He is forced to take work as a swineherd (which would have been abhorrent to Jesus' Jewish audience, who considered swine unclean animals) where he reaches the point of envying the food of the pigs he is tending to. This leaves him desperately poor, as the possessions he'd bought were sold to pay his debts. However, it is not long before he has exhausted all his money, and immediately thereafter, a permanent famine strikes the land. It is implied that he drinks, gambles, and sleeps with prostitutes during this time. Upon receiving his portion of the inheritance, the younger son travels to a distant country, where he indulges in extravagant living. The father agrees and divides his estate between both sons. The implication is the son could not wait for his father's death for his inheritance, he wanted it immediately. The parable begins with a man who had two sons, and the younger of them asks his father to give him his share of the estate. Narrative James Tissot – The Return of the Prodigal Son ( Le retour de l'enfant prodigue) – Brooklyn Museum In the Eastern Orthodox Church it is read on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son. In Revised Common Lectionary and Roman Rite Catholic Lectionary, this parable is read on the fourth Sunday of Lent (in Year C) in the latter it is also included in the long form of the Gospel on the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time in Year C, along with the preceding two parables of the cycle. The Prodigal Son is the third and final parable of a cycle on redemption, following the parable of the Lost Sheep and the parable of the Lost Coin. The father tells the older son: "you are ever with me, and all that I have is yours, but your younger brother was lost and now he is found." Envious, the older son refuses to participate in the festivities. To the son's surprise, he is not scorned by his father but is welcomed back with celebration and a welcoming party. As consequence, he now must return home empty-handed and intend to beg his father to accept him back as a servant. This son, however, is prodigal (i.e., wasteful and extravagant), thus squandering his fortune and eventually becoming destitute. The younger son asks for his portion of inheritance from his father, who grants his son's request. Jesus shares the parable with his disciples, the Pharisees, and others. The Parable of the Prodigal Son (also known as the parable of the Two Brothers, Lost Son, Loving Father, or of the Forgiving Father) is one of the parables of Jesus in the Bible, appearing in Luke 15:11–32. The Return of the Prodigal Son (1773) by Pompeo Batoni For other uses, see The Prodigal Son (disambiguation) and The Return of the Prodigal Son (disambiguation).
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