John Calvin Commentary Luke 15:22

"But the father said to his servants, Bring forth quickly the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:" — Luke 15:22 (ASV)

Bring out the best robe. Although in parables (as we have frequently observed) it would be pointless to analyze every minute circumstance, yet it will do no violence to the literal meaning if we say that our heavenly Father not only pardons our sins in such a manner as to bury the remembrance of them, but even restores those gifts of which we had been deprived; as, on the other hand, by taking them from us, he chastises our ingratitude in order to make us feel ashamed at the reproach and disgrace of our nakedness.