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    Applied Biblical Studies of Jonah

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    The book of Jonah is unique among the minor prophets in that it is written as a historical narrative rather than a prophetic book. It tells the story of Jonah disobeying God's call to preach in Nineveh and instead running away by sea, only to be swallowed by a large fish. The overall theme is God's compassion for all people, shown through his willingness to spare Nineveh from destruction when they repent at Jonah's preaching. A secondary theme is humanity's natural resistance to God's call, as seen in Jonah's initial refusal. The book was likely written either during the reign of Jeroboam II in the 8th century BC or later, after the fall of Nineveh

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    The book of Jonah is unique among the minor prophets in that it is written as a historical narrative rather than a prophetic book. It tells the story of Jonah disobeying God's call to preach in Nineveh and instead running away by sea, only to be swallowed by a large fish. The overall theme is God's compassion for all people, shown through his willingness to spare Nineveh from destruction when they repent at Jonah's preaching. A secondary theme is humanity's natural resistance to God's call, as seen in Jonah's initial refusal. The book was likely written either during the reign of Jeroboam II in the 8th century BC or later, after the fall of Nineveh

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    The book of Jonah is unique among the minor prophets in that it is written as a historical narrative rather than a prophetic book. It tells the story of Jonah disobeying God's call to preach in Nineveh and instead running away by sea, only to be swallowed by a large fish. The overall theme is God's compassion for all people, shown through his willingness to spare Nineveh from destruction when they repent at Jonah's preaching. A secondary theme is humanity's natural resistance to God's call, as seen in Jonah's initial refusal. The book was likely written either during the reign of Jeroboam II in the 8th century BC or later, after the fall of Nineveh

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    The book of Jonah is unique among the minor prophets in that it is written as a historical narrative rather than a prophetic book. It tells the story of Jonah disobeying God's call to preach in Nineveh and instead running away by sea, only to be swallowed by a large fish. The overall theme is God's compassion for all people, shown through his willingness to spare Nineveh from destruction when they repent at Jonah's preaching. A secondary theme is humanity's natural resistance to God's call, as seen in Jonah's initial refusal. The book was likely written either during the reign of Jeroboam II in the 8th century BC or later, after the fall of Nineveh

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    Applied Biblical Studies of Hosea

    Casey Lyden

    Overview of the Book


    The book of Jonah is different from the other minor prophets. It is written as a historical
    narrative and is more in line with the historical books of the Bible than the prophets. “The book
    gives us a brief glimpse into the life of Jonah, the “wrong-way prophet,” who ran from God and
    was swallowed by a fish. (KJV Study Bible Large Print Edition, Hardcover)

    Main Theme
    The overall theme of the book of Jonah is God’s compassion for everyone and his willingness to
    extend grace and mercy to all people. A secondary theme to Jonah is the natural resistance fallen
    humans have when called on to serve the Lord. Jonah understood his first call but decided to run
    instead of listening to the Lord’s direction. That decision to run came with consequences but it
    also provided an opportunity for the sailors to see the mighty power of God when the storm was
    calmed after Jonah went overboard. God didn’t give up on Jonah, he allowed him to pout and be
    angry but eventually, Jonah relented and received his second call. This was an unpleasant
    journey for Jonah, but he did as the Lord required of him and Nineveh repented however, this
    was not a happy outcome for Jonah, who was more concerned with the judgment he felt the
    people of Nineveh deserved than the grace God had chosen to bestow upon them.

    Time of Composition
    The date of composition is closely linked to who the author of Jonah was. “If Jonah wrote the
    book, then it would obviously date during the reign of Jeroboam II in the early eighth century,
    approximately 793 – 753 B.C.” (Nelson) If the book was written by someone other than Jonah,
    then it could have been written at any point after the incident described in the book occurred. If
    the book was written by a narrator, the argument could be made that it was written either during
    the pre-exilic reign of Jeroboam II or it could have a post-exilic date after the fall of Nineveh.

    Audience of Jonah
    The book of Jonah was written to all people, both Jew and Gentile, believer or non-believer. This
    book is unique, and its story is profoundly universal to all mankind. The purpose of the book of
    Jonah is to express God’s unwavering love for all men which can be seen “when he answered the
    prayers of the Gentile sailors and responded to the repentance of the pagan Ninevites.” (Nelson)
    Brief Outline of the Book
    1) Determined Retreat 1:1-3

    a) Go to Nineveh 1:1,2

    b) Jonah flees to Tarshish 1:3

    2) Providential Return 1:4 – 2:10

    a) The Lord sends a storm 1:4 – 9

    b) The sailors throw him overboard 1:10 - 16

    c) The Lord prepares a great fish 1:17

    d) Jonah prays 2:1-9

    e) He is deposited on land 2:10

    3) Successful revival 3:1-10

    a) A second chance is given 3:1-3

    b) Jonah preaches 3:4

    c) The population repents 3:5-9

    d) God relents 3:10

    4) Negative reaction 4:1-11

    a) Jonah is angry 4:1-5

    b) God teaches a lesson 4:6-11


    Bibliography

    KJV Study Bible Large Print Edition, Hardcover. Holman Bible Publishers, 2015, p. 1485.

    Nelson, Thomas. NLT, New Spirit-Filled Life Bible, Leathersoft, Gray: Kingdom Equipping
    Through the Power of the Word (Signature). Thomas Nelson, 2013, p. 1109.

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