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Introduction: Minor Prophets
How many Minor Prophets are there?
(12)
We will deal with them in chronological order the best we can.
Prophecies during the divided Kingdom (931 B.C. - 722 B.C.): Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Micah
Prophecies during the single Kingdom of Judah (722 B.C. - 586 B.C.): Nahum, Zephaniah, Habakkuk
Prophecies during the exile in Babylon (605 B.C. - 536 B.C.): Obadiah?
Prophecies after the return of the exiles (536 B.C. - 400 B.C.): Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
Unknown: Joel (beginning or end likely?)
Author: Jonah son of Amittai (1:1)
· Northern Kingdom of Israel (2 Kings 14:25) during the reign of Jeroboam II (very prosperous king)
Date: 780 B.C.
Jeroboam II reigned from 793-753 B.C., so the events of Jonah happened sometime during that period.
This makes Jonah one of the first (if not the first) prophets of the Minor Prophets.
Purpose: to reveal that God’s grace and mercy is for the Gentiles also
The Jews were very jealous of their covenant relationship with God and didn’t want to share God with anyone else.
But God had revealed since the time of Abraham that his desire was to bless all nations through Abraham and his descendants.
But Jonah was apparently caught up with this nationalistic zeal.
Contrasts: Jonah vs. Sailors, Jonah vs. Ninevites
Theme: The sovereignty and mercy of God
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Outline:
1. Jonah’s Mission to Nineveh
2. Jonah’s Disobedience and Consequences
3. Jonah’s Prayer and Deliverance
4. Jonah’s Second Chance and Successful Preaching
5. Jonah’s Anger at God’s Mercy and God’s Response
Spiritual Application of Jonah
· God is free to act in mercy when he wants to.
We must not discriminate when offering the gospel.
· God is merciful in giving us second chances.
· God rules over all creation (he is sovereign) and can do anything he wants to.
· God is omnipresent.
We cannot run away from him or go somewhere that he is not.
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