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Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat, and celebrate;
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An Extravagant Celebration
Commentators note that this was not just any calf, but "the fatted calf," implying it was specifically prepared and saved for a great celebration. This detail highlights the father's extravagant, premeditated joy. God's response to a repentant sinner is not reluctant acceptance but a lavish, all-out party that He has been eagerly anticipating.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Be merry. Literally, "eating, let us rejoice." The word merry does not quite express the meaning of the Greek. Merriment denotes …
The fatted calf (τον μοσχον τον σιτευτον). The calf the fatted one. Σιτευτον is the verbal adjective of σιλευω, to feed with wheat…
19th Century
Anglican
Bring hither the fatted calf.—It is interesting to remember the impression which this part of the parable made on one of …
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Baptist
Said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: and bring hither the fat…
The son’s speech was never completed (v.21). Instead the father more than reversed the unspoken part about becoming a “hired man” (v.19). What he g…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it By which Christ is designed, in allusion to the calves offered in sacr…
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