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Hebrew 2:1 is English Bible 1:17
Here in this verse we see the foundation laid for chapter two.
Here, we find that God has prepared for Jonah a great fish.
At first glance this must have seemed like Devine retribution to the sailors, if they were able to witness this most incredible event.
However, what is often viewed as final judgement is in reality an act of compassion.
For it is in this fishes belly that Jonah’s life is saved, both physically and spiritually.
Furthermore, the Bible says that Jonah remained inside the fish for three days and three nights.
In scripture this signifies a long journey.
Particularly, it is the travel time from death to life.
In Gen. 22:4 it is a three day journey for Abraham and Issac to travel to Mount Moriah.
Similarly, the Hebrews travelled three days in the wilderness before God gave water.
Ex 15:22
In Hosea it is three days from death to life.
Furthermore, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day.
This may also highlight the significance of the miracle of Lazarus.
After four days there was no doubt to the Jew that Lazarus was dead.
Here we see that Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights.
I. What are you waiting on?
Here we finally have Jonah calling on God.
He did not speak to God when God called him.
He did not speak to God on the boat.
He did not call upon God in the storm.
He did not even call on God when drowning in the sea.
Jonah called out to God, but not until he reached the bottom.
It took the loss of everything he had, before he called out to God.
Let me say this morning, “Do not wait until you reach the bottom to call out to God.”
I admire Peter, He immediately called out to Jesus when he began to sink.
Peter had more intelligence than most of us.
He sought help before things got out of hand.
Maybe you are here today and you have been saying thing like, I will come to God if I need to, I will surrender to him when I get ready, or I can handle this theres no reason to worry God with my problem.
Don’t end up like Jonah.
II.
There is nowhere we can go that Jesus’s love cannot reach.
Jonah had left God yet, God had not left Jonah.
III.
Final Destination?
Jonah had arrived where he was going yet, it was not where God was taking him.
He had began his descent down and now he has reached the bottom.
Furthermore, Jonah admits that God is the source of his demise.
This appeared too Jonah to be his end.
However, God was not through with Jonah.
We can never out run the will and plan of God for our life.
Jonah can testify that there is nowhere we can go that God can not reach us.
Even if it means that he must bring us out of the grave.
God brought Jonah up from the depths of the grave.
He brought Lazarus up from the tomb.
He will bring you up from wherever you are and restore his purpose and plan to your life, if you will call on him.
IV.
Half-hearted confession.
It almost seams as if Jonah is blaming God for casting him out.
Yet, it was Jonah who ran from God.
It is easy to forget that God is good and not evil.
V. Fellowship.
A. Broken Fellowship v. 5-6
B. Restored fellowship v. 7
VI.
Arrogance of the religious.
VII.
The mercy of God.
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