He did nothing. (Comp. Jonah tried to run away from God in the opposite direction of Nineveh and headed by boat to Tarshish. Site by Glass Canvas, Whither shall I go from thy spirit? It will begin after God completes His Church, the body of Christ. They seem to fear God more than he does! To all this pain can be added many other sufferingscaused by our greed, addiction, lack of forgiveness, pride, impatience, and lack of charity. To defy means to resist what one is told to do, openly and boldly. The captain and sailors could not comprehend how anyone could sleep through such a storm. recognized Gods mercy. His words revealed his change of attitude: . b. 6When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he arose from his throne, laid aside his robe from him, covered himself with sackcloth and sat on the ashes (Jonah 3.5-6). 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. Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular. A day is coming when Gods patience will end. The men decide to draw lots to see who is responsible for the storm and the lot falls on Jonah. 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. And He did not do it(Jonah 3.10). Online and in the booth, he has done voice work with studios in Tokyo and across LA. It is a story of repentance. Jonah provided no details of the nature of their impending destruction but history records this was a period of Assyrian weakness. 4 At this, I said, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Prophets: Jonah 1:7 They all said to each other Come (Jon. Jonah repented from fleeing God to obeying Him. That attitude, rather than Jonah's outward disobedience, was what upset God the most. Now, God had blessed themand used him to do it. The Bible is replete with examples. A story about prophecy and repentancebut not in the way you think. Their gods had failed. I. Defiance-This is the word of the LORD that came to Jonah, son of Amittai: Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and preach against it; their wickedness has come up before me. But Jonah made ready to flee to Tarshish away from the LORD. Rather than heed this call, Jonah flees in the opposite direction on a ship to Tarshish, across the Mediterranean Sea (in ancient terms, this is basically the other side of the world). I have a couple of suggestions. He tried to kick up to the surface, but no air was foundonly waves and water. Of all the prophets, Jonah is perhaps the most reluctant; his struggle with sin is not hidden. Later, a dead body was ditched in Elishas grave, and that person came back to life. Like Jonah, though, many line up to pay the price and take the long, painful journey deeper into defiance and sin. But God would have us reach out to the sinner, to correct with love. Judges 7:13,14 And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along, Isaiah 41:6,7 They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage, Joshua 7:14-18 In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man, Judges 20:9,10 But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it; , 1 Samuel 10:20,21 And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken, Joshua 7:10,13 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? Like Jonah, though, many line up to pay the price and take the long, painful journey deeper into defiance and sin. Then the mariners became frightened and each one cried to his god. After having dealt with the entire human race for 2,000 years, God established a new program with Abraham, known as the Abrahamic Covenant. The teaching is clear: persistent and unrepentant sin brings storms, disturbances, and troubles. He created a storm to ensure the ship never reached Tarshish and arraigned a great fish to swallow him. Jonahs defiance sends him and others headlong into a storm. In effect, Jonah says to them, Kill me. He spends three nights in the belly of the fish and with nowhere left to run, not even death, he finally repents. When God saw their deeds, that they turned from their wicked way, then God relented concerning the calamity which He had declared He would bring upon them. Yet You brought my life up from the pit, O Lord my God! He had kept the contract they had made with him. The lot falls to Jonah, and he is finally forced to go public. The belief that temporal calamities are often connected with the . 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). The teaching is clear: persistent and unrepentant sin brings storms, disturbances, and troubles. The bottom line (if youll pardon the financial pun) is that sinful choices are usually very costly. It appeared overnight and perished overnight. Note that Jonahs defiance also endangers others. This was a large army, even by modern standards. the story told by Cicero of Diagoras (de Nat. book of Jonah is the old outline which accents the word running. The king hoped for survival. Somehow, they sense His just verdict yet they fear their own judgment and ask for His mercy. 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. Reputation of wicked Nineveh well-known. 2016 Don Samdahl. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice. Or whither shall I flee from thy face? Lets examine the story of Jonah and allow its teachings to reach us. As a result, they cast lots to learn about this strange man. Jonah did nothing to merit the gourd. Deor. In the end, the men must hand Jonah over to the Lord. As soon as Jonah has settled gratefully into its shade, God sends a worm to chew the roots of the plant, killing it so that Jonah is left exposed once again. he could not see beyond his fear of the Assyrians. Instead of fear, I thought a more appropriate word would be hatred. I do not deserve to live.This is not repentance; it is despair. He did not care for the hundreds of thousands of Ninevites, their children, or their animals. His words revealed his change of attitude: That which I have vowed I will pay. It is of course the children who suffer the most pain and injustice as a result of so much bad adult behavior. He asked them if they were evil because he was good. Throughout the story, Jonah uses the Socratic method . Our age is characterized by Gods grace. Extra-biblical sources such asDiodorus Siculus (1st century B.C. The gourd was Gods mercy to Jonah. In the end, they DID finally turn to God in repentance. 1 Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,2Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. But God would not leave him alone. If I ascend into heaven, thou art there; if I descend into hell, thou art present. This number is reasonable. 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. The owner replied he had done no wrong. Jonah hit the warm waters of the sea with a splash. 3 But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. The story of Jonah teaches compassion by not following the prophet's example. They were further in.7 The last verse of the book provides additional information about Ninevehs size. Jh). Yes, sin is usually very expensivebut many seem quite willing to pay the price. In the end, the men must hand Jonah over to the Lord. Thanks be to God! 1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God. Make a deal with God and He will keep it. The simplicity of holiness is often far less onerousand less costly as well. Jonah's prayer is a masterpiece of heartfelt emotion and reaching out to God for mercy and forgiveness. Jonah 1:1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 "Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.". In verse 7 the sailors are casting lots, doing divination to try to figure out who the guilty person is. Some think God is absent from the worlds affairs, that the world goes on unnoticed by Him. Jesus raised Lazarus (John 11) from the dead but Lazarus died later. Now he had gone down into the sea monster to the depths of death (Jonah 2.6). Jonah reacted by going to Joppa and fleeing west to Tarshish (Jonah 1.3, 10). I do not see Jonah as having fear, or being scared or afraid. He then asked the laborers if he did not have the right to do what he wanted with his own money. that grows ever deeper. jonah has had lots of dti will attend to directions well PO Box 2732 Taren Point NSW Australia 2229 +612 9525 3181 info@hassonprojects.com.au jonah has had lots of dti will attend to directions well Monday-Friday: 8:30am to 5:30pm Copyright 2016 Hasson Projects - Design by secrets (tv show 2019) Deliverance-Then they cried to the LORD, We beseech you, O LORD, let us not perish for taking this mans life; do not charge us with shedding innocent blood, for you, LORD, have done as you saw fit. Then they took Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the seas raging abated. The phrase, or like expression, the word of the LORD came governs the books structure and occurs twice (Jonah 1.1, 3.1). Dignity-still the men rowed hard to regain the land, but they could not, for the sea grew ever more turbulent. Whats also interesting is that many skeptics doubted the existence of Nineveh until its ruins were discovered in 1845. But Jonah is not pleased. Required fields are marked *. This is another important lesson: in our sin, our defiance, we often bring storms not only into our own life but also into the lives of others. Numbers 32:23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out. Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple. 5Water encompassed me to the point of death. One of the greatest prophets during the time of Jeroboam II was Jonah the son of Amitai, who, as a prophet disciple, had anointed Jehu and who, therefore, enjoyed the king's benevolence. 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. The great majority of it. Jonah is to warn the Ninevites that because of their sinfulness they now face divine destruction. In chapter 4, Jonah was in Nineveh and in the desert. He was a hard case, preferring death to life (Jonah 4.3, 1.12). Same God. The Assyrians were a fearsome people who worshiped false gods and idols. While all these storms (which he caused) are raging, Jonah is asleep. The centralandmost important piece of furniture in its design was the ark of the covenant. God is aware of all man does. Learn how your comment data is processed. Alex, Jonah's former student, reconnects with Jonah randomly in an airport. He did not want the city to be spared, because he knew that the Assyrians would eventually conquer Israel. Sign up for a special email series here. Jesus told the Jews the Ninevites would judge them because they had repented because of Jonahs preaching and that He was greater than Jonah. Then the sea will become calm for you, for I know that on account of me this great storm has come upon you (Jonah 1.12). The book of Jonah is short, compassing four brief chapters of 48 verses. But he gives no response, risking the lives of everyone onboard. 'sch. However, God has declared, vengeance is mine; I will repay (Romans 12.19; 1 Corinthians 4.5). I do not deserve to live.. Note that Jonahs defiance also endangers others. 3:3). For the most part, Gentile salvation is rare. Proverbs 16:33, "The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord" (comp. Could God not leave well enough alone? God planted this question in Jonahs mind to try and bring him to the divine viewpoint (Isaiah 55.8). He was not helping to lighten the ship or praying for deliverance: a total slacker. What is important is they believed God. 8But both man and beast must be covered with sackcloth; and let men call on God earnestly that each may turn from his wicked way and from the violence which is in his hands (Jonah 3.7-8). 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! He went down into the heart of the earth as in Matthew 12 and brought back those saints that had died and took Paradise to heaven. To his great credit, Jonah told the truth. Jonah was a typical Jew who wished to have no dealings with Gentiles. Indeed, many people spend lots of money and go miles out of their way in order to be able to stay in sin. This word is used for Gods hurling the storm, sailors tossing ballast from the ship, and Jonah being cast into the sea (Jonah 1.4, 5, 12, 15). One of our greatest Christian authors, Charles Reade, known for his book, The Cloister and the Hearth, has called Jonah, "The most beautiful story ever written in so small a compass.". Jonah prefigured the fulfillment of this promise which will culminate in the Messianic (Millennial) kingdom. Jonah cared for his gourd. All Rights Reserved, Full Text (in English) of the Book of Jonah. Both messages resonate on Yom Kippur: repentance is staggeringly hard but Gods mercy is generous and swift. That fear had been realized. Jesus called this day the Tribulation (Matthew 24.21, 29). He proclaimed the message that God gave him, " Yet forty days, and Nineveh will be overthrown!" (3:4). The crew, terrified out of their minds, throw all the cargo overboard and each prays individually to his own god, to no avail. I am not sure if I've ever heard the prophet Jonah held up as a model of faith, but that might warrant a second look. Do you have any idea how your behavior, your sins, are affecting the rest of us? And if swallowed, revive him? Jonah had gone down () to Joppa (Jonah 1.3), down to the ship (Jonah 1.3), down to the hold (Jonah 1.5). If Only We had the Faith of Jonah! Sometimes, to get a mans attention, God creates havoc. We are all runaways. In this case, He commissioned Jonah to address the evil of the Ninevites. May Bob Pierece's prayer also be ours: "Let my heart be broken with the things that break the heart of God." He constructed a shelter and watched to see what would happen after 40 days (Jonah 4.5). It reveals Gods greatness and mans pettiness. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. Jonahs prayer was bitter: I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, and one who relents concerning calamity. I knew it. The men did not accept Jonah's offer until they had made every effort to save themselves in other ways. Get up, call on your god. So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. Meanwhile, the gales grow stronger and civilization continues to crumble. Exceptions are Rahab, the harlot, Naaman, the Syrian general, Ruth, the Moabitess, and Nebuchadnezzar. 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. What a wonderful explanation of the Book of Jonah. Not so, Jonah. Such objections impress only the weak minded. But if only resuscitated, I would think Jonah was not really dead; he was just unconscious or had stopped breathing. The Book of Jonah is read in synagogue on the afternoon of Yom Kippur. He said, While I was fainting away,I remembered the LORD, and my prayer came to You, into Your holy temple (Jonah 2.7). Many people today talk about victimless sins,. 9The message was certainly longer, but this was the central message. Jonah repented from fleeing God to obeying Him. Jonah has provided his 'Leading Man' voice to many video games and serials including Leads in Dying Light 2, Beastars, Attack on Titan . If I ascend into heaven, thou art there; if I descend into hell, thou art present. In response to Jonahs flight, God hurled () a storm onto the sea. Jonah 3 God gave His commission to Jonah a second timeand this time, Jonah was ready to obey. Joshua 7:18 And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken. I wonder if (and hope that) the young people who sang it understood its significance for them, too. In the final lines of the book, God speaks once again to Jonah: Are you so deeply grieved about the plant? 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. Salvation is from the Lord.. We read: So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh according to the word of theLORD. Through Jonah, the Ninevites received salvation. Of all the prophets, Jonah is perhaps the most reluctant; his struggle with sin is not hidden. Obviously, from their superstitious perspective, some god or gods are angry with somebody, and they are all suffering because of what this person has done. He could feel seaweed wrapping around his head as the waves swept over him. Waves roiled the ship, smashing into its sides and onto the deck. Its a pretty bad day for a prophet when those whom he is supposed to address, must turn and call, First there comes the pointed question, What are you doing asleep?. She taught her how to rinse dishes and put them in the dishwasher, how to wipe counters, and how to sweep. Theres an irony here that cant be seen in the English. At the end of the day, 6 p.m., his foreman paid each man a denarius. The Lord upbraided their lack of faith (Mark 4.40; Luke 8.25) but Jonahs sailors became believers. Thanks again for providing greater understanding to this book With appreciation, John. They now knew they were dealing not with nature alone but with supernature. The sailors, captain, king, nobles, citizens of Nineveh responded to Gods mercy. In order to avoid going 500 miles into Gods will, Jonah runs some 1500 miles away. How much of our trouble comes from our sin? Ultimately, a king forgives because he chooses to forgive, not because of the actions of a subject. Yes, sin is usually very expensivebut many seem quite willing to pay the price. By Msgr. Now that of course is extremely important. Thus, he said: 9Who knows, God may turn and relent and withdraw His burning anger so that we will not perish (Jonah 3.9)? Disobedience does not. Similarly, in our own culture today a good deal of pain and loss results from the defiant, selfish, and bad behavior of many. 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? Paul raised Eutychus (Acts 20) from death but Eutychus died later. The people of Nineveh repented, and God spared the city. Jesus used the word to refer to the sea creature which swallowed Jonah (Matthew 12.40). One cannot but be reminded of Jesus disciples experience in a storm on the sea of Galilee (Matthew 8.23-27; Mark 4.36-41; Luke 8.22-25). All Your breakers and billows passed over me. Jonah said to them, Pick me up and throw me into the sea, that it may quiet down for you; since I know it is because of me that this violent storm has come upon you.. We are currently reading Jonahs story in daily Mass. 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). To deny the historicity of Jonah is to deny Christs resurrection. 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. And yet, the minute they genuinely repent even though that repentance is, admittedly, self-interested God is merciful. if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not. What is your country? Even the fallen deserve our love and respect as fellow human beings. When Jesus told the Twelve not to go to Gentiles it was because Israel had to repent first to comply with the kingdom blessings which were part of the Abrahamic Covenant. God controls and uses nature to achieve His ends. The next thing Hill knew, he was waking up in the . 601-604. Stop with your self-justifying slogans and look at whats really going on! Every living thing was clothed in sackcloth () and every living creature fasted ( ). It is too easy for us to wish to destroy those who have harmed us, returning crime for crime, sin for sin. Jonah hated this idea because Nineveh was one of Israel's greatest enemies and Jonah wanted nothing to do with preaching to them! Three days later, in a figurative rebirth, the fish spits Jonah up onto the land. At this point, Jonah has not only disobeyed Gods command to go to Nineveh, he has willfully endangered a ship full of innocent strangers. Its a pretty bad day for a prophet when those whom he is supposed to address, must turn and call him to conversion. Yom Kippur in the Community. K. M. Craig, Jr. stated it was enormously varied, rich, and complex (A Poetics of Jonah: Art in the Service of Ideology). The sailors repented from following false gods to trusting the one true God. What is your country, and to what people do you belong? Jonah answered them, I am a Hebrew, I worship the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land. Now the men were seized with great fear and said to him, How could you do such a thing? They knew that he was fleeing from the LORD, because he had told them. All things are His. Gods mercy trumps every time. It represented Gods throne, where the Almighty sat, as the Tabernacle represented Gods throne complex. AEschylus, 'Electr.,' 1354; 'Theb.,' 598; Horat., 'Carm.,' 3:2, 26, etc.) Jonah Scott is a Voice Actor, Singer and Twitch Streamer from Los Angeles. Let us cast lots. 2002-2023 My Jewish Learning. c. Proclamation was one of Judgment. Something was not right. So easily they remain locked in self-deception and rationalizations, ignoring the damage they are inflicting upon others. 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