Luke 15:15

joined himself to a citizen of that country Rather, one of the citizens. Even in its worst and most willing exile the soul cannot cease to be by right a citizen of God's kingdom a fellow-citizen with the saints, Ephesians 2:19. Its true citizenship (πολίτευμα )is still in heaven (Philippians 3:20). By -the citizen of the far country" is indicated either men hopelessly corrupt and worldly; or perhaps the powers of evil. We observe that in this far-off land, the Prodigal, with all his banquets and his lavishness, has not gained a single friend.Sin never forms a real bond of pity and sympathy. The cry of tempters and accomplices ever is, "What is that to us? see thouto that."

he sent him -Freedom" from righteousness is slaveryto sin.

to feed swine The intensity of this climax could only be duly felt by Jews, who had such a loathing and abhorrence for swine that they would not even namethem, but spoke of a pig as dabhar acheer, -the other thing."