Watch our overview video on the book of jonah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. It is said, her walls were an hundred foot in height, her walls broad enough for three coaches to meet, and safely pass by each other. While we wont board a boat to flee halfway across the world like the old. Mar 12, 2018 10 bible studies for women that are worth doing when youre just getting started studying the bible, sometimes it helps to have a good bible study guide.
The book of jonah recounts real events in the life and ministry of the prophet himself. Lets dig into the word of god and find out for ourselves. The book is replete with irony, wherein much of its humor lies. The book is anonymous, and there are no indicators elsewhere in scripture to identify the author. Well have it back up and running as soon as possible.
Certainly, this amazing anger on jonahs part is one of the strangest things in the bible. He knew when the lord told him to preach against nineveh it meant god wanted to give that ungodly city a second chance, and jonahs sense of justice demanded punishment for nineveh. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. Certainly, this amazing anger on jonah s part is one of the strangest things in the bible. The only prophetic message that jonah announced was the one about the coming judgment over nineveh jonah 1.
And jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Jonah studies questions for four sessions anglican communion. I desire to do his will until it is a tad uncomfortable. A chapterbychapter study of the book of jonah 7 1 because jesus, in his ministry on earth, referred to jonah as a real, fleshandblood person matthew 12. It concerns a disobedient prophet who rejected his divine commission, was cast overboard in a storm and swallowed by a great fish, rescued in a marvelous manner, and returned to his starting point. Jonah is commanded to go east to nineveh but flees toward the westernmost possible point 1. While the seas churned by gods wrath for jonahs sake they feared for their life yet jonah slept cf. Apr 12, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of jonah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought.
Jonah was an unwilling prophet given an assignment which he found displeasing. Jonah 1 kjv now the word of the lord came unto bible. Jonah therefore is the only prophet of the ot revealing the grace of god towards the heathen. In this 7session bible study, priscilla redefines interruption and. We hope that these questions will help you to understand the text. He knew when the lord told him to preach against nineveh it meant god wanted to give that ungodly city a second chance, and jonah s sense of justice demanded punishment for nineveh. Full text in english of the book of jonah my jewish learning. Bible study to speak to me in a way that has never happened before. We also want to help you use the text in real life. Jonah is one of the most striking examples of a heart in need of expansion.
On an apple mobile device, download the free wordsearch bible app to access your ebook. 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. Bible study series for youth groups explores the lives of people in the bible, highlighting gods faithfulness and the extraordinary ways god calls and uses ordinary humans like us. The story of a fish swallowing a man and the man living sounds impossible, and since most liberal scholars deny the possibility of the supernatural, they reject the book of jonah as anything but a fairy tale. Jonah free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. The book of jonah is a book of the neviim prophets in the hebrew bible. Jonah originated from gadhefer, a little city in the area of zebulon, a few miles from the border with issachar. We sin against the spirit of the book jonah in trying to take it as real history. The book is named after its principal character, whose name means dove. In the new testament, no other old testament prophet is named by jesus more than the prophet jonah. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. When jonah was willing to allow god to interrupt his life, the result was revival in an entire city. The prophet jonah a dove is already mentioned in 2 kings 14. Within me has now been ingrained a passion to know and understand the bible, to deeply respect and honor it for what it is, and to treat it very seriously because it is indeed the very words of god.
But jonah rose up to flee unto tarshish from the presence of the lord, and went down to joppa. Biblical prophets, modern critics jonah 1, matthew 12 do you remember jonah and the whale. The lord told jonah to go to the foreign city of nineveh and call its people to repentance. Jonah running f rom god jonah running f r om g od sara leo the who, me. For the next 4 days we will study the book of jonah in 4 days with 4 lessons within 4 chapters. It is a well known story for obvious reasons, not least of which are a disobedient prophet, an obedient fish and a wicked nation that starts out bad, yet ends up good. The prophecy of jonah to jeroboam conveys some important background material to enhance our understanding of this book. Jonah feels that gods grace is an insult to his deserving self. Jonah says some big things he dares to throw gods grace back in gods face.
The book of jonah is a subversive story about a rebellious prophet who. A bible study outline of the book of jonah kindle edition by lykken, bill. What can we learn from such a small book in the bible. As you grow in your confidence at being able to read and interpret gods word, having help from women and men further along in their christian walk can definitely be beneficial.
Each of us has a story to tell, but not everyone ends up in the belly of a fish. Jonah started out and made his way into the city the distance of one days walk, and proclaimed. For it begins with a commission to jonah and with jonahs refusal to heed it, in other words, the book of jonah begins with a formal expression of gods sovereign will and with a mans determined opposition. Literary characteristics unlike most other prophetic parts of the ot, this book is a narrative account of a single prophetic mission. This summary of the book of jonah provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of jonah. Questions for discussion jonah the living word library.
T he book of jonah is an old testament story which tells about how the prophet jonah refused to follow the lord. The word of the lord came to jonah the son of amittai saying. Have you ever found yourself wanting to turn and run away rather. Here we see the grace of god to jonah as god takes it as jonah continues with. For it begins with a commission to jonah and with jonah s refusal to heed it, in other words, the book of jonah begins with a formal expression of gods sovereign will and with a mans determined opposition. The condition of his soul, and gods loving discipline of him, instruct and humble the reader. Interestingly enough, this is the point at which the book starts. The book of jonah the book of jonah the book is unique in that it is more concerned with the prophet himself than with his prophecy. Unfortunately, many christians thoughtlessly cast aspersions upon this important book in the canon of scripture without realizing that they are playing into the hands of the critics and innocently becoming the dupes of the skeptics. Agape bible study, in depth catholic scripture study of both the old and new testaments. Please read our guideline on how to lead a bible study before starting.
Jonah 3 bible commentary wesleys explanatory notes. We have made the bible studies as accessible as possible, using a series of. A peculiar difference between the mariners and jonah was their value of life. Navigating a life interrupted bible study book by priscilla shirer provides a personal study experience five days a week, leader helps, and viewer guides for the group video sessions of this indepth womens bible study. The mariners in the book of jonah the gentile heathen mariners of jonah 1 were men who shared only in flesh and blood with jonah see heb. In 2 kings 14 we also read that he was a servant of god and a prophet. The main theme of the book of jonah is gods sovereignty over all people and his divine plan to extend his gift of mercy and salvation beyond israel to include the gentile nations. A they drew lots b jonah confessed c they guessed d they saw a vision 7 what was the crews reaction when they heard that jonah was fleeing from the living god.
But, as every bible student knows, his plans were soon thwarted. Jonah is the book of the bible which perhaps has been criticized more than any other. It does seem safe to conclude that this jonah is the same person as the jonah who is the subject of the book of jonah, especially since both are identified as the son of amittai 2 cp. Jonah originated from gadhefer, a little city in the area of zebulon, a few miles from the border with.
A free bible commentary on the book of jonah in simple english. Thrower author see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The prophet jonah lived during the reign of jeroboam ii over the northern kingdom of israel. Jonah went at once to nineveh in accordance with the lords command. He chose to flee away from god rather than obey him. Jonah s response, however, was to do the exact opposite of what he was told. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading jonah. The book of jonah is unique among the books of the prophets. Jonah is identified as a prophet and servant of god during the reign of king jeroboam ii of israel 2 kings 14. Below are links to the lessons in this part series. When a great storm arose, and the inmates of the vessel.
Jonah in the picture study bible the book of jonah with. While jonah eventually did what he was asked to do, the book closes with showing jonah as a bitter man. Jonah, whose name means dove, lived in gathhepher, located. He was the son of amittai and was of gathhepher in galilee north of nazareth.
Just to summarize the first two verses of this book, god comes to. It tells of a hebrew prophet named jonah son of amittai who is sent by god to prophesy the destruction of nineveh but tries to escape the divine mission. Exceeding great the greatest city of the known world at that day, it was then in its flourishing state greater than babylon, whose compass was three hundred eightyfive furlongs, but nineveh was in compass, four hundred and eighty. The book of jonah relates how the word of the lord came to jonah, a hebrew prophet who lived during the reign of king jeroboam ii of israel 793753 bc. The name jonah means dove in hebrew, but jonahs character is anything but dovelike.
Lifeway ebooks can be read on your computer, smartphone, or tablet. Easyenglish questions 2800 word vocabulary on the book of jonah. This old testament book describes at least part of the ministry of a prophet called jonah, the only prophet who attempted to run away from god. Nov 16, 2015 i am so excited to do this jonah study with you today. Jonahs response, however, was to do the exact opposite of what he was told. Nineveh was an enormously large city a three days walk across. On a computer or android device, access your ebook via the website. Book of jonah read, study bible verses online bible study tools. Book of jonah lesson 1 welcome to the study of the book of jonah. The bible is full of men and women who, despite their best efforts, suffer from a chronic lack of love. I want to hear his word as long as its message is one im supposed to pass on to someone else. Use these bible studies for personal devotion, group bible studies, or teaching a church class.
Home bible studies the book of jonah questions for discussion jonah. He went down to joppa, found a ship going to tarshish, paid the fare, and went down in it to go with them to tarshish. Full text in english of the book of jonah my jewish. Unfortunately, many christians thoughtlessly cast aspersions upon this. Jonah 4 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Introduction jonah is one of the most ridiculed books by liberal scholars. In this 7session bible study, priscilla redefines interruption and shows that. Now he obeys and goes to nineveh, the capital of israels ancient enemy. Pfeiffer, states, it is fictiona short story with a moral like the book of ruthor the stories about daniel jonah is a perfectly good short storywith a beginning, a middle, and an endthe author of jonah. Obedience calms the storm devotionals newspring church. Through some supernatural events, god convinced him to obey and carry out the lords plan.
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