by Susan Barnes | 20 Jun 2019 | Book Reviews
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...
by Susan Barnes | 8 Jan 2009 | Devotions OT
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...
by Susan Barnes | 4 Jan 2009 | Devotions OT
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...
by Susan Barnes | 31 Dec 2008 | Devotions OT
“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...
by Susan Barnes | 26 Dec 2008 | Devotions OT
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...
by Susan Barnes | 2 Oct 2006 | Devotions OT
“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...
