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Verse Luke 15:20. _AND KISSED HIM._] Or, _kissed him again and again_;
the proper import of καταεφιλησεν αυτον. The father
thus showed his great tenderness towards him, and his great affection
for him...
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HE AROSE, AND CAME - Was coming. But here is no indication of
“haste.” He did not “run,” but came driven by his wants, and,
as we may suppose, filled with shame, and even with some doubts
whether his...
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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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CAME TO HIS FATHER. Compare "came to himself" (Luke 15:17).
HIS. his own.
AND. Note the Figure of speech _Polysyndeton_ (App-6).
RAN. Compare Isaiah 6:6, "Then flew". See note on Luke 15:21, and
co...
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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 17. AND WHEN HE CAME TO HIMSELF, HE SAID, HOW MANY HIRED SERVANTS
OF MY FATHER'S HAVE BREAD ENOUGH AND TO SPARE, AND I PERISH WITH
HUNGER! 18. I WILL ARISE AND GO TO MY FATHER, AND WILL SAY TO HIM...
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ΉΛΘΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G2064)
приходить,
ΑΠΈΧΟΝΤΟΣ _praes. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΑΠΈΧΩ (G588)
находиться далеко. _Gen. abs._ ("в то время
как"),
ΕΊΔΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΌΡΆΩ (G3708) в...
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WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF,— _But he keeping yet at a
distance._ When he came within sight of home, his nakedness, and the
consciousness of his folly, made him ashamed togo in; he skulked
about,...
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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 he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way
off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his
neck, and kissed him.
AND HE AROSE, AND CAME TO HIS FATH...
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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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15:20 kisses. (f-40) 'Covered him with kisses.' As ch. 7.38; Matthew
26:49 ; Mark 14:45 ; Acts 20:37 ....
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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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WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY OFF. — In the story of the parable we
must think of the wanderer as coming back weary, foot-sore, hungry,
and in rags. In the interpretation, the state of the penitent is t...
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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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20._And while he was still afar off. _This is the main point of the
parable. If men, who are by nature prone to revenge, and too tenacious
of their own rights, are moved by fatherly love kindly to for...
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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 AROSE,.... This shows that his resolution to arise was not of
nature, but of grace, by its being put into execution; for it was made
and executed, not in his own strength, but in another's. He...
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And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way
off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his
neck, and kissed him.
Ver. 20. _When he was yet a great way...
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_And he arose and came to his father_ Having taken the resolution of
returning to his father, he put it immediately in execution; setting
out just as he was, barefooted, and all in rags, and being obl...
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RAN AND FELL ON HIS NECK; this represents the readiness with which God
receives returning sinners. To be saved, men must not only resolve,
but they must return to God; taking all the blame and shame o...
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AND HE AROSE AND CAME TO HIS FATHER. BUT WHEN HE WAS YET A GREAT WAY
OFF, HIS FATHER SAW HIM, AND HAD COMPASSION, AND RAN, AND FELL ON HIS
NECK, AND KISSED HIM....
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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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17-24 Having viewed the prodigal in his abject state of misery, we
are next to consider his recovery from it. This begins by his coming
to himself. That is a turning point in the sinner's conversion....
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SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 15:18...
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Luke 15:20 And G2532 arose G450 (G5631) came G2064 (G5627) to G4314
his G1438 father G3962 But G1161 he G846 still G2089 way G3112 off
G568 (G5723) his G846 father G3962 saw G1492 (G5627) him G846 and...
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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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TO HIS FATHER
(προς τον πατερα εαυτου). Literally, to his own
father. He acted at once on his decision.YET AFAR OFF
(ετ αυτου μακραν απεχοντος). Genitive absolute.
Μακραν agrees with οδον underst...
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Luke 15:20
The Hunger of the Soul.
I. Why did God make it so natural for us all to grieve over the past,
and to lament so bitterly for sin? One way of looking at the matter
may be suggestive to us al...
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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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WHEN HIS FATHER SAW HIM. Up to this point the parable tells a story
that has happened many times in this world. Countless people have
acted like this younger son. But the real difference in this parab...
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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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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 15:20 A LONG WAY OFF emphasizes the father’s
great love; he must have been watching for the son. RAN. The father
ignored behavioral expectations of the time, since running was
consid...
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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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Acts 2:39; Acts 20:37; Deuteronomy 30:2; Ephesians 2:13; Ephesians
2:17; Ezekiel 16:6; Genesis 33:4; Genesis 45:14; Genesis 46:29; Hosea
11:8
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His father. An affecting touch in the Greek : his own father.
Ran. Trench cites an Eastern proverb : "Who draws near to me (God) an
inch, I will draw near to him an ell; and whoso walks to meet me, 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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And he arose and came to his father — The moment he had resolved, he
began to execute his resolution. While he was yet a great way off, his
father saw him — Returning, starved, naked....