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Chapter 4. vs. 1. Jonah was just not a little mad, he was a lot mad. He really did not want salvation and God’s grace to come to the Gentiles. The reason for his running from God in the first place. Jonah becomes like the elder son from Luke 15: 25-31.   vs. 2. JonahContinue reading “Jonah, chapter 4…”

Chapter 3. This chapter could be titled, “The God of the second chance.” Our God is the God of the second chance!   vs. 1. “The word of the Lord came a second time.” Not too many companies, businesses, or any one of us would give anyone a second chance, but God will and HeContinue reading “Jonah, chapter three….”

Chap.1 vs 1. Jonah here is identified as a prophet. His name means “dove” and his Dad’s name means truthful or loyal.   vs. 2. Jonah receives his orders directly from the Lord. Nineveh, the capital city of the Assyrian empire. Note that God identifies it by its wickedness. A great city filled with aContinue reading “Study of the Book of Jonah, chapter One…”

Jonah is the book of the Bible which perhaps has been criticized more than any other. Unfortunately, many Christians thoughtlessly cast aspersions upon this important book in the canon of Scripture without realizing that they are playing into the hands of the critics and innocently becoming the dupes of the skeptics. You hear even ChristiansContinue reading “Introduction to the Sunday school study of the Book of Jonah…”