one third of the
whole, contains for the most part matter peculiar to this Evangelist.
A number of the incidents probably belong to an earlier per...
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THE PARABLE OF THE PRODIGAL SON. ‘The crown and pearl' of all our
Lord's parables. It is an advance from the two which precede it. The
case of the sinner is represented as more aggravated: his guilt
g...
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Luke 15:26. ONE OF THE SERVANTS. Not the same word as in Luke 15:22;
probably an inferior domestic in the permanent employ of the
householder, but now standing without.
WHAT THESE THINGS MIGHT BE. O...
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Luke 15:25-32. THE ELDER SON. The other side of the picture is equally
appropriate to the occasion. The murmuring Pharisees are now to see
themselves portrayed. Alford: ‘This part of the parable sets...
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SERVANTS
(παιδων). Not δουλο (bondslaves) as in verse Luke 15:22.
The Greeks often used παις for servant like the Latin _puer_. It
could be either a hired servant (μισθιος, verse Luke 15:17) or
sla...
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Most of us recognize the beauty of this parable as it concerns the
prodigal, and his boundless forgiveness by the father, but few of us
probably have seen how the elder brother has his portrait painte...
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Luke 15:11. _And he said, A certain man had two sons: And the younger
of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that
falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. And not...
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We have read this chapter together many times; possibly some of us
have read it hundreds of times; yet whenever we read it, we always
find something fresh in it. It is ever bright and sparkling, full...
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Luke 15:1. _Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for
to hear him._
However sunken they might be, they knew their best Friend; they
recognized their Benefactor, so they gathered aroun...
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This is a chapter that needs no explanation; it carries its key within
itself, and the experience of every child of God is the best
exposition of it. The three parables recorded here set forth the wor...
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CONTENTS: Parables of the lost sheep, lost coin and lost son.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, Pharisees, scribes.
CONCLUSION: God has a particular care over backsliding sinners (Isr.
in this case) and follows th...
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Luke 15:1. _Then drew near all the publicans and sinners to hear him._
The pharisees were so intoxicated with ideas of their own
righteousness, as to regard all such characters as excluded from the
co...
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THE OLDER SON. He is symbolic of the Pharisees and teachers of the Law
in Luke 15:2. He is also symbolic of some Christians who fall into the
trap which James speaks about (James 4:1-4). The older son...
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_A certain man had two sons._
THE PRODIGAL AND HIS BROTHER
I. GOD’S TREATMENT OF THE PENITENT.
1. The alienation of the heart from God.
(1) Homelessness.
(2) Worldly happiness is unsatisfying. Hu...
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CHAPTER 15
Ver. 1. _Then drew near under Him all the publicans and sinners_.
_πάντες_, all, that is, many came together to hear Christ,
attracted by His sanctity and by the loving-kindness with which...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Luke 15:11. A CERTAIN MAN.—Our heavenly Father, since Christ never
represents Himself thus. He always speaks of Himself as a Son, though
often as a possessor, or lord. TWO SONS.—_I.e....
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EXPOSITION
LUKE 15:1
The _Lord speaks his three parable-stories of the _"lost," _in which
he explains his reason for loving and receiving the sinful._
LUKE 15:1,...
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Then drew near to him all the publicans and sinners to hear him. And
the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receives sinners,
and eats with them (Luke 15:1-2).
Notice the four groups tha...
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Inquired [ε π υ ν θ α ν ε τ ο]. Imperfect. Began to inquire....
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THE ELDER SON
Luke 15:24
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We come now to the study of the elder son. In doing this we think it
will be wise to give the dispensational picture a little stronger
setting than we ga...