Jonah part one

Who was Jonah?

Was Jonah a reluctant prophet? Why did he disobey? What was the “sign of Jonah” that Jesus referred to?

What does Jonah’s name mean?

His name means “dove” in Hebrew.

He was the son of Amittai, which means “my truth.”

Jonah 1:1 NASB95

The word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai saying,

Jonah 1:3 NASB95

But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. So he went down to Joppa, found a ship which was going to Tarshish, paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.

Jonah 1:4 NASB95

The Lord hurled a great wind on the sea and there was a great storm on the sea so that the ship was about to break up.

Jonah 1:10 NASB95

Then the men became extremely frightened and they said to him, “How could you do this?” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.

New American Standard Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries: Updated Edition 1419 גָּדוֹל (gadol)

גָּדוֹל gadol

Jonah 1:9 NASB95

He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord God of heaven who made the sea and the dry land.”

Some of Jonah’s Problems....

fled from the Lord

the worm

the plant

the scorching east wind

Point 3

Conclusion