Ive had so many things on my heart lately, everything going on in this world and my own sorrows, and this was exactly what I needed to lighten the load. But God is tricky. God knows everything. And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is on us. Here is a video of a performance of the Peccavimus (we have sinned) from the oratorio Jonas, by Giacomo Carissimi. While all these storms (which he caused) are raging, Jonah is asleep. This is futility. The book of Jonah opens like other prophetic books of the Bible, with the formulaic The word of the Lord came to Jonah. Just as once upon a time signals a fairy tale, this biblical formula signals a book of prophecy. That attitude, rather than Jonah's outward disobedience, was what upset God the most. On account of selfishness and sexual misbehavior, many families have been torn apart. And yet, the minute they genuinely repent even though that repentance is, admittedly, self-interested God is merciful. Jonah hated this idea because Nineveh was one of Israel's greatest enemies and Jonah wanted nothing to do with preaching to them! From the belly of the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD, his God. The last thing Jonah imagined was that God would bring a great sea creature to swallow him! Or whither shall I flee from thy face? The Psalmist wrote God founded the earth upon the seas (Psalm 24.1-2). Jonah responded: He said to them, Pick me up and throw me into the sea. But Jonahs hatred of these people is evident throughout the book even to the end. God demonstrated His ultimate mercy and grace in sending His Son to die for our sins and rising from the dead so we might have life and enjoy His fellowship forever. Reputation of wicked Nineveh well-known. Jonah could not understand Gods mercy to Israels enemies. What is your country? Because if God changed His mind, then theres a big question mark about His all knowing nature. Even the fallen deserve our love and respect as fellow human beings. The Ninevites werepagan, idolatrous Gentiles. Jonah's prayer is a masterpiece of heartfelt emotion and reaching out to God for mercy and forgiveness. In the story we see a portrait of sin and of Gods love for sinners. VI. All the while, they continue to ramble on about their right to do as they please. A tough case. The men did not accept Jonah's offer until they had made every effort to save themselves in other ways. Indeed, many people spend lots of money and go miles out of their way in order to be able to stay in sin. Another revealing study of the rhetorical aspects of Jonah is Rhetorical Criticism: Context, Method, and the Book of Jonah by Phyllis Trible. They refused Jonahs solution and rowed with greater intensity. Exceptions are Rahab, the harlot, Naaman, the Syrian general, Ruth, the Moabitess, and Nebuchadnezzar. In the final lines of the book, God speaks once again to Jonah: Are you so deeply grieved about the plant? Jesus used the word to refer to the sea creature which swallowed Jonah (Matthew 12.40). Of all the prophets, Jonah is perhaps the most reluctant; his struggle with sin is not hidden. The Book of Jonah is read in synagogue on the afternoon of Yom Kippur. What a change! Somewhat like Judas, Jonah and many other sinners do not repent to the Lord but rather are merely ashamed of themselves. Do not let them eat or drink water. We might have expected Jonah to be pleased. Wake up from your delusions. Do you have any idea how your behavior, your sins, are affecting the rest of us? We read: 7Each man said to his mate, Come, let us cast lots so we may learn on whose account this calamity has struck us. So they cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah. The mariners, fearing for their lives, also lose wealth. But you can't run from the God who controls storms and big fish. What is your occupation? So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. In that story, a landowner contracted with laborers early in the morning to pay a denarius for a days work. 11While given star billing, the sea creature was a prop, not an essential player in the drama. I have a couple of suggestions. May Bob Pierece's prayer also be ours: "Let my heart be broken with the things that break the heart of God." Nineveh is the capital of Syria, the mortal enemy of Israel. The passage reveals Jonahs thinking and motivation in fleeing God. Rob, Thanks as always for your helpful suggestions. Gamble against God and youll lose. III. Note that he also puts down good money in order to flee. And should not I care about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons?!. The Lord knows. Students of rhetoric can find no better example of the art than this literary gem. 16Then the men feared the Lord greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows. When Godquestioned Jonah over his anger about the loss of the gourd he responded: My anger is justifiedeven to death(Jonah 4.9). if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not. The mariners, fearing for their lives, also lose wealthand suffer great losses (by throwing their cargo overboard) on account of Jonahs sinfulness. Who could endure without them? The text states 120,000 did not know their right hand from their left (Jonah 4.11). He expected to die. How much of our trouble comes from our sin? Deor. He revealed he was a Jew and despite his disobedience, he declared he feared the Lord God of heaven who made the sea and the dry land.4Jonah retained his testimony and witness. ), and Herodotus (4th century B.C.) But on particular occasions, He reveals Himself and acts. He went down into the heart of the earth as in Matthew 12 and brought back those saints that had died and took Paradise to heaven. The book of Nahum prophesied and described its doom. Jesus called this day the Tribulation (Matthew 24.21, 29). Even the fallen deserve our love and respect as fellow human beings. Jonah decided it was better to live than to die, due to his discomfort. Am I correct in my understanding that Jonah did not want to go to Nineveh because he was a good law keeping Jew because Jews had no dealings with gentiles? Julie Rogo. If you wont do it for your own sake, then do it for oursbut call on the Lord! The Bible is replete with examples. Proverbs 16:33, "The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord" (comp. that not everyone is willing or able to be corrected. Both messages resonate on Yom Kippur: repentance is staggeringly hard but Gods mercy is generous and swift. In the end, they DID finally turn to God in repentance. The men decide to draw lots to see who is responsible for the storm and the lot falls on Jonah. Einstein was wrong. Let us cast lots. But their rowing is futile and the storm continues to rage, so they reluctantly toss Jonah into the sea, instantly calming the waters. It presents two very different stories about repentance. The men recognized they were in the grip of a different kind of God, an all-powerful GodJonahs Godthe one true God. Now, God had blessed themand used him to do it. Though battered and exhausted, this was their day of salvationthe best day of their lives. That was Jonah. Jonahs defiance sends him and others headlong into a storm. Three days later, in a figurative rebirth, the fish spits Jonah up onto the land. I knew You would find a way to spare and bless these pagans. Literal vs. Figurative Interpretation of City Size. Or whither shall I flee from thy face? God's Lesson in Compassion. Literal vs. Figurative Interpretation of City Size, Faith vs. Works in James: Resolving the Problem, But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the. Comp. Yom Kippur Prayer Services. Does he change his mind? He belonged to the tribe of Zebulon and ministered during the reign of King Jeroboam II (c.786746 BC). Better that way. AEschylus, 'Electr.,' 1354; 'Theb.,' 598; Horat., 'Carm.,' 3:2, 26, etc.) Some think God is absent from the worlds affairs, that the world goes on unnoticed by Him. But God would have us reach out to the sinner, to correct with love. To paraphrase: God, I told you they would just repent and you, being a merciful God, would forgive them. In Jonahs responses, he encountered non-Jews: the sailors and the captain and the Ninevites and their king. d. Few examples of Gentile salvation exist in the Old Testament. In many American courtrooms, upon the pronouncement of a death sentence, the judge says. This word is used for Gods hurling the storm, sailors tossing ballast from the ship, and Jonah being cast into the sea (Jonah 1.4, 5, 12, 15). The unusual nature of the tempest showed them that it was sent in judgment. Jonah instinctively knows that if they repent of their sinfulness they will grow stronger. 1. Jonah tried to run away from God in the opposite direction of Nineveh and headed by boat to Tarshish. 6The Hebrew reads, , a great fish. 3 For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me. Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple., ut You have brought up my life from the pit, O, Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple (Jonah 2.4). The Lord upbraided their lack of faith (Mark 4.40; Luke 8.25) but Jonahs sailors became believers. Such objections fall outside the realm of serious scholarship for the Lord Himself attested to itshistoricity (Matthew 12.39-41; Luke 11.29-32) and removed all doubt of the record. Its a pretty bad day for a prophet when those whom he is supposed to address, must turn and call, First there comes the pointed question, What are you doing asleep?. Great work Sir Samdahl! Hi John just a few verses about the heart of the earth. 7Charles Halton. The earth with its bars was around me forever, but You have brought up my life from the pit, O Lord my God. It reveals God's greatness and man's pettiness. When I read the Biblical account, I see that Jonah actually dies and is resurrected. The challenge for believers is to rejoice in Gods salvation and His goodness. 2, 26-30. God is sovereign. All the while, they continue to ramble on about their right to do as they please. Alex, Jonah's former student, reconnects with Jonah randomly in an airport. Numbers 32:23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out. The text reads they feared the Lord greatly, offered a sacrifice to the Lord, and made vows (Jonah 1.16). 7 Then the crew cast lots to see which of them had offended the gods and caused the terrible storm. Whither shall I go from thy spirit? The Ninevites' lostness did not greatly burden Jonah. It is a story of repentance. 2 questions. From one end of the Mediterranean to the other, God pursued Jonah, and Jonah ended up right back where he started, with the call of God, in Israel. 1 But it greatly displeased Jonah and he became angry. The misfortune of the Israelites at Ai was consequent on the sin of Achan (Joshua 7.). Sometimes, to get a mans attention, God creates havoc. Jonah instinctively knows that if they repent of their sinfulness they will grow stronger. Jonahs evangelistic message was brief. Ultimately, a king forgives because he chooses to forgive, not because of the actions of a subject. This is what every sinner, whether outside the Church or inside, needs to hear:wake up and look at what youre doing; see how youre affecting yourself and all of us. Jonah was one of only four writing prophets that Jesus mentioned by name during His earthly ministry (Isaiah, Daniel, and Zechariah were the others). This would mean the metroplex was about 60 miles in diameter (comparable to modern Dallas-Ft. Worth). Our present age, the Church age, which has lasted for nearly 2,000 years since the Apostle Paul, exemplifies this fact. I agree that Christ was the first to be permanently raised from the dead. Jesus, declared, for just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth (Matthew 12.40). And if swallowed, revive him? What is your country, and to what people do you belong? Jonah answered them, I am a Hebrew, I worship the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land. Now the men were seized with great fear and said to him, How could you do such a thing? They knew that he was fleeing from the LORD, because he had told them. The Scriptures state Jesus was in the earth 3 days and 3 nights. Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple. 5Water encompassed me to the point of death. Jonah's willingness also shows his awareness that his actions had displeased God. c. Proclamation was one of Judgment. but Jonah is the only book of the Bible that begins with it. Judges 7:13,14 And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along, Isaiah 41:6,7 They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage, Joshua 7:14-18 In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man, Judges 20:9,10 But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it; , 1 Samuel 10:20,21 And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken, Joshua 7:10,13 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? She didn't kill Ben, it wasnt her decision or choice, she let them kill Ben. He did not care for the hundreds of thousands of Ninevites, their children, or their animals. After having dealt with the entire human race for 2,000 years, God established a new program with Abraham, known as the Abrahamic Covenant. Too many wander around in a kind of delirium, a moral sleep, talking about their rights and insisting that what they do is nobody elses business. Yet all the while the storm winds buffet and others suffer for what they do. Each response was internal (were afraid, believed), spoken (cried to god, proclaimed a fast), and active (cast wares, put on sackcloth). Perhaps because he cannot see a way out of this hole of wrongdoing, and perhaps because he would probably die anyway, Jonah tells the crew that their only option is to throw him overboard an act that will supposedly appease God and save the ship from the storm. In effect, Jonah says to them, Kill me. It is of course the children who suffer the most pain and injustice as a result of so much bad adult behavior. Note that Jonahs defiance also endangers others. Just my thoughts. Response of Those in Command: Captain and King. Online and in the booth, he has done voice work with studios in Tokyo and across LA. The other has Jonah alone with God. One cannot but be reminded of Jesus disciples experience in a storm on the sea of Galilee (Matthew 8.23-27; Mark 4.36-41; Luke 8.22-25). Despair-They asked, What shall we do with you, that the sea may quiet down for us? For the sea was growing more and more turbulent. I learned a lot. Does he remember something? "Little I wonder if the ship is wreckedWhich carries thee and thy ill-gotten wealth." 9The message was certainly longer, but this was the central message. Then, God prepared() a worm to eat the gourd which killed it (Jonah 4.7). 2 Chronicles 36.23; Ezra 7.21; Nehemiah 2.20; Daniel 2.18-19, 37, 44). I wish I were dead! I just knew it. The other worker, with whom he made no contract (whatever was right), received pay according to the landowners heart. Jonah has been able to grasp the situations they have been in all show but can't seem to grasp that Ben was putting the whole family/operation at risk and Wendy had to chose between him or everyone and everything else. Jonahs ministry is the greatest exception. To all this pain can be added many other sufferingscaused by our greed, addiction, lack of forgiveness, pride, impatience, and lack of charity. 1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God. The Ninevites repented from wickedness to righteousness. Ask Jonah. One problem with analyses of the size of Nineveh is to assume the city was only within the city walls. Under the intolerably beating sun, Jonah cries out to God in anger, and this time simply begs for death. As a result, they cast lots to learn about this strange man. Their change of heart is immediate and totalfrom the king on all the way down to the animals who fast and don sackcloth and ashes (signs of mourning and repentance) right alongside their human masters. The people of Nineveh repented, and God spared the city. The cartoonish image of animals fasting and wearing sackcloth is meant to emphasize the totality of the citys repentance. When they did this, the lots identified Jonah as the culprit. This is why God makes statements such as 2 Chronicles 7.14. So, too, are we when we defiantly indulge sinfulness. On whose account has this calamitystruck us? His words revealed his change of attitude: That which I have vowed I will pay. The city walls did not encircle this entire areaas archaeology has discovered. Maybe, just maybe, God would change His mind and destroy the city. Not so, Jonah. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Prophets: Jonah 1:7 They all said to each other Come (Jon. Nineveh is the capital of Syria, the mortal enemy of Israel. They needed to be destroyed! The book of Jonah ends with God having the last word: 10Then the Lord said, You had compassion on the plant for which you did not work and which you did not cause to grow, which came up overnight and perished overnight. We are currently reading Jonah's story in daily Mass. He was not helping to lighten the ship or praying for deliverance: a total slacker. One of the great cities of the ancient world, it was finally destroyed by a coalition of Babylonians, Medes, Persians, Chaldeans, Scythians and Cimmerians in 612 B.C. God promised that the covenant line, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, through whom came the Jews, would bless Gentiles. The sailors, captain, king, nobles, etc. His scoffing and defiance likely result from hatred or excessive nationalism. That fear had been realized. Of all the prophets, Jonah is perhaps the most reluctant; his struggle with sin is not hidden. Responding to Gods grace begins by believing Pauls gospel of grace (Acts 20.24): that Christ died for our sins and rose from the dead (1 Corinthians 15.1-4). We are currently reading Jonahs story in daily Mass. Here, Jonah a prophet who likely understood what was happening might, indeed should have taken responsibility for the storm and prayed to his God to save the innocent sailors. Sept. cont. Jonah had gone down () to Joppa (Jonah 1.3), down to the ship (Jonah 1.3), down to the hold (Jonah 1.5). Jonah Scott is a Voice Actor, Singer and Twitch Streamer from Los Angeles. VII. Such conditions may explain the phrase king of Nineveh rather than king of Assyria and the fact the kings decree was issued in concert with his nobles. Yes, God works with the sinner, drawing him back. Indeed, many people spend lots of money and go miles out of their way in order to be able to stay in sin. He slept in the ships hold. Thanks so much. 2. No one is merely an individual;we are also members of the Body, members of the community, whether we want to admit it or not. Yom Kippur in the Community. At the end of the day, 6 p.m., his foreman paid each man a denarius. So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. Rebirth, it seems, is short-lived. Tell us, they said, what is your business? (Conington's trans.). After God delivered him, Jonah traveled to Nineveh and prophesied that the Lord would destroy the city because of its wickedness. Jonah did his best to escape one great fish, only to be swallowed by another. There were not. Many people today talk about victimless sins,. He was at such peace he was sleeping through a storm that had everyone else petrified with fear. Except Jonah. . He did not plant, water, or fertilize it. The Assyrians were a fearsome people who worshiped false gods and idols. This time, Jonah obeyed. Then the sea will become calm for you, for I know that on account of me this great storm has come upon you (Jonah 1.12). What we do, or fail to do, affects others. Read Jonah for Spiritual Growth. God does deliver Jonah. V. Dressing Down-The captain came to him and said, What are you doing asleep? Jonah is now beginning to come to his senses,but not with godly sorrow, more with worldly sorrow. Next they say to him, Pray!In other words, get back in touch with God, from whom youre running. "Pol minume miror, navis si fracta est tibi,Scelus te et sceleste parta quae vexit bona.". Jonah was an enigma. John, God set aside the Gentiles in terms of His direct contact and blessing. (On the Christian view of "lots," see Dr. Pusey's Commentary, pp. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice. To defy means to resist what one is told to do, openly and boldly. 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