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Text: Luke 15: 11-19

THE PARABLE OF THE LOST PRODIGAL SON I

“Then 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 falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living. But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want. Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything. But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.’’’”

Luke 15:11-19

1. Parables may be divided into two main types:

a. The Simple Parable

b. The Elaborate Parable

2. The Parable of the Prodigal Lost Son

a. This is an example of an “Elaborate Parable”.

b. It is worth taking the time to read this Parable carefully.

A DESCRIPTION OF THE FAMILY

1. A certain man had two sons.

2. The Focus of this Parable was on the Younger Son.

A TERRIBLE SON

1. He asked that his father give him his Inheritance.

a. An inheritance was usually given after the death of the father.

b. This son demanded his inheritance immediately.

2. A very gracious father.

a. He divided all he had and distributed it to his two sons.

b. The younger son had obtained his wish.

3. The life of the Prodigal Son.

a. He gathered his new-found wealth.

b. He went to a far country.

c. There, he squandered his fortune.

4. A great famine arose.

a. He had no means to support himself.

b. He became a swineherd.

c. His life had taken a dramatic fall.

COMING TO HIS SENSES

1. The prodigal son remembered what he had enjoyed in the past.

2. He remembered how his father’s servants had fared.
They had far better food than what he was able to obtain.

A PLAN TO RETURN TO HIS FATHER

1. There was no way forward.

2. But how could he go back as a son?

3. His planned speech to his father.

a. He would confess his sins.

b. He would only ask to be a servant.

c. He felt that he had forfeited his right of sonship!

经文: 路加福音 15：11-19

浪子的比喻（一）

“耶稣又说：‘一个人有两个儿子。 小儿子对父亲说：‘父亲，请你把我应得的家业分给我。’他父亲就把产业分给他们。 过了不多几日，小儿子就把他一切所有的都收拾起来，往远方去了。在那里任意放荡，浪费资财。 既耗尽了一切所有的，又遇着那地方大遭饥荒，就穷苦起来。 于是去投靠那地方的一个人，那人打发他到田里去放猪。 他恨不得拿猪所吃的豆荚充饥，也没有人给他。 他醒悟过来，就说：‘我父亲有多少的雇工，口粮有余，我倒在这里饿死吗？ 我要起来，到我父亲那里去，向他说：‘父亲，我得罪了天，又得罪了你。 从今以后，我不配称为你的儿子，把我当做一个雇工吧！’”

《路加福音 15：11-19》

1．耶稣的比喻可以分为两种主要类型

a．简单的比喻

b．详尽的比喻

2．浪子的比喻

a．这是一个“详尽的比喻”的例子

b．值得花时间仔细阅读这个比喻

这个家庭的描述

1．某个人有两个儿子

2．这个比喻的焦点是在小儿子身上

一个糟糕的儿子

1．他要求他的父亲把他应得的产业分给他

a．产业通常是在父亲去世后才分给孩子

b．这个儿子却要求立刻继承

2．一个非常慈爰的父亲

a．他把所有的产业分给他的两个儿子

b．小儿子得偿所愿

3．浪子的生活

a．他收拾了他刚承受的财富

b．他去到了一个遥远的地方

c．在那里，他挥霍了自已的资财

4．发生了大饥荒

a．他没有办法养活自己

b．他沦落到成了放猪的人

c．他的生活陷入绝境

苏醒回头

1．浪子想起了自己过去所享有的

2．他想起了他父亲的雇工所过的生活

他们的食物比他所得的还要好得多

打算回到父亲身边

1．浪子已走投无路了

2．可是，他怎么配以儿子的身份回去呢？

3．他计划对父亲的说词

a．他会认罪

b．他只求当雇工

c．他觉得他丧失了当儿子的权利！