Prodigal Land

This section of scripture is applied to many things theologically, the Jews and their relationship to the father, or our own individual relationship to the Father. Also, it's applied both to the son as an unbeliever and to the son as a believer. I think we can get messed up in some of these because I believe the story of the prodigal Son is written primarily to reveal the heart of God toward His children.
Remember, big picture Bible interpretation.