One parable in three parts

Introduction

-          Acts 17:11ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܝܙ:11

-          John 5:39ܝܘܚܢܢ ܗ:39

Let me tell you the story: they tell the work of the Son, the work of the Spirit, and the work of the Father in redemption.

-          Matthew 3:16-17ܡܬܝ ܓ:16 – 17

-          I John 5:7ܐ. ܝܘܚܢܢ ܗ:7

To understand any parable you have to find out who is speaking, to whom he is speaking, and the subject about which he is speaking.

-          Who is speaking? Luke 15:3ܠܘܩܐ ܝܗ:3

-          To whom is he speaking? Luke 15:2; 18:11-12ܠܘܩܐ ܝܗ:2،ܝܚ:11 – 12

-          What is the subject about which he is speaking? Luke 15:1-2ܠܘܩܐ ܝܗ:1 – 2

-          Luke 19:10ܠܘܩܐ ܝܛ:10

-          I Timothy 1:15ܐ. ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ ܐ:15 

So, what we have in this one parable of three parts is the glorious work of the Son, the Shepherd finding the sheep, the great work of the Holy Spirit in illuminating, enlightening sinners, and the Father in mercy and grace receiving all who return home.

1)      Lost sheep - Redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ (Luke 15:4-7) ܥܸܪܒܵܐ ܬܠܝܼܩܵܐ

o   John 10:15-16, 27ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝ:15 – 16،27

o   Isaiah 59:2ܐܫܥܝܐ ܢܛ:2

o   Galatians 4:4ܓܠܛܝ̈ܐ ܕ:4

o   Philippians 2:7ܦܝܠܝܦܣܝ̈ܐ ܒ:7

o   John 6:37-40ܝܘܚܢܢ ܘ:37 – 40

2)      Lost coin - Illuminating work of the spirit (Luke 15:8-10)ܙܘܼܙܵܐ ܬܠܝܼܩܵܐ

o   Ephesians 2:1-3ܐܦܣܝ̈ܐ ܒ:1 – 3

o   Psalm 119:105ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܩܝܛ:105

3)      Lost son - God the Father welcoming Grace (Luke 15:11-24)ܒܪܘܼܢܵܐ ܬܠܝܼܩܵܐ

o   John 5:40ܝܘܚܢܢ ܗ:40

o   I John 4:10ܐ. ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕ:10

o   James 1:18ܝܥܩܘܒܼ ܐ:18

o   I Peter 1:23ܐ. ܦܛܪܘܣ ܐ:23

Conclusion  –    John 5:21    ܝܘܚܢܢ ܗ:21