Jonah 2 - Introduction
* The prayer of Jonah. (1-9) He is delivered from the fish. (10)... [ Continue Reading ]
* The prayer of Jonah. (1-9) He is delivered from the fish. (10)... [ Continue Reading ]
1-9 Observe when Jonah prayed. When he was in trouble, under the tokens of God's displeasure against him for sin: when we are in affliction we must pray. Being kept alive by miracle, he prayed. A sense of God's good-will to us, notwithstanding our offences, opens the lips in prayer, which were clos... [ Continue Reading ]
10 Jonah's deliverance may be considered as an instance of God's power over all the creatures. As an instance of God's mercy to a poor penitent, who in distress prays to him: and as a type and figure of Christ's resurrection. Amidst all our varying experiences, and the changing scenes of life; we sh... [ Continue Reading ]