Jonah

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• Fascinating story
• Imagine the storm being swallowed
• Imagine being in the belly of a fish
• Imagine being vomited out
• Imagine preaching a sermon
• that causes an entire city to repent!

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• The true meaning of Jonah?
• Not about Israel
• Not about Nineveh
• About us

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Historical Context
Message
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Historical Context

• Israel cleansed of Baalism, but not sins of
  Jeroboam
• Jehu, 2 Kgs. 1031
• Jehoahaz, 2 Kgs. 131, 2
• Jehoash, 2 Kgs. 1310, 11
• Jeroboam II, 2 Kgs. 1423-25

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Historical Context

• Assyria was a growing menace
• Jeroboam II, 2 Kgs. 1423
• Zechariah, 2 Kgs. 158
• Shallum, 2 Kgs. 1513
• Menahem, 2 Kgs. 1517
• Pul, King of Assyria, 2 Kgs. 1519, 20
• Pekaniah, 2 Kgs. 1523
• Pekah, 2 Kgs. 1527
• Hoshea, 2 Kgs. 17

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82 years
Assyrian Captivity
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Message
Jonah rebelled, Jon. 11-16 Jonah repented, Jon.
117-310 Jonah resented, Jon. 41-11
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Lessons
Do not run from Gods command, Jon. 11-3
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Go To Word God in Prayer Offending brother Waters
of Baptism
Run to Human Philosophy Your efforts Anyone
but Dry land
1 Cor. 121-25 Heb. 416 Mt. 1815 Acts 238
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Lessons

• Rebellion against the Lord, always brings
  trouble, Jon. 14-16
• Marital trouble
• Selfishness
• Lusts
• Lack of concern

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• Rebellion against the Lord, always brings
  trouble, Jon. 14-16
• Trouble with children
• Favoritism
• Not teaching
• Not living right

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• Some people will only repent
• in the belly of a fish Jon. 21-10
• Peter, Mt. 2669-75
• Prodigal son, Lk. 1516-19
• You and me?
• Sickness
• Death of loved one
• Financial ruin
• Loss of friends family

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Lessons

• God loves all, Jon. 31-411
• Elder son, Lk. 1525-32
• James John, Lk. 951-56
• You me, Mt. 543-48

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• The resurrection of Jesus is true, Jon. 117 Mt.
  1240, 41
• NT confirms OT
• OT confirms NT
• Disbelief in OT leads to denial of NT
• Creation, Gen. 1 Mt. 194
• Flood, Gen. 7 Mt. 2436-39
• Resurrection

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Historical Context
Message
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Lessons
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• Fascinating story
• Imagine the storm being swallowed
• Imagine being in the belly of a fish
• Imagine being vomited out
• Imagine preaching a sermon
• that causes an entire city to repent!

Jonah
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• The true meaning of Jonah?
• Not about Israel
• Not about Nineveh
• About us

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