The Popular Story Of The Prodigal Son

Luke 15:11-32 is one of the most famous parables in the Bible. It is the parable of the prodigal son. This parable is about a son who runs away with his inheritance, wastes all of it, and then comes back home to his father’s open arms. Tim Keller goes more in depth into this parable with his book The Prodigal God. In this book, Keller compares the two sons’ sins, “two brothers, each of whom represents a different way to be alienated from God, and a different way to seek acceptance into the Kingdom of heaven” (9). Throughout the book, comparisons can be made between the younger brother’s sin and the older brother’s sin. The younger brother was selfish and

After coming up with enough money to eat for the day he would go get himself some lunch. He couldn’t get any perishable foods do to the fact that he didn’t have amenities such as a refrigerator. Therefore he had to rely on bread, chips and vegetables that could be eaten raw, not the greatest of a diet but enough to get him by.

Ans. The Spirit that spoke to the prophets in former days—and I was greatly astonished, and for two years prayed continually, whenever my duty would permit—and then again I had the same revelation, which fully confirmed me in the impression that I was ordained for some great purpose in the hands of the Almighty. Several years rolled round, in which many events occurred to strengthen me in this my belief. At this time I reverted in my mind to the remarks made of me in my childhood, and the things that had been shewn me—and as it had been said of me in my childhood by those by whom I had been taught to pray, both white and black, and in whom I had the greatest confidence, that I had too much sense to be raised, and if I was, I would never be of any use to any one as a slave. Now finding I had arrived to man’s estate, and was a slave, and these revelations being made known to me, I began to direct my attention to this great object, to fulfil the purpose for which, by this time, I felt assured I was intended.”

Although I enjoy dissecting the story structure of the parables, one thing that, I believe, I need to work on developing is my skill of finding the theme of the story. Looking at the prodigal son, I see various themes—grace, mercy, and compassion; however, reading the story, one theme stands out among the rest: unconditional love. Examining the parable, I noticed three different occasions in which the parable displays the theme of unconditional love. First, at the beginning of the parable, the younger son asks for his inheritance. The father could refuse such a rude request; yet, the father granted his son’s request and gave him the money, knowing that he would squander all of it. Sometimes, love, I believe, is shown through allowing one to veer of the path, in order to learn. Second, I believe the father showed unconditional love by warmly welcoming the younger son back into his household, even before he apologized. Although the father knew that the younger son had sinned greatly, the father still loved him and did not treat him differently because of his mistakes. Lastly, the theme, unconditional love, is shown by the father’s response to the older son. One might think that, upon presenting a logical argument regarding the younger son’s sin, that the older son would persuade his father; however, the father, although knowing the loyalty of his older son, does not treat his older or younger sons differently, but unconditionally loves them both. As I contemplate the parable,

In Matthew 1-2, the infant stories are used to prepare the ground for the theme of Jesus; the new and perfect Moses, the great teacher and interpreter of God’s ways. A parallel can be drawn between the experiences of the infant Jesus and the experience of Moses. This can be seen in Matthew 2:16-18, where the slaying of innocent male Hebrew children occurred around the time of the birth of Jesus, and in Exodus 1:15-22, where Hebrew children were also murdered at the time of Moses’ birth. Just as Moses came out of Egypt, leading the people of God, so does Jesus. Following the infancy stories, the rest of Matthew’s Gospel is structured around five long discourses where Jesus teaches. On each occasion, the evangelist indicates that a great teacher has been at work (Maloney, 1988, p. 133-34).

When the man was given bread, his own son

Elli has desired the food each day,craving it more and more, right after he seized his freedom, his own justice was to eat the bread he was craving for all these days.

He also started to tell about his feelings that he was not happy anymore with the kind of situation that he had been through before. “My excellent… dost thou,” (2:2:227) , “are too…sent for?” (2:2:280) , “sent for…in your” (2:2:286) , “I will… my anticipation”

In the spring of the year both Jesus and John the future Baptist, cousins (cousins, not brothers), had reached the age of seven. The boys wandered far from Nazareth and along the Jordan River just south of the big lake, they decided to play ‘Let My People Go’ featuring Moses and Pharaoh. Little Johnnie the Baptist as Moses, cried out in a loud, raspy voice, “Let my people go!” spraying spit as he spoke. And Jesus, as hard-hearted Pharaoh, replied in a harsh voice, “You mangy dogs, you slaves! No, no, no! Pharaoh has spoken, so let it be done.”

Like food, money is needed in small amounts but if you overindulge in food it could kill you. But like the need of a money you need food also; because he refused to eat he

When it comes to moral and legal problems, what is right or wrong usually gets clouded by details. The gray matter comes to play in deciding who was right or wrong in the short stories “A Father’s Story” and “Uncle”. In “A Father’s Story’, Luke Ripley was in the right for covering up his daughter’s crimes. Who wouldn’t do anything to keep their child safe no matter their age? The length a person is willing to go to keep their child safe in unmeasurable. Whereas in “Uncle” the niece is completely in the wrong. Despite our brains not reaching full maturity until the age of twenty-five, this middle-school-aged should know it is wrong to attack someone who did nothing to her with large gardening tool, continue to torture him after initially

Richard II is known as an unradical, gruesome king who has always had everything poured down at his feet. Ever since a kid, he’d never experienced what it was like not having any valuable possessions. It wasn’t until the end of his reign, when he realized he was diminishing as a figure to his people, and while he was being told that his kingdom had been taken over, Richard II states, “ I live with bread like

The story that I decide to choose is “Story of the Lost Son by Gospel of Luke.” According to Clugston (2014), conflict is the struggle that shapes the plot in a story and it may be primarily external (person against person) or it may be internal (struggles within the characters). The core conflict in this story is individual against self when a father feels torn because he has to divide his property between his two children and one of the kids remain on the property and works for and with his dad while the other child leaves the country and squanders away all his money. The kid that I would consider to be the rebel son decided to return home to his father that he has sinned against God and came home to seek his dad’s guidance. Another reason why the core conflict is individual against self because the son struggled within himself because he leaves the house thinking that he was responsible enough to manage his property but when he fell short and had to return home to his dad’s home that was a major problem for him.

This shows that he didn’t get enough food for his journey because leftovers was all he could take. Since many babies are killed upon birth because they are identical or they were born with some disability, there are not as many homes in society. There also may be very few food scraps left because the

In Matthew 18, the disciples ask Jesus who the greatest in the kingdom of heaven will be (18.1). He calls a child from among them before answering in the following verse. Before examining the answer, it is work noting that children are present. It is easy to forget when reading through the previous books that there are children, whether they are the patriarch’s, a villager’s, or a servant’s, that could be present in many of the scenes depicted. They are not mentioned because their presence is unimportant to that particular tale. However, here they are important. So important, that Jesus feels the need to bring one to him. It is also important to note that the text only says that “[h]e called a child” (4.2). This child is not identified as male or female, the fact is irrelevant to this particular story.