Bible Verse: But I with the voice of thanksgiving, will
sacrifice to you what I have vowed, I will pay for, deliverance belongs to the
Lord.
Intro: There are two
themes that run through this book and I will cover in my remarks this
morning. First, Jonah was the greatest missionary
known to man. Secondly, the
problems with doing the will of God.
Chapter One
- Jonah was told to
go and preach to
ship bound for
Tarshish. The opposite direction.
- Lesson: You cannot disobey the will of God or run
from it and if you do it has
Consequences for you and those
around you.
- A storm came,
veteran sailors were afraid, called on their gods and through cargo into
The sea. They woke Jonah, asked him to call on his
God. Cast lots to find out who
was responsible,
lot found on Jonah. Found out he was
running from God.
- Jonah told them to
cast him into sea, reluctantly they did after many attempts to not.
When they did, the
storm ceased. A great fish swallowed
Jonah
- The
whole boat came to God. After this. 1:16
Chapter Two
Inside the Fish, Jonah repented.
- Inside the fish he
prayed. He cried out for help. Vs 2 He felt the separation and banishment of
God. Vs 4 He felt his life ebbing away and He
remembered the Lord and His Holy Temple.
Vs 7 That is when he thought
about the idol worshipper for forfeited the grace offered to them and then his
call. He saw things God’s way. Vs 8
He remembered with sacrifice, songs of thanksgiving.
What he vowed he will make good because salvation comes from the Lord.
Then the fish ejected him.
Chapter Three
- Word came to Jonah
again and he obeyed this time. He went
and told the people that
In 40 days they
would be destroyed unless they repented.
Vs 1-4
- They believed God
and Jonah, declared a fast with sackcloth, even the king believed
And he made a
proclamation. Vs 5-7
- The proclamation
told the people to urgently call on God, give up evil & violence.
Vs 7-9
- They
believed God, repented and God did not destroy them.
- Jonah was the
greatest missionary who ever lived, no other preacher has had an entire
City repent.
Chapter Four
- Jonah got mad, his bigotry, unforgiveness and hatred for
the people came through
He knew God was gracious, compassionate,
abounding in love, a God who relents
In sending judgment Vs 1-3
- This was the reason
for him running, he wanted
God not destroy
them if they repented.
- He wanted to
die. He then went outside the city to
see what would happened. God
Provided a vine to
shade him. A worm chewed the vine and it
withered and he faced
The full force of
the sun the next day. He then again
wanted to die. Jonah had a pity
Party. Three times he wanted to die.
- God then responded
by teaching this reluctant missionary.
He taught him two truths.
- God takes care of our needs
and he is concerned about the one.
- He is also concerned about
city and nations who do not know Him and He will give
Them a chance to repent. Their destiny is in their own hands.
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