Here’s how the study works: Read the chapter mentioned in the heading several times during the week and share any words, thoughts, verses that stood out to you. Having a week for a chapter creates the opportunity to reread it several times and make additional comments as you feel inclined as well as make comments on other people’s insights.
v.5 The Ninevites believed God.
How amazing is that! These were pagan people who heard God’s word proclaimed and repented in sackcloth.
I’m trying to think of a time in the Bible when God’s people react this way to a prophet’s proclamation. So far I can only think of times when they were oppressed by their enemies and repented.
Still thinking…
v.5 The Ninevites believed God.
How amazing is that! These were pagan people who heard God’s word proclaimed and repented in sackcloth.
I’m trying to think of a time in the Bible when God’s people react this way to a prophet’s proclamation. So far I can only think of times when they were oppressed by their enemies and repented.
Still thinking…
Nineveh was a three days walk to get through it.
It reads like Jonah only walked one day before the news spread through the city by way of the king.
Repentance was immediate as if they were expecting it.
I can hear them now….
“Oh Oh it’s time to stop playing around. We’ve ticked the God of Israel off. We’re in trouble now.”
They got right down to business and denied themselves even water. They turned away from whatever nasty things they were entertaining themselves with.
And they ‘hoped’ in the mercy of the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings.
vs 9 the king says;
“Who knows, God may turn and relent and withdraw His burning anger so that we will not perish.”
It has always amazed me that even though OT people, whoever they may be, ignored the Lord of Lords they seemed to know who He was when the rubber hit the road.
They seemed to know the Lord of Israel was the real deal instead of their chosen graven images.
????
Any ideas as to why?
History?
Was the Lord more visible to them in those days?
Were there more manifestations of Him then?
Nineveh was a three days walk to get through it.
It reads like Jonah only walked one day before the news spread through the city by way of the king.
Repentance was immediate as if they were expecting it.
I can hear them now….
“Oh Oh it’s time to stop playing around. We’ve ticked the God of Israel off. We’re in trouble now.”
They got right down to business and denied themselves even water. They turned away from whatever nasty things they were entertaining themselves with.
And they ‘hoped’ in the mercy of the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings.
vs 9 the king says;
“Who knows, God may turn and relent and withdraw His burning anger so that we will not perish.”
It has always amazed me that even though OT people, whoever they may be, ignored the Lord of Lords they seemed to know who He was when the rubber hit the road.
They seemed to know the Lord of Israel was the real deal instead of their chosen graven images.
????
Any ideas as to why?
History?
Was the Lord more visible to them in those days?
Were there more manifestations of Him then?
Perhaps the stories of the parting of the Red Sea; Jericho’s walls falling were well known?
I still can’t think of a time when God’s people repented at the warnings of a prophet. They destroyed idols etc. when they had a “good” king. But was it heart felt or just doing what the king commanded?
Perhaps the stories of the parting of the Red Sea; Jericho’s walls falling were well known?
I still can’t think of a time when God’s people repented at the warnings of a prophet. They destroyed idols etc. when they had a “good” king. But was it heart felt or just doing what the king commanded?
v.1 The word of the Lord came to Johah a second time…
He is the God of second chances.
Val, I agree. It is amazing that the Ninevites understood so much about God. Even seemed to understand He was a God given to compassion, “God may yet relent.” God always intend his chosen people to be witnesses to the pagan nations around them and perhaps they were. The pagan nations may have realized that despite the miracles God performed for his people in days gone by they had not been wiped out by God’s anger when they forgot him.
v.1 The word of the Lord came to Johah a second time…
He is the God of second chances.
Val, I agree. It is amazing that the Ninevites understood so much about God. Even seemed to understand He was a God given to compassion, “God may yet relent.” God always intend his chosen people to be witnesses to the pagan nations around them and perhaps they were. The pagan nations may have realized that despite the miracles God performed for his people in days gone by they had not been wiped out by God’s anger when they forgot him.
David repented when Nathan the prophet came to him.
That’s only one I remember …
There’ s gotta be more ….
I think mostly after they had had enough of exile and slavery though LOL
David repented when Nathan the prophet came to him.
That’s only one I remember …
There’ s gotta be more ….
I think mostly after they had had enough of exile and slavery though LOL
Yes it seems like slavery and exile spoke most clearly to the Israelites – which is not an encouraging thought for today’s church! lol
Yes it seems like slavery and exile spoke most clearly to the Israelites – which is not an encouraging thought for today’s church! lol
v.6 When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust
Quite a dramatic reaction from the king. He shows by his actions that he took Jonah's warning seriously.
Our actions show how seriously we take God's word.
v.6 When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust
Quite a dramatic reaction from the king. He shows by his actions that he took Jonah's warning seriously.
Our actions show how seriously we take God's word.