And Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. The Psalmist wrote God founded the earth upon the seas (Psalm 24.1-2). He tried to kick up to the surface, but no air was foundonly waves and water. Stop with your self-justifying slogans and look at whats really going on! One cannot but be reminded of Jesus disciples experience in a storm on the sea of Galilee (Matthew 8.23-27; Mark 4.36-41; Luke 8.22-25). When Godquestioned Jonah over his anger about the loss of the gourd he responded: My anger is justifiedeven to death(Jonah 4.9). 1. Jonah is to warn the Ninevites that because of their sinfulness they now face divine destruction. In the end, the men must hand Jonah over to the Lord. God revealed His mercy not only by His words and actions but in the architecture of the Tabernacle. Defiance also indicates a lack of faith because it comes from the Latin dis (against) and fidere (believe). The Lord then taught Jonah about His love for the people of Nineveh. Thank God for second chances! What we do, or fail to do, affects others. That fear had been realized. If I take my wings early in the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Even there also shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. I do not deserve to live.. The silo was located in a remote area, surrounded by large farms. He said, , nto Your holy temple (Jonah 2.7). Jonah's prayer is a masterpiece of heartfelt emotion and reaching out to God for mercy and forgiveness. May Bob Pierece's prayer also be ours: "Let my heart be broken with the things that break the heart of God." He was Gods channel of blessing but he refused to celebrate his ministry. Once again, God wont permit him to perish without facing his mistakes and, where previously God sent a giant fish to save him from the water, this time God sprouts a plant to shelter Jonah from the burning sun. Jonah cared for his gourd. Meanwhile, the gales grow stronger and civilization continues to crumble. We read: Then Jonah began to go through the city one days walk; and he cried out and said, Yet forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown (Jonah 3.4).9. In four short chapters, the story of Jonah reveals God's consistent, unchangeable character and is a testament to his relentless love and abundant mercy. If we had Jonah's faith, our evangelistic efforts might be multiplied exponentially. Whither shall I go from thy spirit? Ask Saul of Tarsus. 2 questions. Later, about 9 a.m. he hired more workers. In other words, man rolls dice but God makes the spots come up. In many American courtrooms, upon the pronouncement of a death sentence, the judge says. And if swallowed, revive him? To deny the historicity of Jonah is to deny Christs resurrection. So I am trying to gain understanding here. - I had toyed with the idea of concluding this series last week but there are some nagging words at the end of the book that I believe we need to study. ; 1 Samuel 14:41; Acts 1:26). Jonah was part of that. 4So I said, I have been expelled from Your sight. They were threats! Indeed, many people spend lots of money and go miles out of their way in order to be able to stay in sin. He could feel seaweed wrapping around his head as the waves swept over him. What is your occupation? Abraham bargained with God not to destroy Sodom if the city had ten righteous people (Genesis 18.32). The men decide to draw lots to see who is responsible for the storm and the lot falls on Jonah. I just knew it. . The people of Nineveh repented, and God spared the city. After God delivered him, Jonah traveled to Nineveh and prophesied that the Lord would destroy the city because of its wickedness. Indeed, it must have been a kind of willful obliviousness for who could sleep through the tumult of a storm threatening to overturn a ship and a crew of sailors crying for their lives? Sign up for a special email series here. Here is a video of a performance of the Peccavimus (we have sinned) from the oratorio Jonas, by Giacomo Carissimi. The next thing Hill knew, he was waking up in the . He did not provide sunlight for it. The Book of Jonah is read in synagogue on the afternoon of Yom Kippur. Somehow, they sense His just verdict yet they fear their own judgment and ask for His mercy. I do not deserve to live.This is not repentance; it is despair. 7While I was fainting away,I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came to You, into Your holy temple. Note that he also puts down good money in order to flee. Jonah obeyed this time but he still had an attitude. Meanwhile, Jonah sleeps in the hold of the ship, oblivious to the clamor and uproar. It would be an interesting study to see what the heart of the earth actually means. Maybe, just maybe, God would change His mind and destroy the city. 1The etymology of the name is literally wine-press of the digging and is mentioned in Joshua 19.13 and 2 Kings 14.25. But unlike other prophetic books, what follows is not an account of the divine words that Jonah received, but instead a story about Jonah who, it turns out, was a very reluctant, even recalcitrant prophet. Rebirth, it seems, is short-lived. He was a hard case, preferring death to life (Jonah 4.3, 1.12). Defiance also indicates a lack of faith because it comes from the Latin . Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. He said to them, Pick me up and throw me into the sea. It is rife with wickedness. Despite his sin, Jonah does not lose his dignity. Numbers 32:23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out. But God would have us reach out to the sinner, to correct with love. at least not as the first recourse. God replied to Jonah:Do you have good reason to be angry (Jonah 4.4)? Exceptions are Rahab, the harlot, Naaman, the Syrian general, Ruth, the Moabitess, and Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of the day, 6 p.m., his foreman paid each man a denarius. I just re-read this article Monday. And it has said, "Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.". Waves roiled the ship, smashing into its sides and onto the deck. Obviously, from their superstitious perspective, some god or gods are angry with somebody, and they are all suffering because of what this person has done. 16Then the men feared the Lord greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows. Nineveh survived for another 150 years after it heeded Jonahs message. A tough case. In despair, the men shouted, What should we do to you that the sea may become calm for us (Jonah 1.11)? He is good and acts accordingly. But he gives no response, risking the lives of everyone onboard. In the end, the men must hand Jonah over to the Lord. The sailors wrenched to and fro and the wind howled so that the crew screamed to be heard. Under normal population distribution, this would mean a population of about 3,000,000. May God have mercy on your soul. Even in the sad situation in which we can do little but prevent people from ever harming others, we ought to appreciate their need for Gods mercy as well as our own. They were enemies! Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple (Jonah 2.4). After He calmed the storm, they had declared, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him? Same power. Every living thing was clothed in sackcloth () and every living creature fasted ( ). Jonah is now on his way to Nineveh, and the word of the Lord has come to him a second time. The text states 120,000 did not know their right hand from their left (Jonah 4.11). We read: So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh according to the word of theLORD. Gamble against God and youll lose. Then, God prepared() a worm to eat the gourd which killed it (Jonah 4.7). After the great fish vomited up Jonah on dry ground, God appeared to Jonah a second time (3:1). He constructed a shelter and watched to see what would happen after 40 days (Jonah 4.5). Even his forced timeout in the belly of the fish does not affect true repentance. The mariners, fearing for their lives, also lose wealthand suffer great losses (by throwing their cargo overboard) on account of Jonahs sinfulness. And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is on us. For the most part, Gentile salvation is rare. Of all the prophets, Jonah is perhaps the most reluctant; his struggle with sin is not hidden. His case is never resolved. In the end, they DID finally turn to God in repentance. Jonah instinctively knows that if they repent of their sinfulness they will grow stronger. - Jonah is a book about a man that was facing the exact same issue we are raising this morning. The Assyrians were a fearsome people who worshiped false gods and idols. But Sennacheribs entire army would have been much larger.8. It is of course the children who suffer the most pain and injustice as a result of so much bad adult behavior. Those who are morally alert do not say such things; those who are in the darkness of delirium, in a moral slumber, say them. 6The Hebrew reads, , a great fish. K. M. Craig, Jr. stated it was enormously varied, rich, and complex (A Poetics of Jonah: Art in the Service of Ideology). They now prayed that He would spare them and not hold them guilty for shedding innocent blood by throwing Jonah overboard. Parallel Commentaries "Pol minume miror, navis si fracta est tibi, Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural, Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural. 6I descended to the roots of the mountains. Wake up from your delusions. This is another important lesson: in our sin, our defiance, we often bring storms not only into our own life but also into the lives of others. It is a story of repentance. Patient-Home-4877 1 yr. ago Jonah is remarkable in that wherever he went, in obedience or disobedience, people were saved. Make a deal with God and He will keep it. Hi John just a few verses about the heart of the earth. The crew, terrified out of their minds, throw all the cargo overboard and each prays individually to his own god, to no avail. Jonah hated this idea because Nineveh was one of Israel's greatest enemies and Jonah wanted nothing to do with preaching to them! 1 Now the word of the LORDcame to Jonah the second time, saying, 2Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim to it the proclamation which I am going to tell you (Jonah 3.1-2). 4 At this, I said, 270, 271.) To all this pain can be added many other sufferings. From one end of the Mediterranean to the other, God pursued Jonah, and Jonah ended up right back where he started, with the call of God, in Israel. Tarshish is widely held to refer to the coastline of modern-day Spain. Jesus told the Jews the Ninevites would judge them because they had repented because of Jonahs preaching and that He was greater than Jonah. Summary- God appointed a worm to kill the plant that Jonah delighted in. God prefers mercy to judgment. So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. Yes, sin is usually very expensivebut many seem quite willing to pay the price. Sigh. The book of Jonah ends with God having the last word: 10Then the Lord said, You had compassion on the plant for which you did not work and which you did not cause to grow, which came up overnight and perished overnight. and a cause of grief to others around him. Do you have any idea how your behavior, your sins, are affecting the rest of us? 3For You had cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current engulfed me. But on particular occasions, He reveals Himself and acts. The story has four parties: the sailors, the Ninevites, Jonah, and God.11 How God dealt with each demonstrated His nature and character. But Jonah received more than a mere mention. b. But the plant wasnt an act of divine mercy it was part of a divine lesson. The book of Jonah opens like other prophetic books of the Bible, with the formulaic The word of the Lord came to Jonah. Just as once upon a time signals a fairy tale, this biblical formula signals a book of prophecy. Jonah, sent to Nineveh, flees to Tarshish. The word means fish but the scope of meaning of is unclear. (Conington's trans.). In the final lines of the book, God speaks once again to Jonah: Are you so deeply grieved about the plant? Psalm 139 says, beautifully. I wish I were dead! Rob, Thanks as always for your helpful suggestions. When they did this, the lots identified Jonah as the culprit. Then the mariners became frightened and each one cried to his god. Let us cast lots. Now he had gone down into the sea monster to the depths of death (Jonah 2.6). The story of Jonah teaches compassion by not following the prophet's example. It reveals God's greatness and man's pettiness. Being a king, he understood authority and sovereignty (cf. Jonah would rather die than go to Nineveh. Comp. The text reads they feared the Lord greatly, offered a sacrifice to the Lord, and made vows (Jonah 1.16). "Pol minume miror, navis si fracta est tibi,Scelus te et sceleste parta quae vexit bona.". In the second section, chapters 2 and 4, Jonah was alone with God. Jonah is now beginning to come to his senses, In effect, Jonah says to them, Kill me. but Jonah is the only book of the Bible that begins with it. 5This raises interesting questions about the nature of reality. I. Defiance-This is the word of the LORD that came to Jonah, son of Amittai: Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and preach against it; their wickedness has come up before me. But Jonah made ready to flee to Tarshish away from the LORD. The crew, decent men, insist on trying once more to row to shore, a desperate attempt to save the man who had callously endangered their lives. But both Elijah and Elisha raised a person from the dead. Einstein was wrong. Jonah had a choice. Do you have any idea how your behavior, your sins, are affecting the rest of us? The belief that temporal calamities are often connected with the . God asked why Jonah had so much more . The book is divided into two sections: chapters 1 and 3 comprise one section and chapters 2 and 4 the other. So much suffering, so much expense, so much extra mileage could be avoided if we just obeyed God. One does not get far in an English novel of 1,328 words. Our first instinct should always be to respect the dignity of every personeven great sinnersand strive to bring them to the Lord with loving correction. Instead, he told them to throw him into the sea. Here, Jonah a prophet who likely understood what was happening might, indeed should have taken responsibility for the storm and prayed to his God to save the innocent sailors. Meanwhile, the gales grow stronger and civilization continues to crumble. This is why God makes statements such as 2 Chronicles 7.14. I understand much more of this book now than previously. No one is merely an individual;we are also members of the Body, members of the community, whether we want to admit it or not. Nineveh was probably the greatest city in the world in Jonahs day. The Lord said he was three days and nights in the belly of the sea monster. 7Charles Halton. You cared about the plant, which you did not work for and which you did not grow. It is of course the children who suffer the most pain and injustice as a result of so much bad adult behavior. He then asked the laborers if he did not have the right to do what he wanted with his own money. Somewhat like Judas, Jonah and many other sinners do not repent to the Lord but rather are merely ashamed of themselves. Why did the storm intensify if the men were trying to row to land? Then the sea will become calm for you, for I know that on account of me this great storm has come upon you (Jonah 1.12). The misfortune of the Israelites at Ai was consequent on the sin of Achan (Joshua 7.). 6When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he arose from his throne, laid aside his robe from him, covered himself with sackcloth and sat on the ashes (Jonah 3.5-6). He did nothing. The reason: God destroyed his army. Consider their situation. As our defiance deepens, the headwinds become ever stronger and the destructive forces ever more powerful. All Your breakers and billows passed over me. Its another classic example of archaeology confirming the Biblical record. He would not have to go to Nineveh. The great deep engulfed me, weeds were wrapped around my head. Many people today talk about victimless sins,actions that supposedly dont hurt anyone. But if only resuscitated, I would think Jonah was not really dead; he was just unconscious or had stopped breathing. Until Christs blood was shed all the people that had died were held in the heart of the earth Hebrews 10:4. Dignity-still the men rowed hard to regain the land, but they could not, for the sea grew ever more turbulent. Turn back to God lest we all perish. All the while, they continue to ramble on about their right to do as they please. We are currently reading Jonah's story in daily Mass. Ephesians 4 :8-10 First Peter 3:19,20 4:6 reveal where Jesus went during his three days in the grave. God promised that the covenant line, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, through whom came the Jews, would bless Gentiles. The Abrahamic Covenant established that all Gentile blessing would come through Israel. 3 For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me. that grows ever deeper. When you quote Jonah 3:9, 4:4, & 4:11 (they are all questions, one by the king, and two are God speaking to Jonah), I would add a question mark inside your quotation marks. Yet he became angry when God removed it. Reputation of wicked Nineveh well-known. Rise up, call upon your God! He could have told the crew to turn the ship back to Joppa. 11Should I not have compassion on Nineveh, the great city in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know the difference between their right and left hand, as well as many animals (Jonah 4.10-11). The lot fell upon Jonah. Jonah knew he had lost. Some think God is absent from the worlds affairs, that the world goes on unnoticed by Him. Why was Jonah disappointed in the repentance of the Ninevites? Literal vs. Figurative Interpretation of City Size. 9The message was certainly longer, but this was the central message. His prophecy has been believed, the city has responded magnificently to his words, and the people are turning their lives around. What is certain at this point is that Jonah is in need of more repentance himself. 3 Albert Einstein said,God does not play dice with the universe. He hated the notion of a universe governed by probability, a fundamental concept of quantum theory. Distance-He went down to Joppa, found a ship going to Tarshish, paid the fare, and went aboard to journey with them to Tarshish, away from the LORD. Hi Don, wonferfully insightful study. 8Those who regard vain idols forsake their faithfulness, 9But I will sacrifice to You with the voice of thanksgiving. He slept in the ships hold. The men recognized they were in the grip of a different kind of God, an all-powerful GodJonahs Godthe one true God. What is your country, and to what people do you belong? Jonah answered them, I am a Hebrew, I worship the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land. Now the men were seized with great fear and said to him, How could you do such a thing? They knew that he was fleeing from the LORD, because he had told them. The message couldnt be clearer: Jonah is going in the wrong direction. They were terrified. That's where the word of the Lord came to Jonah a . But leave the deal to God and you will prosper much more. Such was the case of Peter who reluctantly went to Cornelius house (Acts 10.28). Jonah 1:14-16witnesses that only reluctantly did the sailors cast Jonah overboard, as he had commanded them to do. Jonah instinctively knows that if they repent of their sinfulness they will grow stronger. Often the last one to know or admit the damage he does is the sinner himself. Jonah is a dangerand a cause of grief to others around him. It will begin after God completes His Church, the body of Christ. One night, when Hill was 15 years old, he and a friend snuck out in an SUV. Now, God had blessed themand used him to do it. Lazarus and the rich man both in the place of hell one on paradise side and one on torment side. God demonstrated His ultimate mercy and grace in sending His Son to die for our sins and rising from the dead so we might have life and enjoy His fellowship forever. If I ascend into heaven, thou art there; if I descend into hell, thou art present. Indeed, many people spend lots of money and go miles out of their way in order to be able to stay in sin. Ask Jonah. 1 And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time, saying,2Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. That Jonah thought he could run from God shows his foolishness, typifying mans foolishness in thinking he can escape God (Jeremiah 23.24). The lot falls to Jonah, and he is finally forced to go public. Jonah reacted by going to Joppa and fleeing west to Tarshish (Jonah 1.3, 10). Jonah Scott is a Voice Actor, Singer and Twitch Streamer from Los Angeles. Next they say to him, Pray!In other words, get back in touch with God, from whom youre running. Finding him asleep, the flummoxed captain said: How is it that you are sleeping? He went down into the heart of the earth as in Matthew 12 and brought back those saints that had died and took Paradise to heaven. Students of rhetoric can find no better example of the art than this literary gem. To lighten the ship for themselves, they threw its cargo into the sea. Jerome says here, "The fugitive was taken by lot, not by virtue of the lots, especially of the lots of heathen men, but by the will of him who guided the uncertain lots." Jesus called this day the Tribulation (Matthew 24.21, 29). Jonah responded: He said to them, Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Here, Jonah a prophet who likely understood what was happening might, indeed should have taken responsibility for the storm and prayed to his God to save the innocent sailors. But God would not leave him alone. God is sovereign. Their story highlights Gods benevolence, the quickness with which God wishes to forgive people who want to make a genuine change, whatever their motivation. If I ascend into heaven, thou art there; if I descend into hell, thou art present. God heard him and asked a question. I cant explain how, but it brought everything into perspective. According to Genesis 10.11, Asshur, a son of Shem (Genesis 10.22) built it. Julie Rogo. Thanks again for sharing your study and research with us. They were saved. Note that he also puts down good money in order to flee. Often the last one to know or admit the damage he does is the sinner himself. The passage reveals Jonahs thinking and motivation in fleeing God. What they feared is unimportant. Anyone is free to reproduce this material and distribute it, but it may not be sold. I knew You would find a way to spare and bless these pagans. His remembering is not that He forgets but that he gives heed to something. That attitude, rather than Jonah's outward disobedience, was what upset God the most. Jonahs ministry is the greatest exception. He knew that God was compassionate and suspected that the city might repent and be spared. What a change! Guaranteed. Jonah's Commission Was Clear But Distasteful "Arise, go to Nineveh the great city, and cry against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me." a. Too many wander around in a kind of delirium, a moral sleep, talking about their rights and insisting that what they do is nobody elses business. Yet all the while the storm winds buffet and others suffer for what they do. The Bible has no shortage of characters who heed divine calls. God not only plays dice, His dice are loadedand invisible. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Jonah was called to preach the word of warning to the city of Nineveh, but he ran in the opposite direction. Am I correct in my understanding that Jonah did not want to go to Nineveh because he was a good law keeping Jew because Jews had no dealings with gentiles? Jonah is the great story of Gentile salvation in the Old Testament. Want to get to know more amazing, complicated, and relatable biblical personalities? Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Prophets: Jonah 1:7 They all said to each other Come (Jon. Gods will and plan operates within and accommodates human volition. One section involves Jonah, those with whom he had contact, and God. caused by our greed, addiction, lack of forgiveness, pride, impatience, and lack of charity. Response of Those in Command: Captain and King. Stop with your self-justifying slogans and look at whats really going on! In that story, a landowner contracted with laborers early in the morning to pay a denarius for a days work. Wake up from your delusions. One problem with analyses of the size of Nineveh is to assume the city was only within the city walls. Or whither shall I flee from thy face? Do you have good reason to be angry (Jonah 4.4)? Deliverance-Then they cried to the LORD, We beseech you, O LORD, let us not perish for taking this mans life; do not charge us with shedding innocent blood, for you, LORD, have done as you saw fit. Then they took Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the seas raging abated. IX. He proclaimed the message that God gave him, " Yet forty days, and Nineveh will be overthrown!" (3:4). Jonah's story reveals God's missionary heart to us as well as Jonah's prejudice toward foreigners. They were aghast at Jonahs behavior in fleeing God (Jonah 1.10). Suggestions for Teaching Be attentive to students' behavior and respond appropriately He said, While I was fainting away,I remembered the LORD, and my prayer came to You, into Your holy temple (Jonah 2.7). Of all the prophets, Jonah is perhaps the most reluctant; his struggle with sin is not hidden. Whats also interesting is that many skeptics doubted the existence of Nineveh until its ruins were discovered in 1845. If you wont do it for your own sake, then do it for oursbut call on the Lord! Just my thoughts. The sailors wanted to return to land butJonah didnt.5. Isaiah 2.2-3, 49.6; Zechariah 8.23). 1 Samuel 10:20, etc. The Lord was the first to be resurrected. First, I do not have an opinion on this right now; I have not studied it enough. The angel of the Lord killed his expeditionary force of 185,000 soldiers (2 Kings 19.32-6; Isaiah 37.36-37). The sun arose and God prepared () a violent, withering east wind ( ). It is a prayer well worth careful study. Finally, at 5 p.m. he hired the last group. Same God. Rob, Its a technical point. ), king of Assyria, invaded Israel during Hezekiahs reign about 50 years later. Jonah decided it was better to live than to die, due to his discomfort. book of Jonah is the old outline which accents the word running. First there comes the pointed question, What are you doing asleep?Yes, what are you doing? 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