The Prodigal Son parable is all about 

of God's restorative grace and mercy. It's a narrative of God's

unwavering love and forgiveness. God would be watching a sinners. In Luke 15, Jesus describes the
youngest son approaching his father and asking for his inheritance in advance. According to Old
Testament regulations, the youngest son would only receive one-third of his father's inheritance. He
then rushed away with the inheritance, spending it all on having a wonderful time. He had a lot of
"friends" who helped him spend it, but he rapidly ran out of money from his inheritance. He was then
forced to work in a pig corral, where the pigs ate better than he did. Pigs were considered unclean
according to the Old Testament food regulations, therefore caring for them was the height of
humiliation for a Jew. He remembered his father's servants, who were at least properly fed and had a
place to sleep at night. The young son had come to the end of his tether and returned home. His father
welcomed him with open arms. The older son was furious; he was enraged that his father had permitted
his brother to return, and he was even more enraged by the present of a garment, a ring, and a pair of
sandals, as well as a lavish feast in his honor with the fattest of the fatted calves. When the young son
approached his father to ask for his inheritance, it was as if he was saying, “I hoped you were slain!” in
the Jewish culture of the time. This was out of the ordinary, and it was disrespectful to the father. This is
what the Jewish leaders saw, and they would not have welcomed the young son back into the family if
they had known. In truth, he would have been disinherited or stoned, as was the custom in ancient
Jewish culture throughout the time of the Old Testament. He would have been disowned and would not
have been permitted to rejoin his father's family.