Jonah Essay

argue that a purpose for the book of Jonah being written is to teach us that knowledge does not equal understanding. This means that although one can be quite knowledgable about God and His Word, in acquiring this they can also loose their humility and forget their tendency to error. This can mean that those who have no concept of right and wrong are much more willing to admit an error when it is pointed out. My first point is the lack of repentance from Jonah contrasted to the repentance of the mariners

interpretation of Jonah I am using a context from northern Minnesota. My congregation is part of the United Methodist Church and is composed primarily of retired, upper middle class Caucasians. The typical member spent most or all of their life in one Iron Range community or another. My artistic interpretation of Jonah (see below) attempts to bring aspects of Peace UMC’s Iron Range history into relation with Jonah’s message of responsibility, repentance, justice and mercy. Many people remember Jonah for its

that Jonah had sat down somewhere outside Nineveh, waiting to see what would happen. Now that probably means that he's waiting to see how long this repentance will last. Or to put it bluntly, he probably doesn't think this revival will last very long. Maybe in a few days, old habits die hard, they will turn back to their old evil and violent ways. And then, Jonah gets an up front, front stage view of God's judgment. Wouldn't that be a wonderful show. That's Jonah's mentality. And as Jonah is sitting

word in which best describe the story of Jonah. Though a exceedingly short book in the Bible, only 4 chapter long, Jonah in nonetheless a significant book in the Bible. We are not told much about the “prophet;” (if he can even be called that) but what we do know makes us question how and why he was chosen by God to deliver a very important message that literally had the fate of an entire city riding on its delivery. We can, however, conclude book of Jonah is most definitely written by a single author;

Jonah (The Book of) Jonah is a book of the Bible written by the Johan himself approximately 785-760 BC. (BibleGateway, n.d.) This book of the Bible has only four chapters in it and it is fixed in the Bible after the book of Obadiah and before Nahum. In the four short chapters for this book of the Bible Johan goes from turning his back on the Lord, going back to the Lord, the once again questioning the Lord. The first chapter shows Jonah’s defiance of the Lord. The Lord asked Jonah to go Nineveh

Jonah is one of the most interesting stories in the Old Testament. In this paper, I will summarize the story of Jonah, and determine if this story is literal or not. Towards the end of this paper, I will give my final thoughts about Jonah. According to chapter one, the Lord spoke to Jonah and instructed him to preach in the city of Nineveh. Jonah did not want to go Nineveh so he decided that he wanted to run away from God. While Jonah was on his way to Tarshish, God sent a great wind on the sea

Jonah The book of Jonah does not say who wrote it, but it is unlikely that Jonah was the author because it speaks badly about him. Jonah was a prophet in the land of Israel at about 800-750 BC. During this time, Israel shared its northern border with Syria. When the army of Syria defeated Israel in war, it took a lot of Israel’s land. Then the army of Assyria defeated Syria in war, making Syria weak. Jeroboam then was able to get his land back. Jonah had said that God would cause this to happen

Joe DeGroot 12/13/15 8th hour The book of Jonah The story of Jonah has great theological import. It concerns a disobedient prophet who rejected his divine commission, was cast overboard in a storm and swallowed by a great fish, rescued in a marvelous manner, and returned to his starting point. In the beginning, his disobedience brought punishment upon himself and others around him. After he boarded the ship to Tarshish there was a great storm. During the storm the men working on the ship began

The book of Jonah has been a staple in Sunday school classes for many years. It has also been subject to misinterpretation for many years as there is a much deeper meaning within the book that has enlightened audience that Jonah was originally written for. However, this remains one of the best books in that it contains a miracle that seems impossible which directly relates to people because it is a captivating story in which a man survives in the belly of a giant fish. Many have translated the word

In Jonah 4, we saw that when you run without God’s love, God runs to make you love Him so that you will begin to love people the way God loves people – more than anything. Jonah became vehemently angry when God spared Nineveh. He prayed, which is a good thing, but how he prayed leaves quite a bit to be desired: 3 Therefore now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live!” The LORD is not going to allow His servant to have this wrong attitude, so He confronts