Book of Jonah

saying, “This time, it will be different” and, you start to push the rock again; however, again the rock gets away and rolls back to the starting place but, often God’s purpose was revealed in this uphill struggle. The book of Jonah begins with, “The word of the LORD came to Jonah… saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh the great city…” (Holy Bible: New American Standard Bible., 1421) in the summer of 2010, God called me to become the Youth Pastor at Powell Butte Christian Church. After four years, I wanted

In Jonah 4, we saw that when you run without God’s love, God runs to make you love Him so that you will begin to love people the way God loves people – more than anything. Jonah became vehemently angry when God spared Nineveh. He prayed, which is a good thing, but how he prayed leaves quite a bit to be desired: 3 Therefore now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live!” The LORD is not going to allow His servant to have this wrong attitude, so He confronts

In the Book of Genesis and the Book of Jonah, God reveals His desires for His people and expects obedience. These desires involve fulfilling His plan which includes, living in community, behaving peacefully, obeying and respecting Him, and repenting of sins. God makes His desires known, and in turn, His people obey and disobey these desires. More specifically, examples of this arise in the stories pertaining to Adam and Eve, Noah, Cain and Abel, and Jonah and the people of Nineveh. Noah as well as

Assignment 11 - Jonah and Nahum assignment Nineveh is described as a very large city (it took three days to go through it), the capital of the Gentile nation of Assyria; God calls it “the great city”. Jonah does not wish to go to Nineveh to preach repentance to the people- as God has commanded- because he is convicted that God will not carry out his threat to destroy the city and he doesn’t want to preach against them. In Jonah chapter one, the sailors learned that God does what he pleases; They

11-03-2015. Jonah and the Big Fish Analysis Notably known as the universality of God’s love, the book of Jonah is one of the most captivating short stories and books in the bible. Unlike other historical books that are well- known for their collections of oracles, visions and sermons, The book of Jonah mainly focuses on narrative; much like the stories of Samuel and Elijah, it establishes Jonah’s relationship with God and God’s character and nature. Compared to the other prophets, Jonah is disobedient

Professor Kenneth Yelverton PWS 102: Homiletics II 12 April 2017 Sermon Preparation/Notes Jonah Jonah 2: 2 (NKJV) “In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. What is Jonah’s background? Jonah or Jonas is the name given in the Hebrew Bible to a prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel in about the 8th century BCE. Jonah was the main character of the book of Jonah. He was the son of Amittai (Jonah 1:1), and a native of Gathhepher, which was a city of the tribe of Zebulun in the northern

placed before Him. In the book Twelve Unlikely Heroes, John MacArthur retells the story of Jonah and explains how God used him to deliver the Ninevites, regardless of his prejudices against them. Jonah’s story conveys three important lessons about God, but there are other remarkable biblical characters which contribute to those lessons as well. The first lesson that the story of Jonah accentuates is that “God is the sovereign Creator,” which is a lesson that can

“Ch. 1” - Jonah realized he cannot seek the Lord and flee from him at the same time; in result a powerful sea storm arises and Jonah is sacrificed into the sea and swallowed by momentous fish in order to save the sailors. vv. 3-4: Jonah sails for Tarshish and the Lord sends a storm. vv. 8-12: Jonah explains himself and wants to be thrown into the sea. vv. 13-16: Sailor's sacrifice Jonah into the sea. “ Ch. 2” - We can pray to God at anytime and he will

Jonah’s Attempt to Escape His Divine Mission The book of Jonah is a fascinating one. It is full of intrigue, suspense, questions, and unbelievable events that let the discerning believer in on the awesome power of God’s correction, His love, and especially His grace. For some reason Jonah, though a prophet of God who seemingly was willing to follow the Lord’s commands, did not adopt the “grace” attribute of God’s character. Jonah was judgmental, as human beings often are, and he could not see past

JONAH OLD TESTAMENT EXEGESIS K. Andersen Old Testament BIB 303 November 28, 2012 Table of Contents Outline………………………………………………….2 Introduction……………………………………….……3 Content Analysis………………………………….……3 Nineveh and Jonah’s Decision…………………………5 Main Characters………………………………….….…8 Jonah’s Rebellion and God’s Grace………...…………11 Conclusion…………………………………….……….12 PracticalApplication………………………………..….12 Outline 1. Content Analysis: Jonah 1:11-17