The people were already repenting when they heard Jonah. Now the king hears and calls for TRUE repentance throughout the city. If Israel or even the city of Samaria had done as the people of Nineveh did, how different would their history have been? Nineveh, the city with MANY gods, heard the word of the […]
God called Jonah a second time to go to Nineveh. Jonah goes this time without fuss and shares God’s words of judgment with the people. We don’t know how long after Jonah was vomited up from the fish’s belly or how far he had to travel to get to Nineveh. I wouldn’t be surprised to […]
Jonah was running from God. God caught him in the belly of a fish. NOW Jonah prays. He gives honor to the Lord, asks for forgiveness, and promises to do better. The first thing I wonder about when reading Jonah’s story is WHEN did he finally call out to God? We don’t see him calling […]
Jonah has gone overboard because his sin brought the storm down on the sailors. But God had already made preparations for this! God is NOT a ‘last minute, fly by the seat of your pants’ kind of God. He prepares LONG in advance and waits until just the right moment to bring about His plans. […]
The storm is threatening to take the lives of those on the ship. All are crying to their gods. When Jonah says that it is His God doing this. God answers them in an unmistakable way. We read in many places where Israel cast lots to determine God’s will. One place that jumps boldly to […]
