A Gracious God (Jonah 4:1-11)
/God shows us what kind of God he is – a gracious God, merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and relenting from disaster.
Repentance, Pt. 2 (Jonah 2:10-3:9)
/This is one example in the Bible where a sovereign God relates to man in terms that man understands, but that do not negate his perfect knowledge or sovereignty.
Repentance, Pt. 1 (Jonah 2:10-3:9)
/Nineveh is actually a better example of authentic repentance than Jonah (and Israel) and this brings abut the gracious deliverance from God’s wrath.
Jonah's Prayer, Pt. 2 (Jonah 2:6b-9)
/The water episode in Jonah 2 is a picture of redemption/salvation that comes only through judgment.
Jonah's Prayer, Pt. 1 (Jonah 2:1-6a)
/Jonah's language is rightly understood when we see it as an anticipation of the suffering of Christ on the cross.
The Great Fish (Jonah 1:17)
/We want to look at the nature, necessity and benefit of typological interpretation.
Prophet Overboard (Jonah 1:6-17)
/God demonstrates himself to be a sovereign and just God whose wrath must be appeased.
Jonah and the Pagan Sailors (Jonah 1:4-6)
/Jonah is directly contrasted with the sailors, the captain of the ship and, ultimately, Jesus Christ.
The Calling of Jonah (Jonah 1:1-3)
/God uses Jonah as a representative of the Jews to show his love and compassion on the Gentiles.
The Office of the Prophet
/The prophets are servants, appointed and empowered by God, commissioned to prosecute covenant lawsuits and proclaim the coming of a new (and better) covenant.
Introduction to Jonah
/What is the background of Jonah? Why was it written? How is it structured? What does it hope to teach us?