PPT-God pursues Jonah for a

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. 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. 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 . Jonah gets off to a bad start…. Jonah . 1:1. 1. The word of the . Lord. came to Jonah son of . Amittai. :. Jonah gets off to a bad start…. Jonah . 1:1. 1. The word of the . Lord. came to Jonah son of . 1 John 4:10. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.. God pursues us with.... God pursues us with.... Proactive love. 1 John 4:19. 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 . 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. Ninevites. believed God. They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on . sackcloth.. Jonah 3. 6]When . the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.[7]Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: "By the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let any man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink.[8]But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence.[9]Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish."[10]When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction he had threatened.. Jonah gets off to a bad start…. Jonah . 1:1. 1. The word of the . Lord. came to Jonah son of . Amittai. :. Jonah gets off to a bad start…. Jonah . 1:1. 1. The word of the . Lord. came to Jonah son of . 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. (Jon . 4:1-5) . But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. . . And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto .