Book Review : The Prodigal Prophet

Book Review : The Prodigal Prophet

The first nine chapters of the Prodigal Prophet by Timothy Keller takes us through the entire book of Jonah, which only has forty-eight verses in its four chapters. Keller goes into a lot of detail and brings out background information about the culture and context of...
Devotional Thought : Jonah 4:2

Devotional Thought : Jonah 4:2

He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love. A God who relents from sending...
Devotional Thought : Jonah 4:2

Devotional Thought : Jonah 3:10

When God saw what they (the Ninevites) did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened. Jonah 3:10 This so-called pagan city repented of their evil ways and responded to Jonah’s message in a way...
Devotional Thought : Jonah 4:2

Devotional Thought : Jonah 2:7

“When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple.” Jonah 2:7 This is part of Jonah’s prayer from inside the fish. Previously, he said, “I was as far down as a body can go, and the gates were slamming shut behind me...
Devotional Thought : Jonah 4:2

Devotional Thought : Jonah 1:1

The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.” But Jonah ran away from the Lord … Jonah 1:1-3 Jonah had a good reason for running away. He didn’t want Nineveh to...
Devotional Thought : Jonah 4:2

Devotional Thought : Jonah 4:1-2

“But Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry. He prayed to the Lord, ‘O Lord, is this not what I said when I was still at home? That is why I was so quick to flee to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in...