About the book of jonah in the bible

Jonah 1, new international version niv the bible app. The condition of his soul, and gods loving discipline of him, instruct and humble the reader. Key personalities include jonah, the captain and the ships crew and the people of nineveh. 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. Summary of the book of jonah the story of the bible. Apr 12, 2016 the book of jonah is a subversive story about a rebellious prophet who despises his god for loving his enemies. The story of a fish swallowing a man and the man living sounds impossible, and since most liberal scholars deny the possibility of the supernatural, they reject the book of jonah as anything but a fairy tale. Gods determination to get his message to the nations. Watch our overview video on the book of jonah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Jonah is identified as a prophet and servant of god during the reign of king jeroboam ii of israel 2 kings 14.

Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, why hast thou done this. Navigating a life interrupted member book by priscilla shirer provides a personal study experience five days a week, leader helps, and viewer guides for the group video sessions of this in depth womens bible study. Book of jonah, the fifth of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, embraced in a single book, the twelve, in the jewish canon. He went down to joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. But jonah ran away from the lord and headed for tarshish. Unlike other old testament prophetic books, jonah is not a collection of the prophets oracles but primarily a narrative about the man. Unlike other old testament prophetic books, jonah is not a collection of the prophets oracles but primarily a. Navigating a life interrupted bible study book by priscilla shirer provides a personal study experience five days a week, leader helps, and viewer guides for the group video sessions of this in depth womens bible study. The book of jonah is a subversive story about a rebellious prophet who despises his god for loving his enemies. Jonah or jonas, in the hebrew bible tanakhold testament, is a prophet of the northern kingdom of israel in about the 8th century bce. The book of the twelve prophets was originally on one. The bible is full of men and women who, despite their best efforts, suffer from a chronic lack of love. Jonah went at once to nineveh in accordance with the lords command.

The holy bible book 32 jonah kjv dramatized audio youtube. The book of jonah is a book of the neviim prophets in the hebrew bible. The book of jonah recounts real events in the life and ministry of the prophet himself. The book of jonah introduction to the book of jonah in the bible. Listen to chuck swindolls overview of jonah in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. Jonah 1 niv bible the word of the lord came to jonah son. Jonah is the book of the bible which perhaps has been criticized more than any other. While jonah eventually did what he was asked to do, the book closes with showing jonah as a bitter man. Jonah 1 niv jonah flees from the lord the word of bible. Unfortunately, many christians thoughtlessly cast aspersions upon this important book in the canon of scripture without realizing that they are playing into the hands of the critics and innocently becoming the dupes of the skeptics. The book is replete with irony, wherein much of its humor lies. The book of jonah is one of the key readings in judaism during yom kippur, the day of atonement, which occurs on the tenth day of tishri following rosh hashanah, generally in september or early october. So go there and tell them to stop doing such evil things. Full text in english of the book of jonah my jewish learning.

Literary characteristics unlike most other prophetic parts of the ot, this book is a narrative account of a single prophetic mission. Book of jonah read, study bible verses online bible study tools. Amp then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. Jonah bible study outlinecontents by chapter and verse. No writer in the bible tells such a bad story about himself. The original king james bible included the apocrypha but in a separate section. He is the central figure of the book of jonah, in which he is called upon by god to travel to nineveh and warn its residents of impending divine wrath. The name jonah means dove in hebrew, but jonahs character is anything but dovelike. Book of jonah overview insight for living ministries. Outside the book jonah is mentioned only in 2 kings 14.

The book is written in the 3rd person, and no author is identified any where in the bible. It tells of a hebrew prophet named jonah son of amittai who is sent by god to. The book of jonah the book is unique in that it is more concerned with the prophet himself than with his prophecy. Jonah started out and made his way into the city the distance of one days walk, and proclaimed. Go to the great city of nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me. Now the rest of the acts of jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of jehu the son of hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of israel. I have heard about the many evil things the people are doing there. Jonah niv jonah flees from the lord the word of bible. Navigating a life interrupted member book by priscilla shirer provides a personal study experience five days a week, leader helps, and viewer guides for the group video sessions of this indepth womens bible study. Jonah 1 new international version niv jonah flees from the lord. But, as every bible student knows, his plans were soon thwarted.

Jonah is commanded to go east to nineveh but flees toward the westernmost possible point 1. Jonah flees from the lord the word of the lord came to jonah son of amittai. In this 7session bible study, priscilla redefines interruption and shows that. Now the word of the lord came unto jonah the son of. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for tarshish to flee from the lord. This is because the story is not very favourable towards jonah. Many critics however want to lower the book of jonah to an allegory, a parable or a legend because of the miracles described in it especially the appearing of the great fish devouring jonah. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for. Introduction jonah is one of the most ridiculed books by liberal scholars.

Intro to jonah biblica the international bible society. Full text in english of the book of jonah my jewish. T he book of jonah is an old testament story which tells about how the prophet jonah refused to follow the lord. Mar 16, 2019 written by the prophet jonah, son of amittai, around 785760 b. Although the book is written in the third person, the traditional view is that jonah is the author of the book, and there is no persuasive reason to theorize about an unknown author. The most popular bible verses from jonah found 48 verses jonah 1. This is the holy book of jonah, known simply as jonah.

Book of jonah, the fifth of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, embraced in a single book, the twelve, in the. But jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep. The purpose of this book is to show that god is a merciful and gracious god. Jonah was a prophet in the land of israel about 800750 bc. Jonah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The book contains fascination interaction between men and god, which sasson brings out well. 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. Unfortunately, many christians thoughtlessly cast aspersions upon this important book in the canon of scripture without realizing that they are playing into the hands of the critics and innocently becoming the dupes of. The audience of the book of jonah was the people of israel and all future readers of the bible and, typically, prophets issued warnings or gave instructions to the people of israel. Nineveh was an enormously large city a three days walk across. The book of jonah is the fifth book in the christian canons and the. During this time, an important event happened to israel.

It tells of a hebrew prophet named jonah son of amittai who is sent by god to prophesy the destruction of nineveh but tries to escape the divine mission. This is, in my opinion, the best and most beautiful. Jonah is the fifth of the twelve prophets in the book of the twelve in hebrew scripture. Now the word of the lord came to jonah son of amittai, saying amp. 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. The book of jonah is one of the key readings in judaism during yom kippur. Jonah is perhaps one of the least understood books of the bible, with most people unable to get by the whale actually, dag gadol, or great fish. Written by the prophet jonah, son of amittai, around 785760 b.

Go to the great city of nineveh and preach against it, because its. Book of jonah, also spelled jonas, the fifth of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, embraced in a single book, the twelve, in the jewish canon. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. The book of jonah, written primarily in the third person, does not explicitly name the. Prophet jonah runs away, jonah in the belly of the fish, prays, obeys god, nineveh, bottlegourd, mercy. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. 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. Navigating a life interrupted bible study book by priscilla shirer provides a personal study experience five days a week, leader helps, and viewer guides for the group video sessions of this indepth womens bible study. He went down to joppa and found a ship bound for tarshish. The book of jonah is narrative history and a prophetic oracle.