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The Gentiles Turn to God "So the people of Nineveh believed God" (Jon_3:5). "Lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord. And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and shall be My people" (Zec_2:10-11). When Jonah was cast into the sea, the Gentiles … Continue reading “0243. The Gentiles Turn to God”

In Anguish, Cries to God "Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord out of the fish’s belly" (Jon_2:1). "And I will pour upon the House of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication: and they shall look upon Me Whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for Him, … Continue reading “0240. In Anguish, Cries to God”

Restored to the Land "Then the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah onto the dry land" (Jon_2:10). "I will take you from among the nations, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land" (Eze_36:24). When Jonah cried, "Salvation is of the Lord," the fish … Continue reading “0241. Restored to the Land”

Scattered Among the Nations "So they took up Jonah, and they cast him into the sea" (Jon_1:15). "For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the House of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve" (Amo_9:9). Students will at once acknowledge that the sea, when used as a type, … Continue reading “0238. Scattered Among the Nations”

Swallowed but Undigested "And Jonah was in the belly of the fish, three days and three nights" (Jon_1:17). "To restore the preserved of Israel" (Isa_49:6). There are those who choose to deny the possibility of Jonah’s remaining alive and conscious in the "God-prepared fish." But the preservation of Jonah in a fish’s belly, is easier … Continue reading “0239. Swallowed but Undigested”

The Commission Disobeyed "But Jonah arose to flee from the presence of the Lord" (Jon_1:2). "But they would not hear" (Jer_13:11). Jonah refused to become God’s ambassador to Nineveh; Israel refused time and time again, to represent God among the nations. Jonah brought reproach upon his ministry and defamed the name of his God before … Continue reading “0236. The Commission Disobeyed”

Pursued with Judgments "But God sent out a great wind" (Jon_1:4). "I will tell you what I will do to My vineyard" (Isa_5:5). When Jonah broke faith with God and refused his commission, fleeing by ship from Joppa to Tarshish, God sent out a great wind after Jonah. When Israel broke faith with God, when … Continue reading “0237. Pursued with Judgments”

Jonah, a Type of Israel Jonah’s experiences present to us, in a nutshell, the whole story of Israel. God spake unto us in the old times in the experiences of the Prophets, as well as by the Prophets’ words. Abraham’s experiences, and Isaac’s experiences and Joseph’s experiences were all types, written for our admonition. Hosea … Continue reading “0234. Jonah, a Type of Israel”

A Commission to the Gentiles "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city" (Jon_1:2). "I will make thee a blessing, and in thee shall all the nations of the earth be blessed" (Gen_12:2-3). Jonah was sent to Nineveh, a great Gentile city. Israel was sent to all the nations. God’s purpose in Jonah was to warn … Continue reading “0235. A Commission to the Gentiles”

Nineveh Repents "So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even unto the least of them" (Jon_3:5). 1. We can easily imagine the scene before us. Jonah wending his way through the crowded streets of the great city, and crying: "Yet forty days … Continue reading “0232. Nineveh Repents”