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Service vs. Sonship
Commentators highlight that the elder son uses a word for "serve" that implies slavery. His obedience wasn't born from a loving relationship but from a sense of duty, fear, and a desire for reward. This represents a legalistic mindset that views God as a master to be appeased rather than a father to be loved, turning faith into a transaction instead of a relationship.
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Albert Barnes
On Luke 15:29
18th Century
Theologian
A kid. A young goat. This was of less value than the calf; and he complains that while his father had never given him a thing of …
AT Robertson
On Luke 15:29
Do I serve thee (δουλευω σο). Progressive present tense of this old verb from δουλος (slave) which the elder son uses to picture h…
Charles Ellicott
On Luke 15:29
19th Century
Bishop
Lo, these many years do I serve thee.—The very word “I serve,” as a slave serves, is eminently suggestive. The obedience …
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Charles Spurgeon
On Luke 15:29
19th Century
Preacher
And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou nev…
John Gill
On Luke 15:29
17th Century
Pastor
And he answering, said to his father
Commending himself, and reflecting on his father:
lo, these …
Matthew Henry
On Luke 15:25–32
17th Century
Minister
In the latter part of this parable, we have the character of the Pharisees, though not of them alone. It sets forth the kindness of the Lord, and t…