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Texts -- Jonah 1:9-17 (NET)

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1:9 He said to them, “I am a Hebrew ! And I worship the Lord , the God of heaven , who made the sea and the dry land .” 1:10 Hearing this, the men became even more afraid and said to him, “What have you done ?” (The men said this because they knew that he was trying to escape from the Lord , because he had previously told them .) 1:11 Because the storm was growing worse and worse , they said to him, “What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?” 1:12 He said to them, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea to make the sea quiet down , because I know it’s my fault you are in this severe storm .” 1:13 Instead, they tried to row back to land , but they were not able to do so because the storm kept growing worse and worse. 1:14 So they cried out to the Lord , “Oh, please , Lord , don’t let us die on account of this man ! Don’t hold us guilty of shedding innocent blood . After all, you , Lord , have done just as you pleased .” 1:15 So they picked Jonah up and threw him into the sea , and the sea stopped raging . 1:16 The men feared the Lord greatly , and earnestly vowed to offer lavish sacrifices to the Lord .
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1:17 The Lord sent a huge fish to swallow Jonah , and Jonah was in the stomach of the fish three days and three nights .

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

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  • Naaman (Aram. gracious) was commander of the Aramean army under Ben-Hadad II (cf. 1 Kings 15:18, 20). Leprosy in the ancient world degenerated the bodies of its victims and eventually proved fatal. At this time no one could c...
  • This concluding exhortation contains a title for God unique in the Psalter. It highlights His sovereignty and was a favorite of the postexilic community (2 Chron. 36:23; Ezra 2:1; 5:11-12; 6:9-10; 7:12, 21, 23 [twice]; Neh. 1...
  • "Ezekiel's vision of God's glory had provided the needed perspectivefor his task (1:4-2:7). The messagehe was to deliver was provided by God (2:8-3:11). Then he needed motivationto direct him to the task. That motivation was ...
  • 9:1 In the final vision that Amos recorded, he saw Yahweh standing beside an altar. The altar at Bethel is probably in view since Bethel was the worship site in view in most of this book and since Amos' encounter with Amaziah...
  • Since the rise of critical scholarship in the nineteenth century, many writers and teachers now believe that the events recorded in this book were not historical.8They interpret this book as an allegory or as a parable.The al...
  • I. The disobedience of the prophet chs. 1-2A. Jonah's attempt to flee from God 1:1-3B. Jonah's lack of compassion 1:4-6C. Jonah's failure to fear his sovereign God 1:7-10D. The sailors' compassion and fear of God 1:11-16D. Jo...
  • The sailors interrogated Jonah about his reasons for travelling on their ship, but it was his failure to live consistently with his convictions that amazed them.1:7 It appears to have been common among the heathen to cast lot...
  • Rather than becoming God's instrument of salvation Jonah became an object for destruction because he rebelled against God.1:11 The sailors might have known what to do with Jonah had he been a criminal guilty of some crime aga...
  • For the second time in this incident God took the initiative to move His prophet to carry out His will (cf. v. 1). This time Jonah turned to the Lord.1:17 The identity of the great fish remains a mystery since the only record...
  • The following prayer is mainly thanksgiving for deliverance from drowning. It is not thanksgiving for deliverance from the fish. Jonah prayed it while he was in the fish. Evidently he concluded after some time in the fish's s...
  • Again the writer glorified Yahweh by attributing control of this formidable sea creature to Him (cf. 1:17). The first and the second chapters both close on this note. The Hebrew text says, "The Lord spoke to the fish"(cf. 1:1...
  • The second half of this book records Jonah's obedience to the Lord following his initial disobedience (chs. 1-2). However, he was not completely obedient in his attitudes even though he was in his actions....
  • Jonah's proclamation moved the Ninevites to humble themselves and seek divine mercy.3:5 The people believed in God because of the message from God that Jonah had brought to them. Fasting and wearing sackcloth were signs of se...
  • The reader might assume that the Lord's deliverance of the Ninevites from imminent doom is the climax of the story. This is not the case. The most important lesson of the book deals with God's people and specifically God's in...

Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)

  • Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2. Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before Me. 3. But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the...
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