Slaves of the Most High God by Cochrell Timothy;
Author:Cochrell, Timothy;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
The Prodigal Son: Luke 15:11-32
The slaves in the story of the prodigal son surely play a very minor role and should not be allegorized as describing anything beyond fictional characters within the story. However, their role and obedience as slaves does shed further light on how Christ describes slaves and their function in His teaching. When the prodigal son returns to his father in humility and repentance, the father receives him with joy and orders the slaves (Î´Î¿Ï Íλοι) to attend to the son by dressing him with a robe, ring, and sandals to honor him and to begin making preparations for a celebration (see Luke 15:22).[142] The text does not even record the slavesâ response since their obedience was assumed. The fact that the slaves placed sandals on the sonâs feet was an act of humility and submission on their part and a sign of freedom for the son since slaves did not wear shoes.[143] The slaves in the parable are depicted simply as an extension of their master, diligently carrying out his will in the background of the narrative, without any attention given in the text to their character or significance.[144]
The older brother immediately objects when he learns that his father has welcomed home the prodigal with a joyful celebration and banquet. He grumbles, âFor so many years I have been serving [Î´Î¿Ï Î»ÎµÏÏ] you and I have never neglected a command of yoursâ (Luke 15:29). Here the son compares his service to that of a slave, specifically noting that he had scrupulously obeyed all of his fatherâs commands.[145] The fact that his diligent service had gone unrewarded may have further drawn from the imagery of a slaveâs service.[146] One need not press his use of slave language beyond the obvious, for in the context, a slaveâs service is specifically identified as complete and unreserved obedience. The son is not saying that he actually was a slave, but rather that he had worked like a slave to do everything his father asked with unconditional submission and yet he had never received a reward. This use of the metaphor of slavery reveals some of the social stigma associated with slavery while highlighting the strong connection between slavery and obedience.
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