Jonah began by going a days journey into the city, proclaiming, forty more days and nineveh will be. Study guide for jonah 3 by david guzik blue letter bible. Sleeping christians like to hide out among the church jonah slept in a place where he could not help with the work that needed to be done. Jonah rejects the call of god to be a missionary 1. Go to the great city of nineveh and proclaim to it the message i give you.
We might almost call these three the repentance of jonah, of nineveh, and of god. Dec 11, 2018 upon jonah s resurrection, there are two main instances of the spoken word. Chapter 4, the last in the book of jonah, should be filled with great thankfulness and rejoicing. Look with me at jonah chapter 3, starting in verse 1.
If he had not seen that, their fasting and sackcloth would have been as nothing in his account. Jonah s message to nineveh faithfully delivered, by which its speedy overthrow was threatened, jonah 3. This book of jonah, though it be placed here in the midst of the prophetical books of scripture, is yet rather a history than a prophecy. In chapter 1 jonah was commanded by god to go to nineveh, where. And god saw their works he not only heard their good words, by which they professed repentance, but saw their good works, by which they brought forth fruits meet for repentance. The people of nineveh went full out in repenting of their sin and begging for gods forgiveness. And he arose and wet to niniue at ye lordes comaundmet. Jonah 3 jonah running with god a sermon by jeremy myers. Jonah s conflict with gods mercy toward even the most worthy of pagans, jewish bible quarterly 34. Jonah s experiences form the main contents and purpose of the book. It had conviction, confession, contrition, and intercession. Jonah 3 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. Jonah therefore is the only prophet of the ot revealing the grace of god towards the heathen.
Jonah slept in a place where he hoped no one would see him or disturb him. Jonah s minisermon, and the kings proclamation to the people jonah 3. He foresaw the repentance of the city, and the mercy which would be displayed towards it, and was either jealous of his prophetic reputation, or had a patriotic dislike of becoming a messenger of good to a heathen foe so formidable to his own country. But instead, in chapter 2, we saw jonah running smack into god. The motive of the prophets flight is given by himself. This morning we begin the study of the book of jonah. Second, god did judge nineveh as recorded in the book of nahum. There has also been more controversy over this little book more than any other in the bible. Jonah s turmoil continues long after the book that bears his name, as evidenced by his anguish in the final chapter. The book of jonah is the most beautiful story ever written in so small a compass. They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. Aug 23, 2018 while jonah 2 was a break in the action of jonah s story, chapter 3 picks up the narrative once again. John hannah, the bible knowledge commentary wheaton. But another prominent way it can be used in scripture is with.
Jonah s mission renewed, and the command a second time given him to go preach at nineveh, jonah 3. Speaking of israel, this book describes how god appointed a prophet named jonah to. But jonah arose to flee to tarshish from the presence of the lord. He saw that they turned from their evil way and that was what he looked for and required. Jonah 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. He is the central figure of the book of jonah, in which he is called upon by god to travel to nineveh and warn its residents of impending divine wrath. Summaryas soon as jonah s proclamation reached ninevehs king, he began mourning, and proclaimed that every man and beast in the land should refrain from eating food or drinking. His words had an implied if you do not repent in front of them. This mirror effect conjures up within the reader a sense of literary deja vu and a sense of expectation.
Session 1introduction to jonah session 2literary aspects of jonah session 3 jonah chapter 1. Remember that we are not told the sum total of jonah s preaching. In jonah 3, jonah preaches to nineveh, and they repent, so god also repents of his plan to destroy them. The repentance, humiliation, and reformation of the ninevites hereupon, jonah 3. He went down to joppa, and found a ship going to tarshish. Jonah 1 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. There was something about the whole matter that displeased jonah.
Jonah praying chapter 2 for 3 days and 3 nights, jonah was in the belly of the fish. Jonah obeyed the word of the lord and went to nineveh. Jonahs message to nineveh faithfully delivered, by which its speedy overthrow was threatened v. He doesnt understand that the choice between life and death, satisfaction and dissatisfaction, atonement and forgiveness is in his handschoices. While we might question jonahs motives based on the last chapter of his book, declaring the message of gods pending judgment against lost. Enduring word bible commentary jonah chapter 3 jonah 3 jonah preaches repentance in nineveh, the city repents a. Rather, they should cover themselves in sackcloth and call out mightily to the lord. Ac 1188 2 but then we find a startling, thoughtprovoking passage in. The honour god put upon jonah, in giving him a commission to go and prophesy against nineveh. Chapter 3 marks a new beginning for the character of jonah and serves as a hinge between the two halves of the book.
The god of the bible is a truly loving and forgiving god. Jonahs mission renewed, and the command a second time given him to go preach at nineveh v. Welcome to our study of the book of jonah if youve ever had difficulty persevering and doing gods will maybe doing something challenging if youve ever wondered why our blessed lord made a point to compare himself to this one prophet jonah then i hope youll enjoy this bible study. Jonah chapter 4 bible study gods focus versus mans comfort. Jonah 3 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Jonah 4, coffman commentaries on the bible, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. It is sad to think how much sin is committed in great cities. Jonah 1 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Jonah signifies a dove, a proper name for all gods prophets, all his people, who ought to be harmless as doves, and to mourn as doves for the sins and calamities of the land. Study guide for jonah 1 by david guzik blue letter bible.
It is a well known story for obvious reasons, not least of which are a disobedient prophet, an obedient fish and a wicked nation that starts out bad, yet ends up good. So jonah arose and went to nineveh, according to the word of the lord. So we might almost say that the purpose of this book of jonah is to teach the. So the people of nineveh believed god, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them. We should not miss jonah s intensity here, because the language in the original hebrew is strong. Caught in a storm, he orders the ships crew to cast him. When i read the third and fourth chapters of the book of jonah, i get. He urged everyone to truly repent, in the hopes that god would relent, turn from his fierce anger.
Jonah chapter 3 verse by verse bible commentary matthew. When we left jonah at the end of chapter three he had just witnessed what could well be the greatest revival recorded in the bible. Jonah chapter 3 study guide locust hill baptist church. Jonah 3 niv jonah goes to nineveh then the word bible. Jonah goes to nineveh then the word of the lord came to jonah a second time. He neither endeavoured to avoid hearing the command, nor declined to obey it. This brief chapter of ten verses tells of the renewal of jonahs commission, his obedient response, his preaching the word god had commanded, and the remarkable repentance of the ninevites. Study the book of jonah with our discussion questions, teachingpoints, and extensive crossreferences. Chapter 3 jonah returns to his mission and was successful. Now nineveh was an exceedingly great city, a threeday journey in extent. Then came the worde of the lorde vn to jonas agayne sayenge.
Now the word of the lord came unto jonah the son of amittai, saying, jonah dove, the son of. Sleeping christians stay away from the work of the lord jonah slept while there was a prayer meeting up on the deck. Not only was this strange, it was very strange, because jonah was very upset at the success of his preaching. The repentance, humiliation, and reformation of the ninevites hereupon. And jonah began to enter the city on the first days walk i wonder what was going through jonah s mind as he made his trek to nineveh.
And the word of the lord came unto jonah the second time, saying, and the word of the lord. John browns commentary on selected book of the bible. Pdf commentary on the book of jonah samuel amirtharaj. Now that god has jonahs attention, he speaks to jonah again. Last week, in jonah chapter 2, we read jonahs prayer of confession to god. God calls the prophet once again to speak his word to the people of nineveh and this time jonah obeys. Apocalypse explained ae 538 11 particulars in the book of jonah are historical, and yet prophetical, involving and representing such arcana, as do all the other historicals of the word. Jonah or jonas benamittai is a prophet in the hebrew bible from gathhepher of the northern kingdom of israel in about the 8th century bce. Returning to god a second chance with god jonah 3 lifeway. In the midst of the obscure prophecies before and after this book, wherein. Had he prayed instead of fleeing from god, he would not have had this harrowing experience. If you dont have a commentary set, we recommend either the bible knowledge commentary or the expositors bible commentary for a full set. The only prophetic message that jonah announced was the one about the coming judgment over nineveh jonah 1. On the former occasion the specific object of his commission to nineveh was declared.
If you want a standalone commentary on jonah, we recommend the niv application commentary. This little book is only4chapters long, but filled with spiritual truths. The book finishes out with a detailed conversation between jonah and god jonah 4. Ac 1188 2 but then we find a startling, thoughtprovoking passage in the work called spiritual. Jonah 3 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. The book of jonah was likely written between 793 and 758 b. His making use of us is an evidence of his being at peace with us.
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