EXAMINATION CONSIDERATIONS 1. Why would God send a prophet of Israel to a great heathen city like Nineveh? 2. Do you think the literal meaning of Jonah's name, dove, has any symbolical significance concerning his mission? 3. Is there sufficient evidence to establish the historicity of the exp... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD'S MESSENGER RUNNING TO GODTHE PRAYER OF JONAH TEXT: Jonah 2:1-6 1 Then Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish's belly. 2 And he said, I called by reason of mine affliction unto Jehovah, And he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I, And thou heardest my voice. 3 For tho... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD'S MESSENGER RUNNING TO GODTHE PROMISE OF JONAH TEXT: Jonah 2:7-9 7 When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; And my prayer came in unto thee, into thy holy temple. 8 They that regard lying vanities forsake their own mercy. 9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of tha... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD'S MESSENGER RUNNING TO GODTHE PRESERVATION OF JONAH TEXT: Jonah 2:10 10 And Jehovah spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. QUERIES a. How does God communicate with fish? b. Where did Jonah land? PARAPHRASE And the Lord commanded the fish to spit up Jonah on th... [ Continue Reading ]