Sermon Tone Analysis

Introduction to Jonah

what is your familiarity with the book of Jonah and what do you think the meaning of the book is about?

this is a very unique writing there is not one similar to it in the bible and what it reveals to us about the character of the LORD, the Israelite people and the Gentiles is done in away that is eye opening and amazing.

this book is constantly misrepresented, manly to children and in children books.

I still remember my first inpresion from someone about the book of Jonah and the whole point was that if the LORD’s will is for you to do something you will do it.

that first of all is a warp perspective of the LORD’s will.

Second of all this isn’t what I have seen in other biblical narrative such Isaac and Ishmael, Saul and David, Samuel and the sons of Eli.

introduction

what is the story of Jonah about?

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compare the book of Jonah to the book of other prophets?

flip to Micah

this book starts the same but is done very differently the other books of the prophets is a collection of their speeches or writings that was dictated to them from the LORD. the Book of Jonah is also a message from the LORD but is told through a story

when does the story of Jonah take place?

durring the rain of Jeroboam II Jonah propheced good things for Jeroboam II even though he was a wicked King Why? the answer show us something about the LORD’s character

Amos61:

Amos was another prophet durring the time of Jeroboam II, Lebo-Hamath and Hamath are the same place; in his what is the short statement of Prophecy about?

so when does the story take place?

some where within this time frame of Jerobam II the seconds reign when Assyria was a rising power already bring destruction and death to Isreal.

who is the story of Jonah about?

the LORD, Jonah, Gentiles (Ninevehites, and Sailors)

where does this story take place?

Port of Joppa, on the way to Tarshish, and Nineveh

something really interesting is the Lemma which is definition for the name Tarshish is mean opposite direction