<p>15:21 <i>And the son said to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I am no more worthy to be called your son</i>- The son admitted that he had sinned &quot;in your sight&quot;, exactly as David confessed after his sin with Bathsheba (Ps. 51:4). In the same way as David openly recognized that he deserved to die, so the prodigal wanted to be made a hireling. Yet in reality, God did not take David's life, the prodigal was not allowed to even get around to saying he wanted to be made a slave (:21 cp. 19), shoes being immediately placed on his feet (:22) to distinguish him from the barefoot slaves.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>