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John Gill
Now his elder son was in the field,.... By "the elder son" is meant, not angels, as has been observed on Lu 15:11 nor truly converted persons, of some standing in the church; for though these may be said to be elder than young converts, and are more solid and settled, yet they are not ignorant of spiritual mirth; nor of the Gospel sound; nor are they angry at the conversion of sinners; nor will...
Matthew Henry
Evil manners, we say, beget good laws; so, in this chapter, the murmuring of the scribes and Pharisees at the grace of Christ, and the favour he showed to publicans and sinners, gave occasion for a more full discovery of that grace than perhaps otherwise we should have had in these three parables which we have in this chapter, the scope of all of which is the same, to show, not only what God had...
Charles H. Spurgeon
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 fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat and be merry; for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. Now his elder son was in the field: At work, like the good son that he was.
Charles H. Spurgeon
And as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. Which he did not often hear, for he was of a gloomy spirit, and there had not been cause for much rejoicing lately.
Charles H. Spurgeon
Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. The elder brother in our day says, “I do not believe in these revival services. I like regular, orderly proceedings, and I do not approve of these crowds of people coming to hear the Word under such undue excitement as is sure to result.” That elder brother thought he knew a great many...
Charles H. Spurgeon
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 fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. Now his elder son was in the field: That is where these over-good elder sons always are; they are out at work, they are not...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing. And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. And he was angry, He did not want the fatted calf killed, if this reprobate brother were allowed to come in at the back door,...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. This was the better one of the two. I have heard him often greatly blamed, and so he deserves to be; but, for all that, he was a true son. He was not at home. He was out at work. There are some Christians that are all for work, and never seem to have any fellowship and communion. They are...