The tale of two sons – Part 2

Introduction –

1) Shameless request - Luke 15:11-12ܛܠܲܒܬܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܢܚܵܦܬܵܐ (ܓ̰ܪ. 11 – 12)  

• Luke 15:24, 32ܠܘܩܐ ܝܗ:24، 32 

Give me portion of goods - ousias(oo-see-ah) – (vs. 12)ܗܲܒ݉ܠ ܠܝܼ ܣܵܡܵܐ ܕܡܸܢܕܝܼ

• Inheritance kleronomia(klay-ron-om-ee’-ah) includes all the responsibilities.

2) Shameless rebellion – Luke 15:13-16ܝܵܐܓܼܸܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܢܚܲܦܬܵܐ (ܓ̰ܪ. 13 – 16)  

• Shameless request leads to shameless rebellionܡܼܢ ܛܠܲܒܬܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܝܵܐܓܼܸܝܘܼܬܵܐ
• This young man demonstrates someone who’s gone as low as you can go,
• Picture of a sinner that are all the way to the bottom in a Gentile country,
• Living in outrageous and immoral way, helpless!ܠܵܐ ܗܹܒܼܝܼ ܘܕܠܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܥܲܠܡܵܐ
  • Ephesians 2:12ܐܦܣܝ̈ܐ ܒ:12

3) Shameful repentance - Luke 15:17-19ܬܝܼܵܒܼܘܼܬܵܐ ܡܲܢܚܸܦܲܢܬܵܐ (ܓ̰ܪ. 17 – 19) 

• Father enters the mind of the sonܒܪܘܼܢܵܐ ܒܸܬܟܼܵܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܐ ܠܒܵܒܘܼܗܝ
  • This is where repentance really begins – an honest assessment of one’s conditionܐܲܗܘܵܠܵܬܹܐ ܕܓܵܢܘܼܗܝ 
• Remembers that his father is Generous ܒܵܒܘܼܗܝ ܐܝܼܕܹܗ ܦܵܬܘܼܚܬܵܐ 
  • Leviticus 19:13ܟܗܢܐ ܝܛ:13 
  • Matthew 20:1-16ܡܬܝ ܟ:1 – 16 
• The son has a plan ܒܪܘܼܢܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ ܠܹܐ ܚܵܕ݉ ܢܲܩܫܵܐ
  • Luke 17:18-19ܠܘܩܐ ܝܙ:18 – 19 

He has to get back to save himself from his sin. He is headed for eternal destruction

• Ezra 9:6ܥܙܪܐ ܛ:6 

• Every sinner who comes back takes full responsibility for that sin.ܚܲܛܵܝܵܐ
• Every sinner who comes back sets his course toward God.ܠܓܹܒܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ
• He had no rights, forfeited them all when he took his part of the estate and liquidated it, and squandered it, no rights, no worthiness.ܠܲܒ ܗܵܩܘܼܬܵܐ ܘܚܫܲܚܬܵܐ
• There never will be a son again, at least that’s his view.  ܪܹܓܵܐ ܕܗܵܩܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܒܪܘܼܢܵܐ
• I’m no longer worthy to be called your son. Just make me a hired man. 
• I’ll work my way back until I can be reconciled.ܒܸܬ ܦܲܠܚܸܢ ܗܲܠ ܕܣܲܙܓܸܪܸܢ ܡܼܢ ܒܵܒܝܼ

Conclusion:ܡܵܢܝܼ ܝܠܹܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܐܲܝܟܼ ܕܝܼܘܼܟܼ: ܫܵܒܼܩܵܢܵܐ ܕܥܵܘܠܵܐ: ܘܥܵܒܼܪܵܢܵܐ ܡܥܲܠ ܓܢܵܗܵܐ ܠܣܵܡܵܐ ܦܝܼܫܵܐ ܕܝܲܪܬܘܼܬܹܗ؛ ܠܹܐ ܕܵܒܼܸܩ ܠܐܵܒܵܕ ܟܲܪܒܹܗ: ܣܵܒܵܒ ܕܟܹܐ ܒܵܣܡܵܐ ܠܹܗ ܒܫܵܦܵܩܲܬ ܗܿܘ.