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Jonah
Contributed by Zak Saenz on Jan 4, 2025 (message contributor)
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1. Jonah 1:1-6
Contributed on Jan 4, 2025
Jonah a Minor Prophet
Jonah 1:1-6 Who is Jonah? Jonah is one of the bibles minor prophets and is the son of a man named Amittai from Gath Hepher in Galilee. Historians feel this book was written somewhere around 800 B.C. As we go through this smaller book of the Old Testament my hope is to uncover and bring out some ...read more
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2. Jonah:1:7-16
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Jonah 1:7-16
So last week we covered the first six verses in the book of Jonah and I had made mention that we at times are much like Jonah in that when God commands us to do something we often at times run from that which He asks. So this brought about a question, what are you running from? What in scripture ...read more
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3. Jonah 1:17 – 2:10
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Jonah 1:17 – 2:10
Last week we had read that the ship Jonah was on in his attempt to flee from God was in the midst of a supernatural storm created by God himself. In order for the lives of the men on that ship to be saved the men had no choice but to throw Jonah overboard and once they did the storm stopped. ...read more
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4. Jonah 3:1-5
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Jonah 3:1-5
Jonah 3:1-5 Here is the recap ~ God gave Jonah a command, Jonah disobeyed God and fled (Jonah sinned against God), God exerted His will on the wind and the sea and created a great storm in order to cause Jonah to repent, Jonah still did not repent and was still in hiding, God then commanded a ...read more
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5. Jonah 3:6-10
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Jonah 3:6-10
Recap ~ 4-5 Jonah began to go into the city, going a day's journey. And he called out, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” 5 And the people of Nineveh believed God. They called for a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them. So we have a ...read more
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6. Jonah 4:1-4
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Jonah 4:1-4
So last week we saw that the people and king of Nineveh had repented from their rebellion against God. God had given them an option to either repent and not be destroyed or continue in their rebellion against Him and perish. Malachi 3:6 ~ “For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children ...read more
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7. Jonah 4:5-11
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Jonah 4:5-11
Jonah 4:5-11 So we finished Jonah 4:1-4 last week with Jonah asking God to take his life because he was displeased with the patience, mercy and grace that God had given to Nineveh. Imagine being mad at that. But Jonah isn't done with his little temper tantrum yet as we will see in these last ...read more