THe lost son
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- Created on: 02-04-15 16:42
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- 1. A man had two sons, the younger asked for his share of the inheritance.
- The Parable of the Lost Son
- 2. The younger son set off to a far away land and lost all his money having a good time
- 3. Soon after there was a famine in the country and he hired himself out to a citizen
- 4. He started by feeding pigs he was so hungry and he longed to eat the pig's food but they wouldn't let him
- Pigs were considered religiously unclean and working with them would have been an emotional and religious low
- 5. He then realised that his father's servants were in a better state than him
- This parable was aimed at the Pharisees
- 6. He decided to say to his father: i have sinned against heaven and against you, i am no longer worthy to be your son
- The younger son's return represents the need for all humans to repent
- 7. But his father ran up to him wen he saw him and hugged him. His father then told the servants to put a ring on his finger, kill the fattened calf, put sandals on his feet and bring the best robe.
- The father represents God who forgives sinners
- The Feast symbolises joy in the kingdom of God
- 8. They rejoiced because his dead son was now alive, he was lost and now found
- 9. The elder son, who had been working in the field, was angry when he found out about his brother, he said he had never had a party or even a goat
- Like the elder brother, the pharisees worked hard and were proud, but it never made them happy and were unsure if God accepted them.
- The Pharisees are unable to be generous to those who have fallen short to the law's demands
- 10. The father then said that he had continually enjoyed everything, it was appropriate to celebrate the return of the younger son
- The younger son represents sinners or outcasts of society
- The Parable of the Lost Son
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