Jesus is speaking to Pharisees who condemn His association with sinners. His point is that God seeks sinners so they can be saved.

The father represents God, the older brother represents the Pharisees and teachers of the law, and the younger brother represents the sinners. To a certain ...

11 апр. 2022 г. · When we say, “Father give me my share,” like the son in Luke 15:11, the worst that can happen is God lets us have our will to our detriment.

10 февр. 2023 г. · In telling the story, Jesus identifies Himself with God in His loving attitude toward the lost, symbolized by the younger son (the tax ...

12 сент. 2023 г. · This tale of two sons is told to illustrate God's joy over a sinner coming to him. In this story, one son was rebellious and left home.

The father is the great Father of the souls of men; the elder son represents the respectably religious Pharisees; the younger stands for the class of publicans ...

Jesus begins the parable with the prodigal making an imperious demand upon his father - “Give me now, what is my right.”

A certain man had two sons; by "the certain man" is meant, God the Father: God indeed is not a man, nor is he to be represented by any human image.

This story is really about Luke's perception of the relation between gentiles and Jews in the household of God.

Giving the Younger Son His Share (Luke 15:11-12) But the youngest isn't satisfied with his lot. He wants everything that will be his, and he wants it now.