CRITICAL NOTES.] AND (now)] a continuation of the Hebrew writings, not an independent PART. Jonah 1:2. That] Heb. the city, the great, the art, a demonstrative force. NINEVEH] Cf. Genesis 10:11, _Smith’s_ Bib. Dict. ARISE] A term of excitement. _HOMILETICS_ THE GREAT COMMISSION.—_Jonah 1:1_ “_Th... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.] JONAH 1:3. TARSHISH] Tartessus in Spain; others, Carthage; probably Tarsus in Cilicia. PRESENCE] Lit. from being in the presence, _i.e._ from standing in the presence of the Lord as His servant and minister (cf. Genesis 4:16; Deuteronomy 10:8). JOPPA] Now Jaffa. _HOMILETICS_ THE... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.] JONAH 1:4. SENT OUT] Lit. to cast or hurl, passive, to be thrown prostrate. “God throws the wind down upon the surface of the sea.” “Hurled a greate wynde into the see” [_Coverdale_]. WAS LIKE] Lit. thought to be broken. The ship personified; ship and crew identified in the writer’... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.] JONAH 1:6. WHAT] He sleeps, they pray (Psalms 107:28). GOD] Lit. _the_ God; other gods powerless (_perhaps_ the language of hope); Jonah’s God could help them. _HOMILETICS_ CONTRASTS IN THE VOYAGE OF LIFE.—_Jonah 1:5_ Fatigue and sorrow had some influence upon Jonah (Matthew 26:... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.] JONAH 1:7. LOTS] A heathen mode of decision, often permitted by God. “Lots were for (1) dividing; (2) consulting; (3) divining” [_Pusey_]. FELL UPON] Proverbs 16:33. _HOMILETICS_ IS THERE NOT A CAUSE?—_Jonah 1:7_ When great judgments happen there must be great guilt. When a nat... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.] JONAH 1:8. TELL] How urgent and earnest this examination! Fit questions for our own hearts! JONAH 1:9. HEBREW] A name by which an Israelite was known to foreigners (Genesis 40:15; Exodus 3:18). THE GOD] Heathens had distinct gods for heaven, earth, and sea. JONAH 1:10. AFRAID] Th... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.] JONAH 1:11. THE SEA] “Not only increasingly tempestuous, but, like a thing alive and obeying its Master’s will, it was holding on its course, its wild waves tossing themselves and marching on in battalions arrayed for the end for which they were sent, pursuing and demanding the run... [ Continue Reading ]