Bibliology Session 22-Interpreting Jonah 1
Notes
Transcript
Observation & Interpretation
Interpretation
Though we have a role in
“Illumination,” it is ultimately
God’s part.
“Interpretation,” however, is
our effort (2 Tim. 2:15). It is
the art of how we study the
Bible in order to read what
God says, and learn what
God means (2 Peter 1:20).
Steps of Study
1. Preparation
1. Find Quiet Place
2. Confess Sin & Pray for Illumination
3. Intend to Interpret the Bible Literally
2. Observation
3. Interpretation
4. Application
Observation
1. Who is involved in the text? (Identify the Main
Characters)
2. When is this text occurring? (Identify what
significant events occur around your text)
3. Where is this text occurring? (Identify the
geographic setting for your text)
4. What is going on in the text? (Note what the main
characters are saying or doing)
Interpretation
5.Why is this text present in the Bible?
• Scholars call the Bible “economic,” meaning it will cover
huge swaths of history in merely a few words.
• So all the accounts, and words in the Scripture are there
for a reason.
• The Interpreter of Scripture must attempt to answer the
questions “why is this passage here?” “What does this
passage teach about God, Mankind, Sin, or Salvation?”
“What would we be missing without this passage?”
Practice Passage (Jonah 1:1-6)
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Who?
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Who?
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Who?
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
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into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Who?
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
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andcharacter
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moment.
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Who?
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
The third set of characters are the inhabitants of Nineveh.
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But
Nineveh is mentioned 19x in the Bible. First mention is a city
the founded
Lord sent by
outNimrod
a great wind
into
theNext,
sea, and
there appears
was a mighty
(Gen.
10).
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in a
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
historic setting (2 Kings 18). Messages against Nineveh
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
then appear in 3 separate prophetic books (Jonah,
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
Nahum, & Zephaniah). Lastly, Jesus mentions
the
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into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. So the shipmaster
Nineveh
in Matt.
Luke 11.
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sleeper?
arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Who?
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
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the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
inhabitants of Nineveh.
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Who?
1
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presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
men are evidently pagan,
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
because of the mention of
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But
their various gods.
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Who is Jonah?
Do we have any other Biblical references to “Jonah?” See (2 Kings 14:23-29)
23 In
the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of
Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty and one years. 24 And he
did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from all the sins of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 25 He restored the coast of Israel
from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the Lord
God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the
prophet, which was of Gath-hepher. 26 For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel, that it was
very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel. 27 And
the Lord said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven: but he
saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash. 28 Now the rest of the acts of
Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered
Damascus, and Hamath, which belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the
book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 29 And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even
with the kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead.
Jonah lived and prophesied
during the reign of Jeroboam II.
His hometown was GathHepher in Galilee, just 2 miles
north of Nazareth. Jonah
prophesied about the
successful expansion of Israel’s
borders. The appearance of
Jonah in the historical narrative
of 2 Kings 14, helps confirm that
Jonah was a Historic individual.
In Jonah’s day, Assyria was at a
low point, and Jonah preferred
it to stay that way. Because of
the preaching of Jonah, the
people of Nineveh repent, and
within a single generation, the
Assyrians become God’s rod if
judgement against Israel.
Jonah lived and prophesied
during the reign of Jeroboam II.
His hometown was GathHepher in Galilee, just 2 miles
north of Nazareth. Jonah
prophesied about the
successful expansion of Israel’s
borders. The appearance of
Jonah in the historical narrative
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of 2 Kings
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by dominate
the
preaching of Jonah,
the
people
of Nineveh
repent,
Gentiles,
yet
withand
far
within a single generation, the
different attitudes
Assyrians become God’s rod if
toward
them.
judgement
against Israel.
Where?
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Where?
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Where?
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
Physically Jonah went to
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
“Tarshish,” but spiritually Jonah went
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
“from the presence of the Lord.”
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
When?
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
The existence of “Nineveh,” and the ministry of Jonah
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But
during the Reign of Jeroboam II (2 Kings 14), are the
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
only clues as to the timing of these events. Jeroboam
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
II ruled from 793-753 BC, and Nineveh is destroyed by
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
Babylon by 608 BC.
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
When?
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
unto Tarshish
from
thethe
presence
of the Lord.
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were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
When?
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
So what do we learn from the timing of the book of
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But
Jonah? The Assyrian empire destroys Northern Israel
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
somewhere within 30-50 years after the preaching of
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
Jonah. Yet Nineveh is destroyed around 100 years
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
after that.
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
When?
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
We learn three major things from noting the historic
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But
timing. First, we note Jonah’s reluctance was well-
the Lord
sent out
great wind intothe
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sea, and there
was a mighty
founded.
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intentions
of
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
Nineveh. Second, Nineveh’s repentance only lasted
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
one generation. The next generation came under the
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
preaching of Nahum. Third, God had a purpose
in
6
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. So the shipmaster
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think
upon us, that we perish not.
What?
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
What?
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
5 Then the mariners
tempest in the sea, so
that
the
ship
was
like
to
be
broken.
Identify which character is doing what.
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
Distinguish between whether the
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
character acts or speaks.
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
What?
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Make Observations
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
subject
verbs,
of
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof,God
and is
went
down of
into2 it,
to go both
with them
which
show us that Yahweh is the
unto Tarshish from the presence of the
Lord.
4 But
living God, who moves and speaks.
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
This is something that
Jonah will
5
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. Then the mariners
later learn the hard way!
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Make Observations
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But
Take special note of the 3
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea,Commands
and there was
a mighty
God
gives.
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Make Observations
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
Jonah disobeys with 7 rapid
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
fire verbs. Note in particular
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
the first verb.
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Make Observations
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
unto Tarshish from the presence of The
the Lord.
second verb highlights the
4 But
intention
heart.
has
the Lord sent out a great wind
into the of
sea,Jonah’s
and there
was aHe
mighty
nowas
intention
tobroken.
obey, 5rather
he mariners
will
tempest in the sea, so that the ship
like to be
Then the
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and
forth the wares that
runcast
away.
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Make Observations
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But
the Lord sent outThe
a great
wind
into theimplies
sea, and
there
was a mighty
verb
“found”
that
Jonah
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
searched. Note the string of verbs.
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
Jonah puts more work into
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
disobedience than he would have
6
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. So the shipmaster
into
obedience!
came to him, and said unto him, What
meanest
thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Make Observations
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But
Notice the two appearances of the
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
verb “went down.” Though this is
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
literal in that Gath-Hepher is higher
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
in elevation than Joppa, note the
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; andsubtle
he lay, wordplay.
and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Make Observations
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
God
responds
with
1
verb.
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
God
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went Does
down into
it,seem
to go frantic,
with them
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But
or worried?
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Make Observations
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
Note also the Adjectives
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
used. God doesn’t just
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
send any wind, or any
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
unto Tarshish from the presence of thestorm…
Lord.
4 But
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Make Observations
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
This vivid detail helps us
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
imagine the scene as if we
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
there.
upon thy God, if so be that Godwere
will think
upon us, that we perish not.
Make Observations
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
Jonah
not
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to fleeIronically,
unto Tarshish
fromisthe
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; the
and next
he found
a ship going to
to respond…
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down
into it,
toMariners
go with them
Rather
the
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But
Respond with 3 Verbs.
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Make Observations
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa;Next
and he
found
a ship
going to
time
we see
Jonah,
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and wenthe
down
intounresponsive,
it, to go with them
is still
i.e.
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But
Asleep!
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Make Observations
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Now the Shipmaster acts,
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
and ironically
uses the same
unto Tarshish from the presence
of the Lord.
4 But
verbs in the same order that
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
God did back in verse 1-2.
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Note Especially Repeated Verbs
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and
heShipmaster
found a ship is
going to
The
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But
unwittingly “delivering” a
second message from
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there
was a mighty
God.
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Note Especially Repeated Verbs
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
Note another irony in the 3
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
occurrences of the verb “cry out.”
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
The pagan sailors seem more
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Jonah is.
Tobedient
arshish: soto
heYahweh
paid thethan
fare thereof,
and went down into it, to go with them
These
pagans
the needoffor
unto
Tarshish
from see
the presence
the Lord.
Yahweh’s favor, and Jonah does
4 But
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
not.
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Note Especially Repeated Verbs
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to
cNineveh,
The
2
occurrences
of
the
that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
verb
“toTarshish
send,”from
or “cast,”
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee
unto
the
indicates
that to
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa;ironically
and he found
a ship going
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and wentthe
down
mariners
into it, to
act
gomore
with them
like
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. YHWH than Jonah does!
4 But
the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Note Especially Repeated Verbs
1
Now the word of the Lord came unto ||Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise,
go to cNineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness
is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the
presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to
Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But
Note now the 3rd
the Lord sent
great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
occurrence
ofout
theaverb
tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners
“go down,” all three
were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that
applied to Jonah.
were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down
into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster
came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call
upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
What Lessons are Here?
1.Yahweh is the “Living God,” Who moves & speaks (v. 1).
2.God’s primary means of communication with us is to speak
through His Word, and He desires that we speak His Word to
others (v. 1).
3.God’s justice extends to all nations. He is not merely the God
of Israel, but will announce judgment against Nineveh (v. 2).
4.Yet God’s people can sometimes be indignant against His
Word, resisting God’s Word in extreme ways (v. 3).
What Lessons are Here?
5. When God’s people do not respond to His Word, God must
providentially use circumstances to communicate to us (v. 4).
6.God’s providential use of circumstances may include inanimate things
such as “a storm…” (v. 4), or God can even use the words of unsaved
people to rebuke His servants (v. 6).
7.The further “away” from God we go, the further “down” we go… to
the extent that sometimes pagan people are more responsive to God’s
Word than God’s own people are!
8.Also note, however, that though we can go far in our rebellion, God
can still turn us around, and use us for His glory.