I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,I will arise and go to my father — How accurately are the first steps of true repentance here pointed out! Against Heaven - Against God. read more
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 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. read more
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 — 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. read more
And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:Let us be merry — Both here, and wherever else this word occurs, whether in the Old or New Testament, it implies nothing of levity, but a solid, serious, religious, heartfelt joy: indeed this was the ordinary meaning of the word two hundred years ago, when our translation was made. read more
THE PERAEAN MINISTRY, BETWEEN THE FEAST OF DEDICATION AND THE RETIREMENT TO EPHRAIM. Luke 13:22 to Luke 17:10. See Harmony, p. 101. Jesus went to the Feast of Dedication, John 10:22-40. After which, according to John 10:40, he went to beyond Jordan, (Peraea,) where John at first baptized, and there abode. Many, as John assures us, who had the original testimony of the Baptist, were convinced of its fulfilment in him, and became believers on him. Of this PERAEN MINISTRY Luke here gives an... read more
FIRST PARABLE. The Lost Sheep The stupid sinner, Luke 15:3-7. 4. What man of you Our Lord puts the case home to them as the official shepherds of the people, grounding his appeal on their own conscience. Having a hundred sheep The hundred and one was a favourite comparison among the Jewish teachers. Sheep The emblem of the flock of Israel; and, hence, here more principally the Jewish sinner, who more or less knew the law or ought to know it. It hence takes in the case of the publican... read more
5. He layeth it on his shoulders The shepherd of the East at the present day is often seen bearing upon his shoulder the forlorn sheep that is too weak to be driven. It furnishes a beautiful image of the tenderness of the Redeemer to the soul of the penitent, which he is saving from its lost condition. read more
6. Cometh home The home of Christ on earth, to which he brings the repentant sinner as a sheep of the fold, is his Church. There are the ninety and nine, and there is the place where the shepherd exerts his guardian care. Thither would he gather the publican and sinner whom he now receiveth and eateth with. Friends and neighbours His fellow but under shepherds, the pastors of his flocks in the great field of the world. read more
7. Joy shall be in heaven A sweet and literal assurance that the inhabitants of heaven take a deep interest in the souls of our race, candidates as we are for a fellowship with them on high. Heaven is not in sight of earth, but earth is in sight of heaven. The Church above forever watches the Church below. When the children of God rejoice over a new convert saved by repentance and forgiveness from death, there is no vain joy. It is the only joy on earth with which we have proof that angels... read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Luke 15:17
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!And coming to himself — For till then he was beside himself, as all men are, so long as they are without God in the world. read more