PPT-God called. Jonah ran.

God called Jonah ran God chased Jonah obeyed kind of Jonah preached Nineveh repented God spared Nineveh J onah pouted 1 Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time  2 Get up Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach the. 7 And they said to one another, "Come, let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us." So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. . They realize that the situation is extraordinary. You are , or should be turned to Jonah 2:3. Jonah. A Reprise. The prophet has fled from the presence of the Lord. In the process he has separated from the presence of his entire world;. Country. People. “Now . the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of . Amittai. , saying, . ‘Arise. , go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me. .’” . (. Jonah 1.1-2; ESV). : God feels compassion toward all of His creation. Jonah is about Jonah (and Israel). : Israel didn’t care about the destiny of other nations. Jonah is about us. : We . love mercy . for ourselves and justice for others. JONAH. Assyria . (Nineveh). Pre-Exile. ~ 782 . -. 753 BC. Likely timeline. 1 Jonah . 2 Joel . 3 Amos . 4 Hosea . 5 Micah . 6 Nahum . 7 Zephaniah . 8 Habakkuk . 9 Obadiah. 10 Haggai . purpose. God pursues Jonah for a purpose. God pursues Jonah for . repentance. God pursues Jonah for a purpose. God pursues Jonah for . repentance. God pursues Jonah for . rescue. God pursues Jonah for a purpose. 3 . (ESV). 3 . Then the word of the . Lord. came to Jonah the second time, saying, . 2 . “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you.” . 3 . So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the . 1. The word of the . Lord. came to Jonah son of . Amittai. :. Timeframe:. 2 Kings 14:25. 25 . He [King . Jeroboam II] . was the one who restored the boundaries of Israel from Lebo . Hamath. to the Sea of the . Jonah 3. So the people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them. Then word came to the king of Nineveh; and he arose from his throne and laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth and sat in ashes. And he caused it to be proclaimed and published throughout Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles saying,. Tarshish. ; for I know that You are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in . lovingkindness. , One who relents from doing harm. Therefore now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”. Lord. came to Jonah the son of . Amittai. , saying, . 2 . “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” . 3 . But Jonah rose to flee to . Outline. Overview of the Story of Jonah. Lessons to Learn. Forgiveness for All. The trap of self-righteousness. Abounding in Love. Conclusion. Background on Jonah. Jonah was a prophet during the reign of Jeroboam II in Israel. (2 Kings 14:25). (Jon 1:17) Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. .(. Jon . 2:1-4) . Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly. Text: Book of Jonah. 1. Rebellion = resistance to authority. Mt. 28:20. 2. Book of Jonah. Theme – Mercy of God. Purpose – To show the love of God and the fact that God wants all to be saved . Key Word - .