Study the bible online using commentary on jonah 1 and more. Raymond calkins in his book, the modern message of the minor prophets, writes. Commentary on the book of jonah download commentary on the book of jonah ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Like jonah, we are sometimes called to stand up for, or even preach, the gospel in uncomfortable circumstances.
The book of jonah is not the creative story of a human author. The foundational source for the book was likely jonahs own telling of the story after his return from nineveh. Commentary on jonah spurgeon commentary series spurgeons commentary on the bible. There is no prophetic vision, no word of god, nor anything about prophecy. For more on these sources and the extent to which tan. I chose for this address a very modest book from among the prophetic books.
Is jonah a prophetic book at first glance, it is difficult to understand why the book of jonah was placed among the prophetic books. Book of jonah lesson 1 welcome to the study of the book of jonah. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep formatter, version 3. The miracles partially look like coincidents but the hand of god is behind them all. Like jonah, we need to respond to gods mercy in grateful obedience. Chapter 2 speaks in language thatshows jonah was dead. See all of our coronavirus resources here toggle navigation.
His penpictures of the plaguestricken land, the invading locustarmy, and the final gathering of all nations to the valley of. The lord prepared a great fish to swallow jonah as soon as he plunged beneath the sea. The lord had given a specific great fish a new task swallow jonah. Walking 1520 miles a day, that would be a journey of more than a month the bible knowledge commentary, jonah.
Angels will thrill with the story of the whale, special fish, or great fish, forever. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. Publication of any commentary or other bible reference work produced for. God arranged it that the fish should be there when jonah was cast into the sea. Jonah was a prophet in the land of israel about 800750 bc. The book is best taken as an anthology of his prophetic messages over the years of his ministry. Bkd jonah overview page 1 of 2 the book of jonah overview. It is claimed that jonah was picked up after the storm and shipwreck by a boat that had a fish for a figurehead which gave support for the record in the book of jonah. This did not mean, however, that jonah remained the same. Jonah and the whale is a favorite story among children. An easyenglish 2800 word vocabulary commentary on the book of jonah. The witness of jonah max reich the messianic hope of israel.
Jonah is perhaps one of the least understood books of the bible, with most people unable to get by the whale actually, dag gadol, or great fish. The primary purpose of the book of jonah is to engage readers in theological. Like jonah, we are often more concerned with our own comfort than with loving god and our neighbors as we should. We read nowhere in the book that jonah confessed his sin and received a new heart. Anyway, thinking about what we see here in the book of jonah, let me pull out some things that i have experienced. The book is anonymous, and there are no indicators elsewhere in scripture to identify the author. He was the son of amittai and was of gathhepher in galilee north of nazareth.
Though our interpretation of the text inevitably informs us on these matters we must be careful in how we, as readers, reach conclusions. Running from god chapter 1 running to god chapter 2 running with god chapter 3 running ahead of god chapter 4 about jon. It may be read as an allegory, one of sin and repentance, with gods loving mercy and forgiveness. The book of jonah is particularly interesting because, within the confines of a very short narrative, it describes a grandiose journey from one edge of the world to the other. Haimo of auxerre teams commentary by deborah everhart jul 1, 1993. Click download or read online button to commentary on the book of jonah book pdf for free now.
In book 2 of the mishna an entirely different use of the paqquot is revealed. Jonah signifies a dove, a proper name for all gods prophets, all his people. Jonah 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by john calvin, helps you experience his lasting impact on christian theology and thought. He examines jonah s inner process, telling us what jonah must have. It is a divine lesson plan of the lords that holds infinite truths to be studied forever.
The events recorded in the book probably covered only a few months or years at the most. The book of jonah is more than just a delightful story for children. In the land my prior presentation the book of jonah i showed that the jewish historian josephus told how jonah was. The book of jonah was likely written between 793 and 758 b. Study the bible online using commentary on jonah and more. Read jonah 1 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Read jonah commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. At the end of three days and nights inclusively and not necessarily 72 hours, jonah was brought back to life and vomited back to. Constables notes on micah 2020 edition west of tekoa, amos hometown, so the two prophets, who were roughly contemporary, may have known each other. Chronology is not the key to the structure of the book, though early in the book micah does predict the capture of samaria and sennacheribs invasion, while at the conclusion of this book, he looks forward to the babylonian captivity and. The book of jonah is the most beautiful story ever written in so small a compass.
Although the book is written in the third person, the traditional view is that jonah is the author of the book, and there is no persuasive reason to theorize about an unknown author. No writer in the bible tells such a bad story about himself. Spurgeons bible commentaries commentary on the song of solomon spurgeon commentary series holman old testament commentary hosea, joel, amos, obadiah, jonah, micah spurgeons sermon notes. Date since jonah prophesied during the reign of jeroboam ii 782753. 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 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. The bible exposition commentary, cook communications, colorado springs, 2002, p. Jonah 1 commentary john calvins commentaries on the bible. As the reader focuses in on gods attributes in the book of jonah, the short narrative is seen for what it truly is. Passing over the brief prophecy of obadiah, with its veiled reference to the messiah in saviours who will go up on mount zion, under the leadership of the jehovahsaviour, for the kingdom shall be the lords obadiah 1. The title of the studysalvation belongs to the lordcomes directly from jonah 2. As far as a believer copies those who observe lying vanities, he forsakes his own mercy, and lives below his privileges. Eli and abraham ibn ezra in their commentaries to jonah. In the land my prior presentation the book of jonah i showed that. The mission of the ccel is to make classic christian books available to the world. Summary page for preaching outline and commentary on the book of jonah including big idea statement and some notable quotes. Jonah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The issue is complicated somewhat by the use of the.
He was gods instrument to carry out gods will on earth. Download pdf commentary on the book of jonah free online. Jonahis not literal historyit is not a short story but an allegory, similar to the parables of jesus. This book of jonah, though it be placed here in the midst of the prophetical books of scripture, is yet rather a history than a prophecy. This commentary has been through advanced theological checking. A prophet with a bad attitude gateway international missions. Jonah commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole.
To consider this book as anything but a historical document would be contrary to our concept of the inspiration of the bible as the word of god. When the army of syria defeated the army of israel in war, it took some of israels land. The book of jonah by zalman shazar opening address of the 19th annual conference of the israel society for biblical research, jerusalem, passover, 5731, translated from president shazars hebrew article in beth mikra, vol. When we left jonah at the end of chapter one it is fair to say he was in a slightly sticky situation. The book of jonah preface those of you who are familiar with the story of jonah and the whale know that jonah hopped a ship heading in the opposite direction when god commanded him to go preach to the ninevites. Frye president of gateway international missions, inc. During this time, an important event happened to israel. Concern for the salvation of all people, including ones enemies, is the proper attitude for people of god. 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.
Oil was pressed from the seeds, for illumination, but was deemed inappropriate. For israel or the jews, respectively, this was very difficult to understand for they considered only themselves as gods. Over 250 sermons including notes, commentary and illustrations. It shows that god has given these people repentance for life. Long days of travel and physical discomforts nineveh was more than 500 miles from jonahs hometown.
Without the parenthetical glosses we find in some other biblical. The book contains fascination interaction between men and god, which sasson brings out well. Introduction jonah is the book of the bible which perhaps has been criticized more than any other. Jonah is a book which shows the reader how god is deeply. The purpose of the book of jonah is to show gods people that his plan is exceedingly compassionate god is gracious and exceedingly certain god is sovereign. David kimchi was an important scholar of hebrew grammar and wrote michlol, an early comprehensive study of it. Commentary on jonah, micah, nahum christian classics ethereal. There are those who relate the book of jonah to the phoenician myth of hercules and the sea monster. An outline is easy to make, when we follow the four chapters in which the book is divided. He is disobedient and wholly uninterested in serving as a prophet. Jonah, whose name means dove, lived in gathhepher, located just north of nazareth, during the reign of jeroboam ii in the eighth.
I used to think that god never gave reasons for what he does but now i am convinced that god always makes commentary to jonah rev. But jonahs experience encourages others, in all ages, to trust in god, as the god of salvation. Book of jonah that jerome translated as hedera ivy. This book is available in pdf, html, kindle, and other formats. The word of the lord came to jonah and jonah refused. Commentary on the book of jonah relevant bible teaching. Over the course of the story the prophet winds from one extreme to another, over sea and into desert. Those eight books are now combined into the onevolume bridgeway bible commentary, which is a companion in size, style and format to the bridgeway bible dictionary, an a to z of biblical information.
In chapters 1 and 4, the prophet is rebelling against god. Jonah reminds christians of the extent to which god goes in pursuing us in our rebellion and in. The book of jonah is a remarkable story perhaps best known for the stubbornness of a prophet, the great fish that swallows and then regurgitates jonah, the conversion of the whole city of nineveh, and the rapid growth and death of a gourd. One could describe kimchis commentary as psychological. A prophet with a bad attitude a bible commentary on the book of jonah effective expositions for life written by. He examines jonahs inner process, telling us what jonah must have. 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.
Commentary on the book of jonah jonah 1 1the word of the lord came to jonah the son of amittai saying, 2arise, go to nineveh the great city and cry against it, for their wickedness has come up before me. Third, there is only one prophecy in jonah forty more days and nineveh will be overturned. Although the author of jonah is never identified in the book itself, jonah himself has traditionally been identified as the author. The title of the book is the name of the main character, jonah. In this way, the book of jonah reveals the attributes of god as the lord brings his salvation to a sinful and rebellious people. Jonah s prayer of thanksgiving while inside the fish ch. Firstly the book of jonah is a proof of gods unlimited grace and mercy not only for his earthly people israel but also for the impious heathen city of nineveh.
Pdf the literary genre of the book of jonah researchgate. Gods ministry to jonah chapter 4 the bible exposition commentary, cook communications, colorado springs, 2002, p. The central purpose of the book of jonah is to reveal the attributes of god. Jonahs preservation in the belly of the fish for 3 days and nights can only be explained as a supernatural miracle. The prophet jonah a dove is already mentioned in 2 kings 14.
Sep 12, 2017 exegetical notes on jonah outline of the book of jonah one popular outline of jonah, which could be used in a sermon series, is. Second, jonah is the most unprophetlike prophet in the prophetic writings. Jonah lived during jeroboam iis reign over the northern kingdom of israel 793753 b. The book of jonah preface those of you who are familiar with the story of jonah and the whale know that jonah hopped a ship heading in the opposite direction when god commanded him to. All of nature obeys god in this book but a prophet of god does not. By dissertation submitted to the faculty of the in partial. He quotes his father in his commentary to the book of jonah. David kimchi was an important scholar of hebrew grammar and wrote michlol. Calkins, on page 168 of his book, illustrates this with his list of allegorical meanings. But jonah s experience encourages others, in all ages, to trust in god, as the god of salvation. 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. The structure of the book of jonah the book of jonah has an interesting structure that might be described as mirror images, or book ends, or, more technically, a chiastic structure. Top 5 commentaries on the book of jonah ligonier ministries.
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