“ Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonaha the son of Amittai, saying, ”
Now the word of the Lord - , literally, “And, ...” This is the way in which the several inspired writers of the Old Testament mark that what it was given them to write was united onto those sacre...
Now the word of the LORD came (a) unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, The Argument - When Jonah had long prophesied in Israel and had little profited, God gave him specific charge to go and denou...
Jonah 1:1 to Jonah 2:1 ; Jonah 2:10 . Jonah vainly Seeks to Evade the Mission to which God Appoints Him. Jonah is bidden by Yahweh to proclaim judgment on Nineveh for its sin, but he hurries in...
the word of the LORD came. This statement is unanswerable, and covers the truth of the whole contents of this book. This, or. like expression occurs seven times in Jonah ( Jonah 1:1 ; Jonah 2:10...
As I have before observed, Jonah seems here indirectly to intimate, (9) that he had been previously called to the office of a teacher; for it is the same as though he had said, that he framed...
Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah - All that is certainly known about this prophet has already been laid before the reader....
Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Now - literally, 'And.' This 'and' marks that this book was joined on to the other sacred books-also Joshua, Judges, Ruth,...
The Disobedience of Jonah 2. Nineveh] the world-famous capital of Assyria, on the Tigris. For its wickedness cp. Nahum 3 . 3 . Jonah seeks to escape from the unwelcome task, both because he hat...
JONAH’S DISOBEDIENCE AND PUNISHMENT. (1) Now ... — More strictly, And ; but the English quite adequately represents the Hebrew style of beginning a narrative, whether it formed a book by itself,...
THE GREAT REFUSAL John 1:1-17 WE have now laid clear the lines upon which the Book of Jonah was composed. Its purpose is to illustrate God's grace to the heathen in face of His people's refusal...
Fleeing from God and Duty John 1:1-16 Jonah is mentioned in 2 Kings 14:25 . He was clearly very patriotic, and did not despair of his country in its darkest days. This commission to Nineveh wa...
In narrating his own experience on his mission to Nineveh, Jonah intended to teach his people the lesson of the inclusiveness of the divine government, and thus to rebuke their exclusive attitude tow...
CONTENTS Jonah receives a call from the Lord to go to Nineveh. He fleeth to Tarshish. A storm overtakes the ship in which Jonah is embarked. At his request the mariners throw him into the sea, and h...
THE PROPHET JONAH ‘Jonah the son of Amittai.’ Jonah 1:1 I. The prophecy of Jonah is confessedly one of the most remarkable and interesting in the Old Testament. —Deserting the ordinary cycl...
Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai ,.... Or, "and the word of the Lord was" l; not that this is to be considered as connected with something the prophet had on his mind and...
Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Ver. 1. Now the word of the Lord came ] Heb. And the word For with that particle "And" the Hebrews sometimes begin a discours...
Now the word of the Lord An impulse or revelation from the Lord, significative of his will; came unto Jonah, the son of Amittai Of whom see 2 Kings 14:25 . It is probable he had been before acqu...
A Commission against Nineveh; The Prophet's Disobedience. B. C. 840. 1 Now the word of t...
JONAH CHAPTER 1 Jonah, sent by God to Nineveh, fleeth to Tarshish, Jonah 1:1-3 : he is overtaken by a tempest, and discovered, Jonah 1:4-10 , thrown into the sea, Jonah 1:11-16 , and sw...
‘Now the word of YHWH came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,' As a prophet of YHWH Jonah received ‘the word of YHWH'. We are rarely given any explanation of how the word of YHWH was given and we...
CRITICAL NOTES .] And (now)] a continuation of the Hebrew writings, not an independent part. Jonah 1:2 . That] Heb. the city, the great, the art, a demonstrative force. Nineveh ] Cf. Genesi...
John 1:1-2 The main features of the case are: (1) A Divine commission and command distinctly and authoritatively given, with some of the reasons for it annexed, although with others certainly not...
Jonah 1:1-3 . Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. But Jonah ro...
Jonah 1:1 . The word of the Lord came to Jonah. The word of prophecy, delivered by Christ, the preëxistent Word, as appears from his reasoning with the prophet when angry that Nineveh was spared....
Now the Word of the Lord came unto Jonah. Jonah, the runaway prophet The commission may be viewed-- I. In its source. It is-- 1. Supreme, as the Word of the Lord. 2. Peremptory; it is...
EXPOSITION Jonah 1:1-32 Part I. THE MISSION OF JONAH . HIS DISOBEDIENCE AND PUNISHMENT . Jonah 1:1-32 § 1. Jonah is sent to Nineveh to cry against it; but he tries to a...
Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah, the son of Amittai, in a vision or by a direct revelation, saying,
2 Kings 14:25 ; Luke 11:29 ; Luke 11:30 ; Luke 11:32 ; Matthew 12:39 ; Matthew 16:4
Jonah, the Book of Divine Revelations Jonah 1:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We want, as we enter into the Book of Jonah, to speak of its historicity. There are many today who relegate this most marv...