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Verse Luke 15:13. _NOT MANY DAYS AFTER_] He probably hastened his
departure for fear of the fine which he must have paid, and the
reproach to which he must have been subjected, had the matter come
bef...
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GATHERED ALL TOGETHER - Collected his property. If he had received
flocks or grain, he sold them and converted them into money. As soon
as this arrangement had been made he left his father’s house.
T...
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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 Br...
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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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Jesus said, "There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them
said to his father, 'Father, give me the part of the estate which
falls to me.' So his father divided his living between them. Not ma...
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THE SHEPHERD'S JOY (Luke 15:1-7)...
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AFTER. Greek _meta._ App-104. Referring to the rapidity of the fall of
Israel.
TOOK HIS JOURNEY. went abroad.
INTO. Greek. _eis._ App-104.
FAR COUNTRY. Compare Acts 2:39; Ephesians 2:17.
SUBSTANCE....
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_not many days after_ This shadows forth the _rapidi_ty (1) of
national, and (2) of individual degeneracy. "In some children, says
Sir Thomas Elyot in _The Governour_, "nature is more prone to vice
t...
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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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THE SON LOST AND FOUND...
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ΜΕΤ' ΟΥ̓ ΠΟΛΛᾺΣ ἩΜΈΡΑΣ. This shadows forth the
_rapidity_ (1) of national, and (2) of individual degeneracy. “In
some children,” says Sir Thomas Elyot in _The Governour_, “nature
is more prone to vice...
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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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ΣΥΝΑΓΑΓΏΝ _aor. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΣΥΝΆΓΩ (G4863)
собирать вместе. Возможно, в значении:
"обращать все в наличные" (BAGD; ММ).
Покупатель имущества не мог им
владеть до смерти отца (_см._ М, Baba...
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WITH RIOTOUS LIVING.— The phrase Ζων ασωτως implies, that
he lived in every degree of luxury and sensuality. The account before
us is short.—The interesting and affecting passages with which sucha
tra...
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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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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_The Parable of the Lost Son
Scripture_
Luke 15:11-32 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 thy
s...
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And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and
took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance
with riotous living.
AND NOT MANY DAYS AFTER (INTOXICATED WIT...
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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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THE PRODIGAL SON (peculiar to Lk). 'This parable, like the two
preceding, is intended to show what joy there is in heaven at the
conversion of sinners, and, therefore, how wrong the Pharisees were 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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TOOK HIS JOURNEY INTO A FAR COUNTRY. — Such instances of emigration
were, we may believe, familiar things in most towns of Galilee and
Judæa. The young man left his home, and started, bent on pleasure...
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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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μετʼ οὐ πολλὰς ἡμέρας : to be joined to
ἀπεδήμησεν : he went away as soon as possible, when he had
had time to realise his property, in haste to escape into wild liberty
or licence. μακράν : the farth...
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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 case put_. δύο υἱου̇ς : two sons of different
dispositions here as in Matthew 21:28-31, but there is no further
connection between the two parables. There is no reason for regarding
Lk.'s parable...
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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
al...
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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 Child lost and found._
This parable consists of two distinct descriptions, which form the
counterpart of one another, that of the younger son (Luke 15:11-24),
and that of the elder son (Luke 15:2...
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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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Jesus discontinues the interrogative form used in the two previous
cases: we have no more an argument; we have a narrative, a real
parable. The three persons composing the family represent God and H...
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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 NOT MANY DAYS AFTER THE YOUNGER SON GATHERED ALL TOGETHER,....
That his father had divided to him, all his goods and substance: as
soon as a man has any internal substance, any considerable degree...
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And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and
took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance
with riotous living.
Ver. 13. _Gathered all together_] _Convasat...
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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 NOT MANY DAYS AFTER, THE YOUNGER SON GATHERED ALL TOGETHER, AND
TOOK HIS JOURNEY INTO A FAR COUNTRY, AND THERE WASTED HIS SUBSTANCE
WITH RIOTOUS LIVING.
This story has been called the Gospel withi...
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THE PRODIGAL SON.
The reckless departure:...
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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 15:12...
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Luke 15:13 And G2532 not G3756 many G4183 days G2250 after G3326
younger G3501 son G5207 gathered G4863 all...
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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 ‘Sav...
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THREE PARABLES DEALING WITH THE SEEKING AND SAVING OF THE LOST
(15:1-32).
It will have been noted how great a concentration there is in this
section on preparing for the eternal future, and on the Ki...
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“And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together (or
‘turned it all into cash') and took his journey into a far country,
and there he wasted his substance with riotous living.”
After a...
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THE PARABLE OF THE LOVING FATHER, THE PRODIGAL SON AND THE
DISSATISFIED BROTHER (15:11-32).
When we come to the third parable there is a different emphasis in
that the emphasis is laid, not on the see...
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Luke 15:13. Comp. Matthew 6:24. Since the proper use of wealth is for
God, those who do not thus use it are slaves to Mammon. The last verse
implies that wealth is not our own, this implies that when...
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Luke 15:12. IN THAT WHICH IS ANOTHER'S. Earthly wealth is held in
trust; the true riches are described as YOUR OWN. Wealth can never
form a part of our being, is never permanently in our possession; w...
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THE PARABLE OF THE PRODIGAL SON. ‘The crown and pearl' of all our
Lord's parables. It is an advance from the two which precede it. The
case of the sinner is represented as more aggravated: his guilt
g...
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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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Luke 15:13. NOT MANY DAYS AFTER. The course of open sin soon began.
GATHERED ALL TOGETHER. This indicates the entire surrender of all the
powers and possessions to sin.
INTO A FAR COUNTRY. Like th...
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NOT MANY DAYS AFTER
(μετ' ου πολλας ημερας). Literally, after not many
days. Luke is fond of this idiom (Luke 7:6; Acts 1:5).TOOK HIS JOURNEY
(απεδημησεν). First aorist active indicative of
αποδημ...
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Luke 15:13
I. When principle is weak the far country is fatal. If any one is
obliged to leave home not from love of idleness, not from love of
pleasure, not from love of liberty, but on such business...
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Luke 15:11. _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...
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We have read this chapter together many times; possibly some of us
have read it hundreds of times; yet whenever we read it, we always
find something fresh in it. It is ever bright and sparkling, full...
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Luke 15:1. _Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for
to hear him._
However sunken they might be, they knew their best Friend; they
recognized their Benefactor, so they gathered aroun...
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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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THERE WAS A MAN WHO HAD TWO SONS. The parables of the Lost Sheep and
the Lost Coin symbolize Christ searching for the lost sinner. This
parable of the Lost Son shows the lost sinner _bringing himself_...
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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,...
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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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1 Peter 4:3; 1 Peter 4:4; 2 Chronicles 33:1; 2 Peter 2:13; Amos 6:3;...
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All. Everything was taken out of the father's hands.
Took his journey [α π ε δ η μ η σ ε ν]. Answering to our
phrase went abroad.
Wasted [δ ι ε σ κ ο ρ π ι σ ε ν]. The word used of
winnowing grain....
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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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THE PRODIGAL SON
Luke 15:11
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The fifteenth chapter of Luke presents one parable with four
outstanding messages, embracing one supreme thought.
The supreme thought is Christ's answ...
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He took a journey into a far country — Far from God: God was not in
all his thoughts: And squandered away his substance — All the grace
he had received....