Luke 15:1-7

(Luke 15:1-7)

Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.  And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. And he spake this parable unto them, saying, What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.  I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

 

The background in which Jesus used this parable was when he saw Jesus eating with tax collectors and sinners, the Pharisees and scribes were dissatisfied. The Pharisees were convinced that the Messiah would come to them when the Messiah came, but they were dissatisfied with Jesus, the Messiah, talking and eating with sinners. Jesus knew this. That is why this parable was speaking.

Parables have a hidden meaning. Only those who hear and understand will know. He who has no ears to hear does not know. There is a parable of seeding in Matthew 13:11-13: He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. 』

In Isaiah 55:1, “Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 』The thirsty and no money is so for the kingdom of God. It means that if you seek the kingdom of God, God will give you. So, tax collectors and sinners sought the kingdom of God. In Matthew 5:3, “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” The poor in spirit are those who know the poor in spirit about the kingdom of God. The poor in spirit is to have left God. So, if someone realizes this and asks for life to save the spirit, God gives him life.

The life that saves the spirit means the kingdom of God. To obtain the kingdom of God, you must repent and ask of God. God gives us a way to return to the kingdom of God. That way is Jesus Christ. We must know about a hundred sheep. The number column represents complete, full. One hundred is a fever of heat. In other words, it is more and more full. One hundred sheep means the whole of Israel, and more broadly it means all the people of the world.

However, here a hundred sheep are speaking with Israel in mind. The original word for ``lose'' in ``If one of them is lost'' means ``die, be destroyed''. In the parable of the returning prodigal son, the little son repented and returned to his father's house. A father is giving a feast for his little son. By the way, the eldest son complains about this.

In Luke 15:32, “It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. Here, "The little son died and was alive, and I lost and gained it." Here, the word lost is replaced with the meaning of dead. Among the Israelites, it means to find the dead, the lost sheep, and give them life. The meaning of ``dead and lost'' means that the spirit is dead. By leaving God in the kingdom of God, they became sinners to God. So he died, and he lost it.

In Matthew 9:13, ``But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. 』Jesus tells the Pharisees that Jesus is a doctor. Jesus said to the Pharisees, "You don't need it because you call yourself righteous.

In Matthew 9:13, ``But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. 』Jesus tells the Pharisees that Jesus is a doctor. Jesus said to the Pharisees, "You don't need it because you call yourself righteous.

What Jesus judges is that "to see those who do not see, and to prevent those who see." Those who do not see are tax collectors and sinners. Those who see are the Pharisees. It means seeing the kingdom of God. Because of Jesus Christ, God makes sinners see the kingdom of God. "Jesus said, "If you were blind, you would not have sin, but because you say you see, your sins are still there." Is that they are sinners who do not know well about the kingdom of God. Jesus closes the eyes of those who advocate his righteousness.

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