PDF-Jonah: the prophet

Activity Sheet These activities have been produced by KUCA News in the SA Synod of the Uniting Church in Australiacharge This material may be freely used in worship and related activities in churche. The first pillar of Islam is our testimony that;. T. here is no God but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. . The first half of this testimony is our declaration of monotheism. . The second half is our declaration that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is Allah’s Messenger.. 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. Jonah . 1:1. 1. The word of the . Lord. came to Jonah son of . Amittai. :. 2. “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.. ”. 3. But Jonah ran away from the . : 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. 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. 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 . When You Get a Second Chance – JONAH 3.  . .  7 Where can I go from your Spirit? .        Where can I flee from your presence?.  . 8 . If I go up to the heavens, you are there; .        if I make my bed in the depths. 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. 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. 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 . 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.”. os. the Prophet, the expansion of Islam was not stopped..  Akbar, the Mughal king had started a series of experiments with Islam, propagating his own religion Din-. i. -. Ilahi. , an amalgamation of Hindu and Muslim beliefs. In these circumstances, Sheikh Ahmad set upon himself the task of purifying the Muslim society. His aim was to rid Islam of the accretions of Hindu Pantheism. He was highly critical of the philosophy of .