Read the passage from Elizabethan Ettiquette.
Sometimes guests brought their own knives and spoons,
and sometimes they were furnished by the host. If not
eating something soft or soupy that required a spoon,
people ate with their fingers, using their knives only to take
food from the main serving plattehand to cut it when
necessary. The knife was placed on the right side of the
trencher, and the bread was on the left. Cups were not
placed on the table. If a guest wanted a drink, he or she
would ask a servant, who would bring them a cup that was kept on a side table or sometimes in a cool bath of water. When the guest finished drinking they would return the cup to the servant, who would rinse it out, making it ready for the next guest.

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Explanation:

based on the passage, the reader can infer that there was a shortage on table wear. this is evident from the statement "sometimes guests brought their own knives and spoons" and "when the guest finished drinking they would return the cup to the servant, who would rinse it out, making it ready for the next guest".

11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).

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