Why did Jonah become angry? (v. 1-3) Jonah knew that when a message of destruction is preached that Israel would repent. (This is different than a simple message to repent, Jonah was told to proclaim destruction, not repentance.) He knew then that Nineveh would repent if he were to preach their. Israel was suppose to [...]
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Repent and Serve–Jonah 3
As we go through Jonah, chapter three, there are a handful of important factors which all lead up to one major theological point and one major implication. This chapter of Jonah continues in the theme of the sovereignty of God to do His perfect will, but it also shows us that salvation was no different [...]
Discipline and Deliverance–Jonah 1.17-2.10
Jonah, chapter 2, is about repentance. Jonah is being disciplined by being cast into the ocean according to the will of God (v. 1.15) and being swallowed by the great fish (v. 1.17). He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding (Prov 15.32). God is trying to give Jonah, through discipline, [...]
A Will to Choose God–Jonah 1.1-16
Jonah 1.1-4—free will The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.” But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound [...]
Jonah – God’s Plan for Salvation
The tale of “Jonah and the Whale” is a common children’s Sunday school lesson, normally focusing on the repentance of Jonah and God’s desire for repentance. Where it is true that God desires that all repent from evil, it is not the only lesson to be learned from the story. The main theme of the [...]
