Commentary of the book jonah

Spurgeons bible commentaries commentary on the song of solomon spurgeon commentary series holman old testament commentary hosea, joel, amos, obadiah, jonah, micah spurgeons sermon notes. This commentary explores the book of jonah, providing historical and literal context, interpretative insights, and practical application principles. Nov 11, 2012 but god is not finished with jonah, as 1. The book of jonah relates how god told jonah to go to the major assyrian city of nineveh and there prophecy that after 40 days it would be overturned.

The book of jonah is followed by michah micah, which in turn is followed by nachum. Jonahs reluctance to bring that message mirrors the israelites equally stubborn disinterest in the relation of the assyrians to god. He examines jonahs inner process, telling us what jonah must have. The book of jonah, written primarily in the third person, does not explicitly name the prophet as the author of his own account, but we have no reason to doubt either the inspiration or the historical veracity of the book. We read nowhere in the book that jonah confessed his sin and received a new heart. Commentary on the book of jonah jonah 1 1the word of the lord came to jonah the son of amittai saying, 2arise, go to nineveh the great city and cry against it, for their wickedness has come up before me. Jonah 2 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. As the grace commentary on jonah is written, posts will be added to the chapters below. Best jonah commentaries updated for 2020 best bible. Douglas stuart hoseajonah word biblical commentary, 1987. Probably jonah was himself the penman of this book, and he, as moses and other inspired penmen, records his own faults, which is an evidence that in these writings they designed gods glory and not their own.

The theme of repentance nominates it for being read on yom kippur, but it has less to say about repentance than it. Haimo of auxerre teams commentary by deborah everhart jul 1, 1993. As the sections are completed, this is where they will get posted. But he could not understand how god could love even foreign nations who did bad things. Jonah therefore is the only prophet of the ot revealing the grace of god towards the heathen. Best commentaries and books on jonah logos bible software.

So if you are interested in studying jonah, bookmark this page, and check back soon. Aside from portions of the book of jeremiah and daniel, all of the other. Hugh martin on jonah is both a commentary and a devotional cla. It tells the story of god commanding the prophet jonah to preach in nineveh, but jonah. It is particularly difficult to identify the central theme that unites all the elements of the story in the book of jonah into a literary and conceptual whole. The word of the lord came to jonah and jonah refused. How the rebirth of tribalism, populism, nationalism, and identity politics is destroying american democracy, as well as from his 2010 commentary piece what kind of socialist is barack obama. The events recorded in the book probably covered only a few months or years at the most. Firstly the book of jonah is a proof of gods unlimited grace and mercy not only for his earthly people israel but also for the impious heathen city of nineveh. I used to think that god never gave reasons for what he does but now i am convinced that god always makes commentary to jonah rev. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. Jonah is the only narrative included in the books of the minor prophets.

The lord had given a specific great fish a new task swallow jonah. Jonah signifies a dove, a proper name for all gods prophets, all his people, who ought to be harmless as doves, and to mourn as doves for the sins and calamities of the land. His making use of us is an evidence of his being at. Though i must state that the author is writing from the view of didactic fiction meaning that he views the book of jonah as based on a historical figure and life, but not a record of literal history. Their wickedness, as that of nineveh, is a bold and open affront to god. It concerns a disobedient prophet who rejected his divine commission, was cast overboard in a storm and swallowed by a great fish, rescued in a marvelous manner, and returned to his starting point. Yet, weighted down with sin, he is miserable and sulking in self pity and pride.

Passing over the brief prophecy of obadiah, with its veiled reference to the messiah in saviours who will go up on mount zion, under the leadership of the jehovahsaviour, for the kingdom shall be the lords obadiah 1. Jonah is the central character in the book of jonah, in which god commands him to go to the city of nineveh to prophesy against it for their great wickedness is come up before me, but jonah instead attempts to flee from the presence of the lord by going to jaffa and sailing to tarshish. God spoke to jonah in his own unique and powerful way and he told jonah to do two things. Now the word of the lord came to jonah the son of amittai, saying. The witness of jonah max reich the messianic hope of israel. The book of jonah is the most beautiful story ever written in so small a compass, only 28 english words. Jonah lived during jeroboam iis reign over the northern kingdom of israel 793753 b. The book of jonah demonstrates that ancient peoples who were outside of that mosaic covenant relationship with jehovah were nonetheless accountable to heavens moral law. While jonah eventually did what he was asked to do, the book closes with showing jonah as a bitter man.

The prophetic significance of this book not only lies in the short message in nineveh but also in the entire history of jonah described in his book. This commentary has been through advanced theological checking. One could describe kimchis commentary as psychological. However, the opening words of the book, now the word of yahweh came to jonah the son of amittai 1. You can find the best commentary on jonah for you using the tools on the right side. Top 5 commentaries on the book of jonah ligonier ministries. The book of nachum speaks almost entirely of the sinful city of nineveh and its final destruction. He quotes his father in his commentary to the book of jonah.

Jehovah looked down upon nineveh and observed the wickedness of these people jon. His making use of us is an evidence of his being at peace with us. Jesus said, for as jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth matthew 12. Over 250 sermons including notes, commentary and illustrations. The theme of repentance nominates it for being read on yom. T he book of jonah is an old testament story which tells about how the prophet jonah refused to follow the lord. The books of joel, obadiah, jonah, and micah the new international commentary on the old testament. The book of jonah is listed among the minor prophets, but jonah is nowhere in this book called a prophet. F2 but, of course, such criticisms are apparently founded in ignorance of the truth that, this is a common formulary linking together revelations and histories. We left jonah in the belly of the fish, and had reason to think we should hear no more of him, that if he were not destroyed by the waters of the sea he would be consumed in the bowels of that leviathan, out of whose mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire, and whose breath kindles coals, job. This essay builds on themes and ideas from his latest book, suicide of the west. Jonah 2 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the.

Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The book begins with god telling jonah to go to the great city of nineveh. In this commentary on the prophet jonah, the author will take the reader on a tour of the historical background, the main characters and their role, the main argument, the main purpose, and an. Jonah free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. Jonah went out of the city and built a himself a booth in full view of the city so he could watch it. Commentary on the book of jonah relevant bible teaching.

Jonah 2 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. He was gods instrument to carry out gods will on earth. I am currently writing commentary on the book of jonah. So based on the date and message of the book of jonah, the view of this commentary is that jonah is the originator of the story, but it was passed down orally for several hundred years, being modified and changed over time, until it was eventually recorded by a later author who lived in judea during the postexilic time period, and was using the. This meant according to the understanding of jonah that nineveh would be destroyed. Jonah should have been happy rejoicing over the greatness and glory of god. The broad variety of opinions on this subject from the talmudic sages through modem commentaries can be subsumed under four basic headings. This summary of the book of jonah provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of jonah. Read and study jonah, including book summary, with the versebyverse bible commentary. A free bible commentary on the book of jonah in simple english. Yonah is a strange prophet, and sefer yonah the book of jonah a strange book. And one of the synagogue readings for yom kippur is the book of jonah in hebrew, sefer yonah. Jonah signifies a dove, a proper name for all gods prophets.

Jonahs experiences form the main contents and purpose of the book. The style of the book of jonah is distinctive among the prophetic books. This book was an exceptionally good and concise commentary on the book of jonah. Jonah was the son of amittai, of gathhepher in zebulun called gittahhepher in jos 19. Aug 10, 2010 yonah is a strange prophet, and sefer yonah the book of jonah a strange book. Verse 1 now the word of jehovah came unto jonah the son of amittai, saying, now enemies of this book do not hesitate to take the ax to the very first word in it, affirming that, jonah is a fragment, the continuation of a larger work. How haughty were his actions and disrespectful of god. Jonah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. It is a well known story for obvious reasons, not least of which are a disobedient prophet, an obedient fish and a wicked nation that starts out bad, yet ends up good. The structure of the book of jonah the book of jonah has an interesting structure that might be described as mirror images, or book ends, or, more technically, a chiastic structure. The story of jonah and the whale the book of jonah. This did not mean, however, that jonah remained the same. Nachum lived after jonah had brought nineveh to repentance, but evidently their repentance was only temporary.

It shows that god has given these people repentance for life. The book of jonah, therefore, is a statement made through the wonderful medium of the story of jonah of gods compassion even of a pagan people like the ninevites who were enemies of the jews. Jonahs deliverance came after three days and nights had passed, providing a foreshadowing of jesus resurrection. In chapters 1 and 4, the prophet is rebelling against god. Commentary on jonah spurgeon commentary series spurgeons commentary on the bible. This book of jonah, though it be placed here in the midst of the prophetical books of scripture, is yet rather a history than a prophecy. The book of tobit, though not in the canon, is all the same used by the men of the church, and he it. Jonah 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Jonah s experiences form the main contents and purpose of the book. For israel or the jews, respectively, this was very difficult to understand for they considered only themselves as gods. Jonah goldberg holds the asness chair in applied liberty at the american enterprise institute. Through some supernatural events, god convinced him to obey and carry out the lords plan. Jonah did not want to go on this mission and attempted to flee to tarshish in spain. Listen to chuck swindoll s overview of jonah in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork.

An easyenglish 2800 word vocabulary commentary on the book of jonah. You will also find options for commentaries on jonah that help pastors, teachers, and readers with application of the bible, commentaries that approach the scripture versebyverse, classic christian commentaries, and much more. David guzik commentary on jonah 1, where jonah receives a call from god, but decides to run from him, which god prevents by sending a storm. For i know what the prophet jonah has said about nineveh. The honour god put upon jonah, in giving him a commission to go and prophesy against nineveh. Verses 12 this book is a story about god and jonah. Read jonah 1 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Book of jonah overview insight for living ministries. David kimchi was an important scholar of hebrew grammar and wrote michlol, an early comprehensive study of it. When we left jonah at the end of chapter one it is fair to say he was in a slightly sticky situation. The only prophetic message that jonah announced was the one about the coming judgment over nineveh jonah 1. Study the bible online using commentary on jonah 1 and more. Jonah 2 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Jonah chapter 1 coffmans commentary of the new testament.