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Verse Luke 15:22. _BRING FORTH THE BEST ROBE_] _Bring out that chief_
_garment_, την στολην την πρωτην, the garment which
was laid by, to be used only on _birth-days_ or _festival_ times. Such
as that...
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THE BEST ROBE - The son was probably in rags. The joy of the father is
expressed by clothing him in the best raiment, that he might appear
well. The “robe” here mentioned is probably the outer garment...
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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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SERVANTS. bond-servants.
BRING FORTH.. [Tr.]. WH. add "quickly".
BEST. first. Either the first that comes to hand, or the former robe
the son used to wear. See on Genesis 27:15.
AND. Note the Figur...
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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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ΈΞΕΝΈΓΚΑΤΕ _aor. imper. act. от_ ΈΚΦΈΡΩ (G1627)
приносить. _Aor. imper._ призывает к
специфическому действию с оттенком
срочности,
ΣΤΟΛΉ (G4749) одежда, почетное одеяние.
Вместо почетных медалей у ни...
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BRING FORTH THE BEST ROBE,— It is observed by Ferrarius, that the
στολη, or _long robe,_ was a garment which servants never wore;
so that his father's ordering any such garment, and especially the
bes...
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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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But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and
put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
BUT THE FATHER SAID. The son has not said all he purposed, but...
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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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BRING FORTH THE BEST ROBE. — It is hardly necessary, perhaps, in
such a parable, to press the symbolic interpretation of each minute
detail; but in this instance the symbolism lies so near the surface...
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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 first; i.e. the best robe: by it, is meant the habit of grace.
(Witham)_...
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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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22._Bring out the best robe. _Although in parables (as we have
frequently observed) it would be idle to follow out every minute
circumstance, yet it will be no violence to the literal meaning, if we
s...
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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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BUT THE FATHER SAID TO HIS SERVANTS,.... The word "but", with which
those words begin, is expressive of much grace, as it often is; see 1
Corinthians 6:11 and signifies, that though the son had behave...
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But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and
put _it_ on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on _his_ feet:
Ver. 22. _The best robe_] That white raiment of Christ's
righ...
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Luke 15:21, 22. "And the father said to the servant, Bring forth the
best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on
his feet, and bring hither the fatted calf," etc. As Christ's...
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When in humility and penitence men return to God, trusting in Jesus
Christ for what they need he rejoices to receive them with exceeding
great joy; and notwithstanding all their transgressions, he par...
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The return:...
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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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OLBGrk;
Ver. 22-24. We must remember that we are in a parable where a sinner
is represented to us under the notion of a prodigal son; God, under
the notion of an indulgent father; a repenting sinner,...
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV
Then, on the people who entered into the good land He bestowed a noble
inheritance; and He killed the fatted calf for those converted to the
Father, and presented th...
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Luke 15:22 But G1161 father G3962 said G2036 (G5627) to G4314 his G846
servants G1401 out G1627 (G5657) best G4413 robe G4749 and G2532 on
G1746 (G5657) him G846 and G2532 put G1325 (G5628) ring G1146...
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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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THE BEST ROBE
(στολην την πρωτην). Στολη is an old word for a
fine stately garment that comes down to the feet (from στελλο,
to prepare, equip), the kind worn by kings (Mark 16:5; Luke 22:46).
Lite...
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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 15:22 The RING may have contained a seal,
indicating that the son has been welcomed back as a full member of the
family.
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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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Deuteronomy 33:25; Ephesians 1:13; Ephesians 1:14; Ephesians 4:22;
Ephesians 6:15; Esther 3:10; Esther 8:2; Ezekiel 16:10; Ezekiel 16:9;...
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To his servants. Bond - servants. There is a fine touch in throwing in
the bond - servants immediately after thy son (ver. 21).
Bring forth. Some texts add quickly [τ α χ υ]. So Rev.
The best robe ...
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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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But the father said — Interrupting him before he had finished what
he intended to say. So does God frequently cut an earnest confession
short by a display of his pardoning love....