Jonah

09.08.21 Jonah and the LORD But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. (Jonah 4:1) We have been looking at the Book of Jonah by chapter.  In the first chapter we found Jonah in a ship, running from the LORD.  The second chapter found Jonah in a fish, turning back to the LORD.  […]

09.01.21 Nineveh Repents 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.  For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid aside his robe from him, and covered him with

08.25.21 Jonah in the City And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying, “Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid you.” (Jonah 3:1, 2) We saw Jonah in the storm as he rebelled against the command of the LORD to go

08.18.21 Jonah in the Fish Salvation is of the LORD  (Jonah 2:9b). Last time, in chapter 1, we left Jonah in the belly of a fish.  This reluctant prophet would be there for three days.  We come now to chapter 2. Though the fish is not said to be a whale, likely Jonah was swallowed

08.11.21 Jonah’s Rebellion 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.”  (Jonah 1:1, 2). Last week we introduced the little OT book of Jonah. As we look at the first

08.04.21 Jonah Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it: for their wickedness is come up before me. (Jonah 1:2) We just finished taking a look at the little book of Ruth.  I pray that it was a blessing as it expressed the romance of redemption.  We will now begin to look