PPT-Part 1 “Lessons from Jonah”

Lessons From Jonah We will survey the book reading our way through it Making observations as we go along O ffer lessons to be gleaned from each section T imeframe in which Jonah . I. Don’t let him board in the first place. But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish;. so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. You are , or should be turned to Jonah 1:17. 17 And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. . In the midst of punishment, God remembers mercy. Words and Music by Michael Hurd. [1] . Nineveh City. was a city of sin . The . jazzin. ’ and a-. jivin. ’ made a terrible din . Beat groups . playin. ’ a rock and roll . And the Lord when he heard it said, “Bless my soul!” . “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). What is repentance?. a . change of thought . to correct a wrong and gain forgiveness from a person who is wronged. a . confession to God . and stopping the sin against God. includes an . admission of guilt. Lesson 6 for May 11, 2013. HISTORICAL CONTEXT. If that conversion had been kept, Assyria would have avoided its total destruction a century later as prophet Nahum prophesied. .. Jonah’s preaching in Nineveh took place sometime during the reign of the Assyrian King Adad-ninari III (810-782 BC) who was contemporary with King Jeroboam II of Israel. 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 . 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 . 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 . 2 . He prayed to the . Lord. , “Isn’t this what I said, . Lord. , when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to . Tarshish. . I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity. . God called. Jonah ran. Jonah. God called. Jonah ran. Things got ugly. Jonah slept. A fish gulped. Jonah relented. Nineveh responded. Jonah sulked. God loved. Jonah 1:17. Jonah realized his sin!. . He pronounced his own punishment (vs. 12). . He thus admits HE DESERVES DEATH! . . Romans 6:23. It was Jonah’s just reward. God PREPARED a great fish/punishment. 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.