Key Episode Scripture: Jonah 1-4 And the Lord said, “Do you do well to be angry?” (Jonah 4:4 ESVUK) When the people of Nineveh received the Doomsday message – God would wipe them out in 40 days – they took it seriously and repented. The messenger, however, was unhappy about God’s relenting and complained to God, showing hypocrisy […]
Read More For 40 Days – Day 30: Doomsday: ConsequencesKey Episode Scripture: Jonah 1-4 Therefore they called out to the Lord, “O Lord, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not on us innocent blood, for you, O Lord, have done as it pleased you.” (Jonah 1:14 ESVUK) It’s about a guy who stays in a whale for three days, isn’t it? That’s a very crude […]
Read More For 40 Days – Day 29: Doomsday: ConclusionsKey Episode Scripture: Jonah 1-4 When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it. (Jonah 3:10 ESVUK) The book of Jonah covers one episode in the life of the prophet. The episode, among […]
Read More For 40 Days – Day 28: Doomsday: ConceptsKey Episode Scripture: Jonah 1-4 So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging. Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows. (Jonah 1:15-16 ESVUK) Nineveh was 40 Days from Doomsday. This was the message that Jonah was tasked with communicating to them. […]
Read More For 40 Days – Day 27: Doomsday: ContentKey Episode Scripture: Jonah 1-4 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” (Jonah 1:1-2 ESVUK) God created the heavens and the earth. God made man in His own image and set Him in a garden to look after […]
Read More For 40 Days – Day 26: Doomsday: ContextAmong other brilliant things reading the book of Jonah is noting that it’s as much about what’s around Jonah as it is about Jonah. The Ship’s Crew: Here is a group of people who do not know or worship the God of Israel. They are very much into their gods, though. They show a great […]
Read More MWTM: Jonah Part 2 – Something Around JonahJonah answered, “I am a Hebrew, and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land.” (Jonah 1:9 NLT) Getting a hold of Bible stories as a child can be very useful. It can also be interesting to see how you took the story as a child and how that […]
Read More MWTM: Jonah Part 1 – Something Against JonahThere is a desire among some for a story or a recounting of a life episode to have a neat and complete resolution. Boy meets girl, boy likes girl, girl likes boy, slight misunderstanding, great return to each other, boy and girl live happily ever after. The story of Jonah refuses to be resolved so […]
Read More Jonah’s Journey 4 – Running against GodWho knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish. (Jonah 3:9 NIV) If the book of Jonah was to be made into a film it would feature a cast of many. Group of sailors for the first chapter and representatives for the large city […]
Read More Jonah’s Journey 3 – Running with GodBut I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord .’ (Jonah 2:9 NIV) The Bible is a record of God’s interactions with humanity since creation through a variety of situations. From these we learn a lot about […]
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