Vain Efforts of the Soul to Find Satisfaction
James Hamilton, D. D. Luke 15:11-32 And he said, A certain man had two sons:… The soul of man is a clasping, clinging soul, seeking to something over which it can spread itself, and by means of which it can support itself. And just as in a neglected garden you may see the poor creepers making shift to sustain themselves as best they can; one convolvulus twisting round another, and both draggling on the ground; a clematis leaning on the door, which will by-and-by open and let the whole mass fall down; a vine or a passion-flower wreathing round a prop which all the while chafes and cuts it; so in this fallen world it is mournful to see the efforts which human souls are making to get some sufficient object to lean upon and twine around. (James Hamilton, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he said, A certain man had two sons: WEB: He said, "A certain man had two sons.