SUMMARY: This passage, understood in the context of the two parables that come before it, presents by two contrasting portraits the proper disposition of those who would be reconciled to God.
I. THE PORTRAIT OF THE YOUNGER BROTHER, vv. 11-24. A. Interpreting the Parable. B. The Picture in the Parable. 1. A picture of lost humanity. 2. A picture of redemption.
II. THE PORTRAIT OF THE OLDER BROTHER, vv. 25-32. A. The Character of the Older Brother. B. The Father’s Response.
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