Chapter 4 4:1-4 Jonah becomes angry that God has shown compassion to Nineveh. Jonah says that he wishes to die because it is better for him to die than live and he thinks this way perhaps for several reasons. One could be that he fears that Israel is no longer favored by God, therefore, neither…
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Weekly Message- Jonah Ch.3
3:1-5 God again commands Jonah to go to Nineveh to proclaim the message of God. This time, Jonah obeys God and goes to Nineveh. Nineveh was so huge that it required three days to get through it and reach the city. Jonah pronounces eight words that are recorded and the Ninevites believed. They started to…
Weekly Message- Jonah Ch. 2
Chapter 2 is a prayer by Jonah to God from inside the fish. 2:1-3 Jonah praises God for delivering him from the sea and providing the fish which saved him. He recognizes that God heard his prayer and his cry for help and God answered by providing the fish to save him. Jonah also realizes…
Weekly Message- Jonah Ch.1
Jonah Background: 793-753 B.C. The name Jonah means “dove” and this book is one of the only prophets that does not have to do with Israel or Judah. This prophetic book is about a great city called Nineveh and they were enemies of Israel. Chapter 1 1:1-3 Nineveh was an enemy city of Israel so…
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