Jonah 1 God calls Jonah to Nineveh Jonah goes the other way. Pagan Sailors à being awake spiritually God’s Prophet à being asleep spiritually
Last Week: Jonah prays for and receives physical salvation at the last possible moment The whale/fish is the source of rescue.
Jonah 3 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim to it the proclamation which I am going to tell you.”
Jonah 3 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim to it the proclamation which I am going to tell you.”
Jonah 3 Compare Galatians 1:8-9 But even if we or an angel from heaven should Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh the preach a gospel other than the one we preached great city and proclaim to it the proclamation to you, let them be under God’s curse! 9 As we which I am going to tell you.” have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let them be under God’s curse!
Jonah 3 Paul’s Gospel (Romans 3:21-26 NLT) 21 But now God has shown us a way to be made right with Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh the promised in the writings of Moses and the prophets long great city and proclaim to it the proclamation ago. 22 We are made right with God by placing our faith in which I am going to tell you.” Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.
Jonah 3 Paul’s Gospel (Romans 3:21-26 NLT) 23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the standard. 24 Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh the sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from great city and proclaim to it the proclamation the penalty for our sins. 25 For God presented Jesus as the which I am going to tell you.” sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past,
Jonah 3 Paul’s Gospel (Romans 3:21-26 NLT) 26 for he was looking ahead and including them in what he Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh the his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he great city and proclaim to it the proclamation makes sinners right in his sight when they believe in Jesus. which I am going to tell you.”
Jonah 3 3 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, a three days’ walk.
Jonah 3 4 Then Jonah began to go through the city one day’s walk; and he cried out and said, “Yet forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown.”
Jonah 3 4 Then Jonah began to go through the city one day’s walk; and he cried out and said, “Yet forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown.”
Jonah 3 Compare (Genesis 19:24-25) Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah 4 Then Jonah began to go through the city one day’s walk; and he cried out and said, “Yet brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven, 25 and He overthrew those cities, and all the forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.
but… That’s not exactly what happens
Jonah 3 5 Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them. 6 When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he arose from his throne, laid aside his robe from him, covered himself with sackcloth and sat on the ashes.
Jonah 3 5 Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them. 6 When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he arose from his throne, laid aside his robe from him, covered himself with sackcloth and sat on the ashes.
Jonah 3 5 Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them. 6 When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he arose from his throne, laid aside his robe from him, covered himself with sackcloth and sat on the ashes.
Jonah 3 7 He issued a proclamation and it said, “In Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let man, beast, herd, or flock taste a thing. Do not let them eat or drink water.
Jonah 3 7 He issued a proclamation and it said, “In Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let man, beast, herd, or flock taste a thing. Do not let them eat or drink water. June 15 763 BC
Jonah 3 8 But both man and beast must be covered with sackcloth; and let men call on God earnestly that each may turn from his wicked way and from the violence which is in his hands.
Jonah 3 9 Who knows, God may turn and relent and withdraw His burning anger so that we will not perish.”
Jonah 3 10 When God saw their deeds, that they turned from their wicked way, then God relented concerning the calamity which He had declared He would bring upon them. And He did not do it.
This word also means “to turn” or “to change”… which did in fact happen.
Jonah 3 Compare (Exodus 14:5) 5 When the king of Egypt was told that the 4 Then Jonah began to go through the city one day’s walk; and he cried out and said, “Yet people had fled, Pharaoh and his servants had a forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” change of heart toward the people, and they said, “What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?”
So What?
We don’t always get second chances, but when we do– take them!
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God is loving and just! Compassionate. Rich in mercy. He loves our city. We should too.
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