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I.
The Call
A. A capable servant
Both in Jonah and II Kings, Jonah is called the son of Amattai.
Amatti means true or faithful.
However, Lessing in the Concordia Commentary says that the yod at the end of the name may be a shortened form of Yahweh, allowing Amattai to mean Yahweh is faithful/true.[1]Although
Jonah displays a lack of faithfulness, it may be that his name refers more to the heritage that was handed to him rather than his testimony.
It may be that this reference to Jonah is interjected to display that He was a child of Israel.
It may have been intended to show his Godly heritage.
Furthermore, it may have been to show that he was a faithful child, although the passage does not show that.
No matter the reasoning, it is painfully obvious that Jonah knew God and knew to obey Him.
Thus, God called for his servant to follow in obedience.
B. A complacent servant
לֵ֧ךְ is a double command with the imperatives ק֠וּם and לֵ֧ךְ meaning, "Arise and go."
Jonah also repeats this phrase, and it is told to Ballam, Jeremiah, Moses, and Elijah.
Its rhythmic flow allows for a hurried message and displays an urgency to the command.
The command was too arise, or get up.
The implied message was that Jonah was either sitting or laying down.
Jonah was comfortable with the wickedness of Nineveh, because it was not an immediate threat to Jonah.
Therefore, God called him to go where he would not go of his own fruition.
C. A controversial call.
Nineveh is referenced as that great city.
Why was it great?
It was a large city.
In fact it was a three days journey around the city.
Jonah 3:3.
It was a founding city of the Assyrian empire.
Yet, it was also a city of great wickedness.
So great, that God said their sin had arisen to His face.
However, even in their wickedness God was willing to display compassion.
The mercy given to Nineveh is the same mercy that we should pray and beg God to show to America.
Our wickedness is great, but so is our God.
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The Contravene
Contravene means to act contrary to.
A. Jonah ran from God.
Jonah did not run from Nineveh, he ran from the face of God.
As we can see in later chapters, Jonah was angry that God would show mercy.
There is much debate to the location of Tarshish.
Some cay that it was in Cilicia, others in Southern Spain, yet, others who say it was a place God had not revealed himself.
This last opinion shows promise because it would reveal why Jonah sought to go there, he was running from God.
How sad that a man familiar with the mercy that God had shown Israel was angry that god would give mercy to others.
B. Jonah was willing to pay to run from God.
Jonah paid the fare for his journey.
However, he was not willing to pay for Nineveh.
Thus, we see that Jonah was selfish, and prideful.
However, Jonah did not take into account the full price.
Church it would do us well to count the cost.
C. Jonah’s rebellious spirit took him down.
First, he went down to Joppa, then he went down to the ship, later we see that he went down to the belly of the ship, and finally went down to the fishes belly.
God allows us to make our decisions.
However, although we may choose our actions, we will not choose our consequences.
Jonah foolishly thought that the fare he paid was enough to escape God, but his journey was one of descent from God, and the further he ran, the further down he went.
III.
The Chastisement
An interesting point is that in the Hebrew the Lord is brought before the verb.
This usage can indicate emphasis and contrast.
In this passage it shows the contrast between Yahweh and Jonah.
Jonah chose to run from God, but God directed the consequences.
A. The root of chastisement.
God “sent out” the great wind.
This word is literally translated as hurled.
Thus, we see that God was the source of chastisement.
B. The reason for chastisement.
Often in scripture we see that the word “Hurl” is used for judgement but sometime it’s used for salvation.
This is the case when used by the sailors when they emptied the ship of its goods.
Here we see that God is hurling the wind towards the ship for the purpose of salvation.
God desired to bring repentance and restoration to Jonah.
Thus, the judgment of God, for the believer, is that of salvation and not destruction.
C. The reality of the chastisement.
There is a word used here that is somewhat odd.
The word translated as like or about to be is actually thinking or pondering.
We know that at inanimate object can not think and thus the context tells us that the ship was on the verge of breaking.
The reality is that the sin of Jonah was about to cost him but also the life of those in the boat with him.
Christian, never think that your sin will only affect yourself.
There is a price to sin and often it will be those close to you that pay the price.
Had action not been taken, the ship would have been destroyed.
Conclusion
For the child of God, the greatest display of love for God is obedience.
Not every trial that we face is a result of disobedience.
However, chastisement can be a tool used by God to bring about a desired outcome in our lives.
Therefore, we are compelled to make a decision.
Will we answer the call of God?
Are we wiling to sacrifice ourselves, to take the gospel to a lost and dying world?
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