Life story of jonah the prophet pdf

You will also remember how god provided jonah with a living submarine to get him back where he belonged. The story s title character, jonah, son of amittai, is never called a prophet, though god calls him to deliver the kind of message prophets deliver. Reworking our view of god and his plans is our goal, particularly this first week. This account of the prophets experiences, moreover, displays impressive use of dramatic irony, which reveals the. Then all of sudden god decided to come between jonah and his patriotism. A prophet with a bad attitude gateway international missions. We wish to take from this beautiful book beneficial lessons for our life. Our aim in this book is to tackle purely the spiritual side, and not the theological side. Behold therefore, the goodness and severity of god romans 11. The reluctant prophet s tudy n in e lessons learned from a stubborn preacher selections from jonah theme key verses christ in jonah running from god jonah first commission of jonah results of disobedience chapter 1 running to god prayer.

But, better than that, he was prepared to write his story every humiliating word of it. Jonah was alive after three days and nights in the fish 1. Some jews would have him to be the son of the widow of sarepta, raised to life by elijah, but the distance of time renders it almost impossible nor is it a whit more certain that he was the son of the shunamite restored to life by elisha, or the young prophet who anointed. It is true that the word of jonah changed the lives of the sailors and of the. Jonah tried to run away from god, learned a terrifying lesson, did his duty, then still had the nerve to complain to the creator of the universe. The name of jonah s father, amittai, means truthful. Here jonah is honored as a prophet who foretold israels recapture of ter ritory taken by syria. Jeroboam fulfilled god prophecy given through jonah 2 kings 14. Jonah was a reluctant prophet, but this dramatic story shows how god can accomplish his will in our lives even when we refuse to obey. While the story of jonah is short in the bible, we can learn a great deal from his life and apply those lessons to ours. This is amazing to know this aspect of jonah s and wife story and very relevant to many churches today with women at the forefront of spiritual warfare and seeking gods face scene deeper.

Although the author of jonah is never identified in the book itself, jonah himself has traditionally been identified as the author. Through some supernatural events, god convinced him to obey and carry out the lords plan. Jonah is the only prophet on biblical record to have run away from god. The book of jonah is unique among the prophetic books of the old testament. While jonah eventually did what he was asked to do, the book closes with showing jonah as a. This paper shall be discussing about the life of prophet jonah, his prophetic calling, his teachings, his characteristics and the relevance of his teachings to the contemporary society. Generations of children have learned the bible from this bestselling book series. The prophet jonah lived during the reign of jeroboam ii over the northern kingdom of israel. Jonah and the whale is a favorite story among children.

God called jonah to preach repentance to the people of ninevah, but jonah didnt want the people to repent, so he ran from god. Pdf on dec 1, 2016, grazia papola and others published a biblical story of conversion. Other prophets predicted that jesus would be born of a virgin isaiah 7. Xacdhfcq74rb pdf jonah, the runaway prophet jonah, the runaway prophet concordia publishing house. They asked him how the sea could be made calm again, and he told them to throw himself into it.

Each book includes a letter to adults that oaers background to the story. Consequences of disobedienceout of the frying pan, into the fire. The sailors cast lots and by a miracle the lot identified jonah 1. Principle approach studies in the book of jonah the. One of the greatest prophets during the time of jeroboam ii was jonah the son of amitai, who, as a prophet disciple, had anointed jehu and who, therefore, enjoyed the kings benevolence. Here we see the prophet jonah falling into a number of lapses. Jonah was a prophet of the northern kingdom of israel. Melding traditional commentators, rabbinic literature, modern biblical scholarship, psychological sensitivity, and artistic imagination, brown travels through the four chapters of jonah s story tracing his call to leadership. Jonah a2 classic bible study guide 2 introduction jonah was the first of the prophets whose writings have come down to our times. Another tradition holds that he was the son of the woman of shunem brought back to life by elisha in 2 kings 4 and that he is called the son of amittai truth due to his mothers recognition of.

The biblical account of the prophet jonah is unique among ancient israel. Jonah s 40day prophecy foretold the fall of israel, not assyria, in 40 years. The story of his life was probably written by himself, and the fact that he could write a story with such. Most of the books of the minor prophets also contain biographi cal material.

Alone with god and his own thoughts, jonah had a gradual change of heart. Erica brown takes us on a journey over land and sea, in the footsteps of the bibles most recalcitrant prophet. T he book of jonah is an old testament story which tells about how the prophet jonah refused to follow the lord. Instead, we find an extended focus on the prophets life. Upon his arrival in the city, jonah stepped right into the middle of the busy thoroughfare and announced that the city would perish in forty days. The issue is complicated somewhat by the use of the. Dehaan writes, on yom kippur, the most solemn day of the jewish calendar, a big fish story is read in synagogues. Jonahs own telling of the story after his return from nineveh. Wed probably have jonah rejoicing over being restored from disobedience, rescued from the great fish, recommissioned in the lords service, and returned to nineveh to preach a great revival there. In the old testament, the prophet jonah is mentioned outside the book only in 2 kings 14.

This fifth book of the twelve minor prophets contains. You have been concerned about this plant, though you did not tend it or make it grow. According to one tradition, jonah was the boy brought back to life by elijah the prophet in 1 kings 17. Together, they encapsulate pauls words who, when summarizing two aspects of gods dealings with men, said. Hasel summarizes the history of jonah scholarship regarding. The prophet micah said the messiah would be born in bethlehem micah 5. Concern for the salvation of all people, including ones enemies, is the proper attitude for people of god. The book of jonah preface those of you who are familiar with the story of jonah and the whale know that jonah hopped a ship heading in the opposite direction when god commanded him to go preach to the ninevites. Jonah prophesied that jeroboam iis kingdom would expand to the former extent of israel during the united kingdom excluding the southern portion of judah and benjamin.

Many of the questions i will ask you will focus on how jonah s story relates to you. Jonah was the son of amittai, a prophet of gathheper in. Rather than being a collection of the oracles of the prophet, it relates episodes in his life. Bible lessons for kids on jonah obedience ministry to. Perhaps jonah figures the odds of the ninevites heeding gods command are too small for him to risk his life and dignity. If we were writing the book of jonah, how would we end the story. Jonah, in the story, feels about nineveh as does the author of the book of nahumthat the city must inevitably fall because of gods judgment against it. The book of jonah, containing the wellknown story of jonah in the stomach of a fish for three days, is a narrative about a reluctant prophet. The prophet jonah seems almost comical in his relationship with god, except for one thing. Jonah apparently came to himself on the long trek from the east gate of nineveh back to gathhepher, his fathers house. Jonah, that prophet that tried to run away from god, continues to bring us lessons on obedience, running away from gods commands, a hatred that stops one from sharing the gospel, and many more. The book of jonah the prophet is full of wonderful spiritual contemplation.

If what i say is something bad that happened in the story of jonah then show me a sad face card. At the core of jonah s trepidation, though, there is something even deeper. Jonah originated from gadhefer, a little city in the area of zebulon, a few miles from the border with issachar. We wish to benefit from gods work and from peoples virtues and. Here are the four parts of the study in one easy to read, print or teach format. First, we will complete our study of the book of jonah by perusing chucks overview chart once more. The story end by god pointing out to jonah that there is a lot more at stake than perhaps jonah is thinking about. Summaryafter jonah told the sailors about the god he served, and they put it together with what he had already told them of his flight from gods presence, they became extremely afraid. His life and ministry, recorded in but four chapters, brings so many lessons to christians old and new. Anyway, the story of the prophet from the galilee, jonah of gath hepher near nazareth is the story of a believer who plunged into rebellion and its accompanying behavioral depression. As the story is related in the book of jonah, the prophet jonah is called by god to go to nineveh a great assyrian city and prophesy disaster because of the citys excessive wickedness. We could say that the story of jonah is about the goodness of god, while the message of nahum is about his severity.

A prophet is a person sent by god to deliver a message to a person or group of people. When god calls abraham to offer his son isaac as a sacrifice, abraham gets up early in the morning and goes, but when god calls jonah, jonah runs away. This is the only mention of the prophet outside of the book of jonah. Again god ordered jonah to go to nineveh to convey the divine message. Go to the great city of nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me. This book contains the historical story of the prophet yunus a. It may be read as an allegory, one of sin and repentance, with gods loving mercy and forgiveness.

This time the prophet traveled to nineveh to carry out his mission. Today, i want to tell you about one time that jonah listened, but chose not to obey god. As an adult i am drawn to this story because i feel that i know jonah. Jonah listened and obeyed when god spoke to him well, most of the time. The fish was guided so the lord spoke to the fish to a place where jonah was spewed out on dry land 2.