A Tale of Two Sons by John MacArthur (2008, Hardcover)

I was floored by this book when I first read it several months ago and I'm in the process of buying more copies to give to friends and family. It is an all-revealing unpacking of the Prodigal Son parable told by Jesus to the religious leaders of his day. If you're at all familiar with Pastor John MacArthur, you already know of his immense bibical knowledge and wisdom. His style of preaching and writing is to wring out every last drop of truthfulness from any bible text, delving deep into its background, meaning and application. This book is no exception.

Jesus is truly a masterful teacher and MacArthur draws back the curtain of this parable to expose the bone-chilling, soul-searching truth about not only its characters, but also of its listeners and readers as well. I can't say enough good about this book. I found it to be extremely helpful in furthering my understanding of sin (both open or hidden), universal human depravity, godly grace, forgiveness and salvation.

It was a very good tale of the Prodical Son. I like mostly the background information about how people were in the 1st century. John MacArthur has a knack for telling you how it is.

This book is excellent. I hightly recommend it.John Mac Arthur explains the story of the Prodical Son like no other can do. Has great priciples that we should all take to heart.