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Verse Luke 15:14. _A MIGHTY FAMINE IN THAT LAND_] As he was of a
profligate turn of mind himself, it is likely he sought out a place
where riot and excess were the ruling characteristics of the
inhabi...
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A MIGHTY FAMINE - Famines were common in Eastern nations. They were
caused by the failure of the crops - by a want of timely rains, a
genial sun, or sometimes by the prevalence of the plague or of the...
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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 B...
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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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WHEN HE HAD SPENT. having spent. Greek. _dapanao._ Elsewhere _only_
Mark 5:26; Acts 21:24; 2 Corinthians 12:15.James 4:3.
IN. throughout. Greek. _kata._ App-104. Not the same word as in
verses: Luke...
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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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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 11. 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 GOODS THAT
FAILS TO ME. AND HE DIVIDED TO THEM HIS LIVING. 13. AND NOT M...
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ΔΑΠΑΝΉΣΑΝΤΟΣ _aor. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΔΑΠΑΝΆΩ
(G1159) растрачивать, полностью тратить,
предполагается бесполезная трата,
расточительство (LN, 1:575). _Gen. abs._ ΈΓΈΝΕΤΟ
_aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 3
Lost Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-24)
11 And he said, There was a man who had two sons; 12and the younger of
them said to his father, -Father, give me the share of property t...
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And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land;
and he began to be in want.
AND WHEN HE HAD SPENT ALL, THERE AROSE A MIGHTY FAMINE IN THAT LAND -
a mysterious providence holdi...
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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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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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THERE AROSE A MIGHTY FAMINE IN THAT LAND. — This again was no
unwonted incident. The famine which “came to pass in the days of
Claudius Cæsar” (Acts 11:28) was more extensive and memorable than
others...
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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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_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 “CAME TO HIMSELF” AND TO HIS FATHER
Luke 15:11-24
The pearl of parables! Too often we desire God's gifts apart from
Himself. _The far country_ is not far in actual distance, but in the
a...
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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 younger Son._
This first part of the parable embraces four representations
corresponding to the four phases of the converted sinner's life: 1
_st._ Sin (Luke 15:11-13); 2 _d._ Misery (Luke 15:14...
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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 WHEN HE HAD SPENT ALL,.... Sin strips a man of all that is good
and valuable; of the image of God, of the knowledge of divine things,
of natural holiness, of moral righteousness, and of strength t...
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And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land;
and he began to be in want.
Ver. 14. _And when he had spent all_] And left himself nothing at all,
_praeter coelum et coenum, _ bu...
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_And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together_
Having gotten possession of his fortune, he lost no time, but,
gathering together all he had, _took his journey into a far country_
Tha...
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AND WHEN HE HAD SPENT ALL, THERE AROSE A MIGHTY FAMINE IN THAT LAND;
AND HE BEGAN TO BE IN WANT....
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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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11-16 The parable of the prodigal son shows the nature of repentance,
and the Lord's readiness to welcome and bless all who return to him.
It fully sets forth the riches of gospel grace; and it has b...
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SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 15:11...
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Luke 15:14 But G1161 he G846 spent G1159 (G5660) all G3956 arose G1096
(G5633) severe G2478 famine G3042 in G2596 that G1565 land G5561 and
G2532 he G846 began G756 (G5662) want G5302 (G5745)
arose -...
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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 ‘Sa...
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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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WHEN HE HAD SPENT
(δαπανησαντος αυτου). Genitive absolute. The verb is
here used in a bad sense as in James 4:3. See on δαπανη Luke
14:28.HE
(αυτος). Emphasis.TO BE IN WANT
(υστερεισθα). The ve...
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Luke 15:14
I. All may be lost by one transgression. The heart of this young man
died away from his home. That home ceased to be sacred: the father was
no longer paramount. Grace was gone. Prayer was...
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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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THEN A SEVERE FAMINE. The world cannot meet the deep spiritual needs
of mankind. TO TAKE CARE OF THE PIGS. This was just about as _low_ as
a Jew could get FEEDING PIGS! [They were religiously _unclean...
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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, LUKE 15:2
THEN DREW NEAR UNTO HIM...
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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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2 Chronicles 33:11; Amos 8:9; Ezekiel 16:27; Hosea 2:9...
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Spent. See on cost, ch. 14 28.
In that land. Want is characteristic of the "far country." The
prodigal feels the evil of his environment. "He (with a shade of
emphasis) began to be in want."
To be i...
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CHRIST SEEKING TO SAVE
Luke 15:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The story of the prodigal son is one part of a threefold parable.
1. WE HAVE THE SHEPHERD SUFFERING AS HE SEEKS HIS SHEEP. The parable
describes...
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He began to be in want — All his worldly pleasures failing, he grew
conscious of his want of real good....