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COME, AND LET US CAST LOTS - Jonah too had probably prayed, and his
prayers too were not heard. Probably, too, the storm had some unusual
character about it, the suddenness with which it burst upon th...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
CHAPTER 1
The Commission of the Prophet ,His Disobedience, and the Consequences
_ 1. The commission (John 1:1) _
2. The disobedience (John 1:3)
3. The consequences (John...
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JONAH 1:1 TO JONAH 2:1; JONAH 2:10. JONAH VAINLY SEEKS TO EVADE THE
MISSION TO WHICH GOD APPOINTS HIM. Jonah is bidden by Yahweh to
proclaim judgment on Nineveh for its sin, but he hurries in the
oppo...
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EVIL. calamity: as in Amos 3:6. Hebrew. _raa `._ App-44....
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Jonah's Punishment. The Storm and its consequences
No sooner does Jonah decide upon his course of action and think
himself now secure of its accomplishment, than God arrests him by the
judgment of th...
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Finding their prayers as unavailing as their efforts, the sailors
conclude that the storm is sent upon them by the gods as a judgment
for some crime committed by one of their number; and they proceed...
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_WHY HAST THOU DONE THIS -- JONAH 1:4-10:_ God sent a very violent
wind that was about to destroy the boat that Jonah was in. Jonah
learned "the hard way" that it is a terrible mistake to run from God...
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COME, AND LET US CAST LOTS— The sailors betake themselves to this
practice, because they see that there is something supernatural in the
tempest; whence they conclude that it arose on account of some...
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GOD'S MESSENGER RUNNING FROM GODTHE CONTRARIETY OF JONAH
TEXT: Jonah 1:3-10
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But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah;
and he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going...
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And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots,
that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast
lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
AND THEY SAID EVERY ONE TO...
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THE DISOBEDIENCE OF JONAH
2. Nineveh] the world-famous capital of Assyria, on the Tigris. For
its wickedness cp. Nahum 3.
3. Jonah seeks to escape from the unwelcome task, both because he
hates the N...
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THE MAN WHO DISAGREED WITH GOD
JONAH
_MARK KIRKPATRICK_
INTRODUCTION
The book does not say who wrote it. It is unlikely that Jonah was the
author. This is because the story is not very favourable...
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COME, AND LET US CAST LOTS. — We are to suppose that Jonah, coming
on deck in compliance with the captain’s request, adds his prayers
to those of the crew. Finding all unavailing, the sailors propose...
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וַ יֹּאמְר֞וּ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל ־רֵעֵ֗הוּ
לְכוּ֙ וְ
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THE GREAT REFUSAL
John 1:1
WE have now laid clear the lines upon which the Book of Jonah was
composed. Its purpose is to illustrate God's grace to the heathen in
face of His people's refusal to fulfi...
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FLEEING FROM GOD AND DUTY
John 1:1-16
Jonah is mentioned in 2 Kings 14:25. He was clearly very patriotic,
and did not despair of his country in its darkest days. This
commission to Nineveh was theref...
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In narrating his own experience on his mission to Nineveh, Jonah
intended to teach his people the lesson of the inclusiveness of the
divine government, and thus to rebuke their exclusive attitude towa...
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And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast (i) lots,
that we may know for whose cause this evil [is] upon us. So they cast
lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
(i) Which declares that...
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It should seem that those shipmen thought that there was somewhat very
singular in this storm, and so far they were all led to interpret a
divine judgment in it, by this plan of casting lots for the d...
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Lectures on the Minor Prophets.
W. Kelly.
The most cursory reader can hardly avoid seeing that Jonah has a
peculiar place among the prophets. There is none more intensely
Jewish; yet his prophecy was...
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Jonah the Sleeper
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Last week we began our study of the book of Jonah.
1. As usual, we did a brief background study and you might remember
that I shared with you that this little b...
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Jonah did not without reason mention this, — that the passengers
consulted together about casting lots; for we hence learn, that it was
no ordinary tempest: it appeared then to be a token of God’s wra...
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Introduction to Jonah
Nineveh-which represents the world in its natural greatness, full of
pride and iniquity, regardless of God and of His authority-had
deserved the righteous judgment of God. This i...
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AND THEY SAID EVERYONE TO HIS FELLOW,.... That Jonah awoke and rose
up, upon the shipmaster's calling to him, is certain; but whether or
no he called upon his God is not; perhaps he did: and when his...
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And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots,
that we may know for whose cause this evil [is] upon us. So they cast
lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
Ver. 7. _And they said ever...
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_Come, and let us cast lots_ “The sailors betake themselves to this
practice, because they see that there is something supernatural in the
tempest: whence they conclude that it arose on account of som...
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And. they said every one to his fellow, after Jonah had obeyed the
call of the captain, COME AND LET US CAST LOTS, a common method of
determining the guilt of men at that time, THAT WE MAY KNOW FOR WH...
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JONAH'S COMMISSION AND FLIGHT...
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4-7 God sent a pursuer after Jonah, even a mighty tempest. Sin brings
storms and tempests into the soul, into the family, into churches and
nations; it is a disquieting, disturbing thing. Having call...
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AND THEY SAID EVERY ONE TO HIS FELLOW; after they had prayed, which
was necessary in such cases, as being a religious means, and cast out
the goods which loaded the ship, which was a proper natural me...
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Jonah 1:7 said H559 (H8799) one H376 another H7453 Come H3212 (H8798)
cast H5307 (H8686) lots...
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‘And they said every one to his fellow, “Come, and let us cast
lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is on us.” So they
cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.”
Then in desperation, when thin...
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JONAH 1-4
Jonah buried and risen a type of Christ.
I. More than once in the course of our Lord's ministry, among
different persons and for different objects, He makes use of the
similitude of the pro...
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Jonah 1:1. Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of
Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry
against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. But Jonah rose
up...
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CONTENTS: Jonah's commission and effort to avoid God's will. Swallowed
by a great fish.
CHARACTERS: God, Jonah, seamen.
CONCLUSION: Men may be distinctly called of God to proclaim His
message, yet r...
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Jonah 1:1. _The word of the Lord came to Jonah._ The word of prophecy,
delivered by Christ, the preëxistent Word, as appears from his
reasoning with the prophet when angry that Nineveh was spared. Jon...
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_Let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon
us._
CONDITIONS TO BE OBSERVED IN CASTING LOTS
1. We must never fall to lottery but when necessity enforceth us: all
other lawfu...
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JONAH—NOTE ON JONAH 1:4 Jonah and the Pagan Sailors. These verses
tell of Jonah’s encounter with pagan sailors. It raises the
question, Who truly fears the Lord—Jonah, or the pagans? At the
beginning...
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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_
I...
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EXPOSITION
JONAH 1:1
Part I. THE MISSION OF JONAH. HIS DISOBEDIENCE AND PUNISHMENT.
JONAH 1:1
§ 1. Jonah is sent to Nine
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CHAPTER III. JONAH'S BEHAVIOUR ON RECEIVING THE DIVINE COMMISSION, AND
THE EXTRAORDINARY MEANS TAKEN TO RECLAIM HIM FROM HIS BACKSLIDING
IF it seemed strange, at first sight, that Jonah should have re...
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Jonah
Now we come to that interesting prophet Jonah.
Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their
wickedne...
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1 Corinthians 4:5; 1 Samuel 10:20; 1 Samuel 10:21; 1 Samuel 14:38;...
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JONAH, THE BOOK OF DIVINE REVELATIONS
Jonah 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We want, as we enter into the Book of Jonah, to speak of its
historicity. There are many today who relegate this most marvelous
me...