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Jonah at a Glance. This book records the initial disobedience of its author (Jonah) regarding God’s command to warn Nineveh (Israel’s cruel enemy) to turn from their wicked ways or suffer utter destruction from God following a detour caused by a sea creature.
Jul 11, 2024 · Book of Jonah, the fifth of 12 Old Testament books that bear the names of the Minor Prophets, embraced in a single book, The Twelve, in the Hebrew Bible. Unlike other Old Testament prophetic books, Jonah is not a collection of the prophet’s oracles but primarily a narrative about the man.
Jan 30, 2024 · The book of Jonah is remarkable for several reasons. One of those is the way the historical account is conceived and recorded. Rather than the story being only about Nineveh, or about God's ...
The story of Jonah includes seven episodes, with the first three paralleled by the second three. The final episode stands alone as the climax of the story: A. Jonah’s commissioning and flight ; B. Jonah and the pagan sailors ; C. Jonah’s grateful prayer (1:17–2:10) A'. Jonah’s recommissioning and compliance ; B'.
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 rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty ...
Jan 9, 2018 · Purpose. Ironically, the book of Jonah is filled with irony, parody and exaggeration that are often overlooked by many interpreters. One other obvious hyperbolic element in the book is the repentance of animals together with the Ninevites, which influenced a number of scholars to challenge the historical level of the book.
Jonah seems to realize this possibility and wants no part in it (4:2; cf. Ex 34:6). But the story also conveys something of the ineluctable character of the prophetic calling. The book is replete with irony, wherein much of its humor lies. The name “Jonah” means “dove” in Hebrew, but Jonah’s character is anything but dove-like.
