He gave this wayward prophet a second chance to fulfill the commission that was given. and less costly as well. Jonah's willingness also shows his awareness that his actions had displeased God. Jesus, declared, for just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth (Matthew 12.40). Once Gd commanded Jonah to go to Nineveh, one of the largest cities of that time and foretell its destruction, because the evil of its inhabitants had reached the limit. Rob, Thanks as always for your helpful suggestions. Something was not right. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, a three days walk (Jonah 3.3). This was a large army, even by modern standards. Then, God prepared() a worm to eat the gourd which killed it (Jonah 4.7). Jesus referencedJonah as a prophecy and type of His resurrection. Julie Rogo. Literal vs. Figurative Interpretation of City Size, Faith vs. Works in James: Resolving the Problem, But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the. They were further in.7 The last verse of the book provides additional information about Ninevehs size. The Lord was the first to be resurrected. First, I do not have an opinion on this right now; I have not studied it enough. Nineveh survived for another 150 years after it heeded Jonahs message. In that story, a landowner contracted with laborers early in the morning to pay a denarius for a days work. Our first instinct should always be to respect the dignity of every personeven great sinnersand strive to bring them to the Lord with loving correction. Perhaps God will be mindful of us so that we may not perish. Then they said to one another, Come, let us cast lots to find out on whose account we have met with this misfortune. So they cast lots, and thus singled out Jonah. But Jonah is not pleased. Jonah reacted by going to Joppa and fleeing west to Tarshish (Jonah 1.3, 10). I have a couple of suggestions. Worldly sorrow brings death (2 Cor 7:10). Mr. Reade went on to say, "It contains forty-eight verses and 1,328 words. Can you help me out here? Isaiah 2.2-3, 49.6; Zechariah 8.23). All Your breakers and billows passed over me. Now that of course is extremely important. Even the fallen deserve our love and respect as fellow human beings. God was gracious and Jonah peevish. Background When Paul made his defense before the Jews in Jerusalem they listened to him until he uttered the words,And He said to me, Go! Proverbs 16:33, "The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord" (comp. Jerome says here, "The fugitive was taken by lot, not by virtue of the lots, especially of the lots of heathen men, but by the will of him who guided the uncertain lots." . So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. God knows everything. Now he had gone down into the sea monster to the depths of death (Jonah 2.6). Yes, sin is usually very expensivebut many seem quite willing to pay the price. Phantom, Thank you. The book of Nahum prophesied and described its doom. If only we had the faith of Jonah, evangelism might leap forward into warp drive. - we left Jonah last week in quite a pickle.. - He was a prophet of Israel.and God had told him "arise, and go to Ninevah, that great city, and cry against it, because their wickedness had come up before the Lord." - well, Jonah didn't like that idea because Ninevah was in Assyria..and the Assyrians were enemies of Israel. He revealed he was a Jew and despite his disobedience, he declared he feared the Lord God of heaven who made the sea and the dry land.4Jonah retained his testimony and witness. During this time, God prepared () a gourd to grow and shade Jonah from the sweltering Mideast sun.10 The gourd made him happy (Jonah 4.6). A normal reading of three days walk indicates the time to cross Ninevehs metropolitan area. We read: 7Each man said to his mate, Come, let us cast lots so we may learn on whose account this calamity has struck us. So they cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah. He then asked the laborers if he did not have the right to do what he wanted with his own money. God demonstrated His ultimate mercy and grace in sending His Son to die for our sins and rising from the dead so we might have life and enjoy His fellowship forever. 4 The God of heaven was a term known to Gentiles (cf. Three days later, in a figurative rebirth, the fish spits Jonah up onto the land. 7 Then the crew cast lots to see which of them had offended the gods and caused the terrible storm. Solomon wrote, the lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD (Proverbs 16.33). God was gracious and Jonah peevish. Thank you, Lord, for your grace and mercy. Jonah repented from fleeing God to obeying Him. When Jesus prayed on Thursday night that the cup of his suffering be removed from him in such earnestness that he bled, perhaps that degree of intercession had him in the heart of the earth, to some degree. Jonahis a story of contrasts. He plays with loaded dice. Jonah obeyed this time but he still had an attitude. Salvation is from the Lord.. Once again, God wont permit him to perish without facing his mistakes and, where previously God sent a giant fish to save him from the water, this time God sprouts a plant to shelter Jonah from the burning sun. 1 Now the word of the LORDcame to Jonah the second time, saying, 2Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim to it the proclamation which I am going to tell you (Jonah 3.1-2). After his whale of a ride, a ride in which he must experience the full depths and acidic truth of his sinfulness, Jonah is finally delivered by God right back to the shore of Joppa where it all began. By the way, Do u pastor any congregation? In four short chapters, the story of Jonah reveals God's consistent, unchangeable character and is a testament to his relentless love and abundant mercy. To all this pain can be added many other sufferings. A tough case. God caused the dice reveal Jonah as the problem.3The mariners demanded an accounting. As our defiance deepens, the headwinds become ever stronger and the destructive forces ever more powerful. The teaching is clear: persistent and unrepentant sin brings storms, disturbances, and troubles. Sigh. Perhaps because he cannot see a way out of this hole of wrongdoing, and perhaps because he would probably die anyway, Jonah tells the crew that their only option is to throw him overboard an act that will supposedly appease God and save the ship from the storm. The Bible has no shortage of characters who heed divine calls. The last thing Jonah imagined was that God would bring a great sea creature to swallow him! All the while, they continue to ramble on about their right to do as they please. His remembering is not that He forgets but that he gives heed to something. Einstein was wrong. And then theres Jonah, the prophet of God, who is supposed to be an exemplary person, yet finds repentance nearly impossible. His scoffing and defiance likely result from hatred or excessive nationalism. The misfortune of the Israelites at Ai was consequent on the sin of Achan (Joshua 7.). ; 1 Samuel 14:41; Acts 1:26). All Rights Reserved, Full Text (in English) of the Book of Jonah. This number is reasonable. Like Jonah, though, many line up to pay the price and take the long, painful journey deeper into defiance and sin. He did not provide sunlight for it. I cant explain how, but it brought everything into perspective. God does the unexpected. He is good and acts accordingly. She didn't kill Ben, it wasnt her decision or choice, she let them kill Ben. Gods statement to Jonah reminds one of Jesus parable of the laborers of the vineyard (Matthew 20.1-16). The power of Gods word is revealed by the peoples response. Yom Kippur in the Community. For I will send you far away to the Gentiles (Acts 22.21). Throughout the story, Jonah uses the Socratic method . Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple (Jonah 2.4). He spends three nights in the belly of the fish and with nowhere left to run, not even death, he finally repents. Too many wander around in a kind of delirium, a moral sleep, talking about their rights and insisting that what they do is nobody elses business. Yet all the while the storm winds buffet and others suffer for what they do. Bren, Your email address will not be published. Jonah will go finally to Nineveh and there proclaim a message that will be heeded by those who are so lost in sin that they do not know their right hand from their left (see Jonah 4:11). He did nothing. Thank God for second chances! Their gods had failed. Site by Glass Canvas, Whither shall I go from thy spirit? He knew that God was compassionate and suspected that the city might repent and be spared. After his whale of a ride, a ride in which he must experience the full depths and acidic truth of his sinfulness, Jonah is finally delivered by God right back to the shore of Joppa where it all began. If the plan of God was NOT to go to the Gentiles even as in the Gospels, Jesus said NOT to go to the Gentiles but only to the lost sheep of Israel, WHY did Jonah go to the Gentiles Nineveh? Jonah had wanted to die rather than face his mistakes and complete his mission, but God wont permit it. Sign up for a special email series here. Thanks for all. Want to get to know more amazing, complicated, and relatable biblical personalities? Could God not leave well enough alone? He realized he could not escape God and looked to Him for deliverance. Or whither shall I flee from thy face? recognized Gods mercy. Implicit in Jonahs message was that God was displeased with their behavior. This would mean the metroplex was about 60 miles in diameter (comparable to modern Dallas-Ft. Worth). Jonahs evangelistic message was brief. After He calmed the storm, they had declared, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him? Same power. Ask Nebuchadnezzar. What a change! The Ninevites werepagan, idolatrous Gentiles. Jonah hit the warm waters of the sea with a splash. The book of Jonah ends with God having the last word: 10Then the Lord said, You had compassion on the plant for which you did not work and which you did not cause to grow, which came up overnight and perished overnight. Romans 9.15-16). We read: 5Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them. Does he remember something? If you want to experience spiritual growth, if you want to cultivate a heart more like God's, or if you want to better understand God's priorities, I . Another revealing study of the rhetorical aspects of Jonah is Rhetorical Criticism: Context, Method, and the Book of Jonah by Phyllis Trible. L. C. Allen wrote it was a model of literary artistry, marked by symmetry and balance (Joel, Obadiah, Jonah and Micah) and H. C. Brichto described it, from beginning to end, in form and content, in diction, phraseology, and style, a masterpiece of rhetoric (Toward a Grammar of Biblical Poetics). What is your occupation? If Jonah did die, he was resuscitated, not resurrected. Comp. In chapter 4, Jonah was in Nineveh and in the desert. That fear had been realized. The great majority of it. What they feared is unimportant. Defiance also indicates a lack of faith because it comes from the Latin dis (against) and fidere (believe). Through Jonah, the sailors experienced salvation. With in-depth features, Expatica brings the international community closer together. For the most part, Gentile salvation is rare. This is why God makes statements such as 2 Chronicles 7.14. Disturbance-The LORD, however, hurled a violent wind upon the sea, and in the furious tempest that arose the ship was on the point of breaking up. - I had toyed with the idea of concluding this series last week but there are some nagging words at the end of the book that I believe we need to study. Verse 2 of chapters 1 and 3 contain the same three Hebrew verbs: (arise), (go), and (cry). The word means fish but the scope of meaning of is unclear. I do not deserve to live.This is not repentance; it is despair. When they did this, the lots identified Jonah as the culprit. 2 questions. It is rife with wickedness. But he gives no response, risking the lives of everyone onboard. Note that Jonahs defiance also endangers others. On account of selfishness and sexual misbehavior, many families have been torn apart. The crew, decent men, insist on trying once more to row to shore, a desperate attempt to save the man who had callously endangered their lives. Similarly, in our own culture today a good deal of pain and loss results from the defiant, selfish, and bad behavior of many. And this is not to mention all of the Biblical prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and more than a dozen others who immediately act on Gods command. Deor. 3Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for death is better to me than life.. The unusual nature of the tempest showed them that it was sent in judgment. Note that he also puts down good money in order to flee. Ant. The Ninevites repented from wickedness to righteousness. The waves quickly enveloped him and overpowered his body. So much suffering, so much expense, so much extra mileage could be avoided if we just obeyed God. It is a prayer well worth careful study. The great deep engulfed me, weeds were wrapped around my head. His case is never resolved. Hi Don, wonferfully insightful study. 2 I called out of my distress to the Lord, and He answered me. God bless you. While all these storms (which he caused) are raging, Jonah is asleep. Throughout the telling, Jonahs disobedience and iniquity is highlighted by repeated use of the verb down. Rather than follow Gods instruction, Jonah goes down to the port city of Jaffa, then down onto the ship on the way to Tarshish, then down to a lower deck. Defiance also indicates a lack of faith because it comes from the Latin . Everyone from the street sweeper to the king heeded Jonahs warning. This time, Jonah obeyed. Dignity-still the men rowed hard to regain the land, but they could not, for the sea grew ever more turbulent. Struck with great fear of the LORD, the men offered sacrifice and made vows to him. ), king of Assyria, invaded Israel during Hezekiahs reign about 50 years later. Just my thoughts. Gods will and plan operates within and accommodates human volition. Then the LORDcommanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah up onto the dry land (Jonah 1.10). We are all runaways. It is of course the children who suffer the most pain and injustice as a result of so much bad adult behavior. But on particular occasions, He reveals Himself and acts. In the second section, chapters 2 and 4, Jonah was alone with God. A raging Jonah leaves the city that is actively turning to God (thanks to his prophecy) and wanders into the wilderness. The men recognized they were in the grip of a different kind of God, an all-powerful GodJonahs Godthe one true God. that not everyone is willing or able to be corrected. Every crew member was praying to his god for deliverance. Few examples of Gentile salvation exist in the Old Testament. 2002-2023 My Jewish Learning. Same God. 'sch. God does deliver Jonah. The Ninevites' lostness did not greatly burden Jonah. villains of the ancient world whose sins are so terrible they merit destruction. Chapter 1 ends, And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the stomach of the fish three days and three nights (Jonah 1.17).6 This verse fits more appropriately as the beginning of chapter 2 which contains Jonahs prayer to God. Jonah is to warn the Ninevites that because of their sinfulness they now face divine destruction. Gamble against God and youll lose. Patient-Home-4877 1 yr. ago That Jonah thought he could run from God shows his foolishness, typifying mans foolishness in thinking he can escape God (Jeremiah 23.24). Jonah thought he would drown when thrown into the sea. the story told by Cicero of Diagoras (de Nat. actions that supposedly dont hurt anyone. Exceptions are Rahab, the harlot, Naaman, the Syrian general, Ruth, the Moabitess, and Nebuchadnezzar. I learned a lot. To paraphrase: God, I told you they would just repent and you, being a merciful God, would forgive them. God is aware of all man does. The sailors repented from following false gods to trusting the one true God. Jonah was a typical Jew who wished to have no dealings with Gentiles. As for escape by sea, God owns the sea and its lanes. In sure you have touched a lot of lives.. Keep doing what youre doing. 601-604. - with those thoughts in mind, let me invite you to turn to the closing verses in the book of Jonah. he could not see beyond his fear of the Assyrians. Instead of fear, I thought a more appropriate word would be hatred. One problem with analyses of the size of Nineveh is to assume the city was only within the city walls. I understand much more of this book now than previously. God repeated his command to Jonah. Summary- God appointed a worm to kill the plant that Jonah delighted in. He could feel seaweed wrapping around his head as the waves swept over him. Finally, at 5 p.m. he hired the last group. It is true, however,that not everyone is willing or able to be corrected. The simplicity of holiness is often far less onerousand less costly as well. That's where the word of the Lord came to Jonah a . The worms destruction of the gourd was a picture of Gods potential destruction of Nineveh. Under the intolerably beating sun, Jonah cries out to God in anger, and this time simply begs for death. The Ninevites repented from wickedness to righteousness. Such objections fall outside the realm of serious scholarship for the Lord Himself attested to itshistoricity (Matthew 12.39-41; Luke 11.29-32) and removed all doubt of the record. Hi John just a few verses about the heart of the earth. The other worker, with whom he made no contract (whatever was right), received pay according to the landowners heart. After the great fish vomited up Jonah on dry ground, God appeared to Jonah a second time (3:1). Am I correct in my understanding that Jonah did not want to go to Nineveh because he was a good law keeping Jew because Jews had no dealings with gentiles? The other suggestion is in the paragraph Salvation to the Gentiles, in your Conclusion. The repeated testimony of the Scriptures is that God delights in mercy (Psalm 86.15, 145.8; Jeremiah 33.26; Ezekiel 39.25). His scoffing and defiance likely result from hatred or excessive nationalism. Here is a video of a performance of the Peccavimus (we have sinned) from the oratorio Jonas, by Giacomo Carissimi. d. He proclaimed the message that God gave him, " Yet forty days, and Nineveh will be overthrown!" (3:4). Whither shall I go from thy spirit? 7 And they said to one another, "Come, let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us." So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. Jonah's Commission Was Clear But Distasteful "Arise, go to Nineveh the great city, and cry against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me." a. To lighten it, they began to toss cargo into the sea (Jonah 1.4-5). The Psalmist wrote God founded the earth upon the seas (Psalm 24.1-2). "Pol minume miror, navis si fracta est tibi,Scelus te et sceleste parta quae vexit bona.". God has restrained judgment for 2,000 years and given men and women an opportunity for eternal life by believing Pauls gospel of grace (1 Corinthians 15.1-4). Even his forced timeout in the belly of the fish does not affect true repentance. After having dealt with the entire human race for 2,000 years, God established a new program with Abraham, known as the Abrahamic Covenant. Thus, he said: 9Who knows, God may turn and relent and withdraw His burning anger so that we will not perish (Jonah 3.9)? Wake up from your delusions. The storm was so violent they knew their ship was about to shatter. His prophecy has been believed, the city has responded magnificently to his words, and the people are turning their lives around. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Prophets: Jonah 1:7 They all said to each other Come (Jon. Jonah did nothing to merit the gourd. The message couldnt be clearer: Jonah is going in the wrong direction. Why oh why did you send me on this mission? If a learner starts displaying a skill learned in DTI within natural environment, we might say that the learner: Has generalized the skill from DTI to the natural environment. I believe Jonah didnt go, nor was the intent of God that he go to preach the Gospel but rather he was to preach judgement. Jonah was part of that. Its always a longer journey when you disobey God. The sailors, captain, king, nobles, etc. So I am trying to gain understanding here. Jonah is now on his way to Nineveh, and the word of the Lord has come to him a second time. Required fields are marked *. The sailors, captain, king, nobles, citizens of Nineveh responded to Gods mercy. In Jonahs responses, he encountered non-Jews: the sailors and the captain and the Ninevites and their king. Such conditions may explain the phrase king of Nineveh rather than king of Assyria and the fact the kings decree was issued in concert with his nobles. The men decide to draw lots to see who is responsible for the storm and the lot falls on Jonah. I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; All Your breakers and billows passed over me. It is too easy for us to wish to destroy those who have harmed us, returning crime for crime, sin for sin. John, God set aside the Gentiles in terms of His direct contact and blessing. God controls and uses nature to achieve His ends. It would be an interesting study to see what the heart of the earth actually means. Jonahs repentance is expressed in a long, strange, and beautiful poem that is spoken within the fishs belly, and the language indicates that he is ready to change direction: The bars of the earth closed upon me forever. It is too easy for us to wish to destroy those who have harmed us, returning crime for crime, sin for sin. All things are His. For whose cause; Septuagint, . Amid the commotion, the captain finds Jonah, wakes him, and demands that he join the effort to save the ship by calling on his God. But he gives no response, risking the lives of everyone onboard. His words revealed his change of attitude: . The text states 120,000 did not know their right hand from their left (Jonah 4.11). He was a hard case, preferring death to life (Jonah 4.3, 1.12). 2, 26-30. There is abortion, disease, teenage pregnancy, children with no fathers, and all the grief and pain that come from broken or malformed families. It provides a foretaste of the fullness of Israels destiny to bless Gentiles anticipated in the great Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 12.1-3 cf. What is your country? Surprisingly, the men are not willing to kill him. Jonah did his best to escape one great fish, only to be swallowed by another. It appeared overnight and perished overnight. Jonah provides instructive lessons. But Sennacheribs entire army would have been much larger.8. At the opening of his story, God calls Jonah to go to Nineveh, one of the largest cities in ancient Mesopotamia, and the capital of Israels most dangerous enemy, the Assyrian empire. In the 20th century, we often like to doctor up the word of God. Oct 7, 2019. The story of Jonah teaches compassion by not following the prophet's example. Its a pretty bad day for a prophet when those whom he is supposed to address, must turn and call him to conversion. The arks lid was called the mercy seat (Exodus 25.17-22; cf. Jonah 1.12, 4.3, 9). But God is tricky. He created a storm to ensure the ship never reached Tarshish and arraigned a great fish to swallow him. Literal vs. Figurative Interpretation of City Size. Of all the prophets, Jonah is perhaps the most reluctant; his struggle with sin is not hidden. It represented Gods throne, where the Almighty sat, as the Tabernacle represented Gods throne complex. The crew, terrified out of their minds, throw all the cargo overboard and each prays individually to his own god, to no avail. Jonah is now beginning to come to his senses, In effect, Jonah says to them, Kill me. 2 Chronicles 36.23; Ezra 7.21; Nehemiah 2.20; Daniel 2.18-19, 37, 44). Waves roiled the ship, smashing into its sides and onto the deck. Later, about 9 a.m. he hired more workers. These and many other sins unleash storms that affect not only us but others around us as well. To lighten the ship for themselves, they threw its cargo into the sea. And God, of course accepted them. God sent a great storm upon the ship and the men decided Jonah was to blame so they threw him overboard. So easily they remain locked in self-deception and rationalizations, ignoring the damage they are inflicting upon others. 3For You had cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current engulfed me. Jonah provided no details of the nature of their impending destruction but history records this was a period of Assyrian weakness. At Gods behest, Noah builds an ark, Abraham leaves his homeland, Moses returns to Egypt (where he is wanted for murder) to free the Israelite slaves. Instead, he told them to throw him into the sea. From one end of the Mediterranean to the other, God pursued Jonah, and Jonah ended up right back where he started, with the call of God, in Israel. Many people today talk about victimless sins,actions that supposedly dont hurt anyone. Do you have any idea how your behavior, your sins, are affecting the rest of us? Jonah tried to run away from God in the opposite direction of Nineveh and headed by boat to Tarshish. Determination-Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you. Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh (Jonah 3:1-3). Jonah 3 God gave His commission to Jonah a second timeand this time, Jonah was ready to obey. VI. Turn back to God lest we all perish. Coming to his senses he declared, I have been expelled from Your sight. But you can't run from the God who controls storms and big fish. 1The etymology of the name is literally wine-press of the digging and is mentioned in Joshua 19.13 and 2 Kings 14.25. From what people are you? 9He said to them, I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord God of heaven who made the sea and the dry land (Jonah 1.7-9). 5This raises interesting questions about the nature of reality. The mariners, fearing for their lives, also lose wealth. If you wont do it for your own sake, then do it for oursbut call on the Lord! One does not get far in an English novel of 1,328 words. Thanks. Rise up, call upon your God! 2. Some have doubted Jonah is history. 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