Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 15:26

"And he called to him one of the servants, and inquired what these things might be." — Luke 15:26 (ASV)

And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.

"What are you all doing? Have you gone out of your minds? Why are you all dancing? Who is to pay for that music? You should have been with me out in the fields at work. What is the meaning of all this merriment?"

Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.

This was a new thing, and apparently a thing that he did not care much about. How had it come about that there was such noise, such joy?

And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. (Luke 15:26)

"What are you all up to in making such a noise? What new thing has happened to our orderly household to make it so full of boisterous and noisy gladness?"

And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.

He was a gloomy spirit, good, solid, regular, constant, but not very joyful. He took things rather severely, so he did not understand what this amusement could mean.

"Some of the Salvation Army got in here," he said, "some of those boisterous Methodist people got here, and I do not like it. I am more regular than that. I do not like these commotions and uproars."

He asked the servant what these things meant.