Nnncommentary of the book of jonah

The only prophetic message that jonah announced was the one about the coming judgment over nineveh jonah 1. And jonas prayed to the lord his god out of the belly of the fish. Book of jonah the prophet, the book of jonah commentary, bible study now the lord prepared a great fish to swallow up jonas. You will also remember how god provided jonah with a living submarine to get him back where he belonged. The book of jonah is unique among the books of the prophets. 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.

Therefore i retake up my commentaries with jonah after such a long absence. Jonah, a prophet of god, is told directly by god to go and preach to nineveh perhaps the largest city on earth at this time to repent of its wickedness. You can find the best commentary on jonah for you using the tools on the right side. Jonah is commanded to go east to nineveh but flees toward the westernmost possible point 1. The name jonah means dove in hebrew, but jonahs character is anything but dovelike. He quotes his father in his commentary to the book of jonah. This book is a journey through the jonah story, verse by verse, with some of the great bible commentators rashi, abraham ibn ezra, david kimchi, isaac abarbanel, and the malbimother biblical. Jonah therefore is the only prophet of the ot revealing the grace of god towards the heathen. In any case, from its style it is quite clear that the book of jonah was written centuries later. We are told, for example, that the great fish that swallowed jonah was specially created for this occasion when god created the world. The book of jonah was likely written between 793 and 758 b. Another story from the bible that many people know of is the story of jonah and the great fish.

Book of jonah overview insight for living ministries. The book of jonah recounts real events in the life and ministry of the prophet himself. If you have ever attended church, sunday school, or bedtime story sessions as a child, you have likely heard about the story in the book of jonah at some point. My main problem with this little book is how it ends. I am currently writing commentary on the book of jonah. Set in the reign of jeroboam ii 786746 bc, it was probably written in the postexilic period, some time between the late 5th to early 4th century bc. This meant according to the understanding of jonah that nineveh would be destroyed. Jonah has only four chapters, which makes it easy to outline the book chapterbychapter. New international commentary on the old testament nicot 9780802825315 by leslie c. As the grace commentary on jonah is written, posts will be added to the chapters below. The pursuit and arrest of him for that disobedience by a storm, in which he was asleep v. Using human logic many so called scholars, have questioned the authenticity of the book of jonah, because they find it hard to believe a fish could shallow and man and the man live.

An illustrious type of christ, who was buried and rose again according to the scriptures, according to this scripture, for, as jonah was three days and three nights in the whales belly, so was the son of man three days and three nights in the heart of the earth, mt. The holiest day in the jewish calendar is yom kippur, the day of atonement, with its theme of repentance. Jonah s experiences form the main contents and purpose of the book. The book of jonah, or more accurately, the story of jonah is so well known that we can sometimes skip over it and ignore what the true message of the book of jonah is.

The lord later commanded the fish to vomit the prophet out on dry ground 2. The book begins with god telling jonah to go to the great city of nineveh. As the sections are completed, this is where they will get posted. Our interpretation, however, explains the plot, the characters, and the dialogue as embodying the primordial struggle between justice and mercy. Jonahs own telling of the story after his return from nineveh. To save jonah from death, the lord prepared and sent a great fish to swallow the prophet 1. Jonah s prayer of thanksgiving while inside the fish ch. While jonah eventually did what he was asked to do, the book closes with showing jonah as a bitter man. In a book with an evil king, pagan sailors and a giant, maneating fish, hes still, handsdown, the most unlikable character. The nature of the book is unlike any of the other prophetic books. In the new testament, no other old testament prophet is named by jesus more than the prophet jonah. One could describe kimchis commentary as psychological.

Ac 1188 2 but then we find a startling, thoughtprovoking passage in. He was gods instrument to carry out gods will on earth. When then he begins by saying, and the word of the lord came to jonah, prefixing the word and, he refers us back to those former things, in this meaning. T he book of jonah is an old testament story which tells about how the prophet jonah refused to follow the lord. Literary characteristics unlike most other prophetic parts of the ot, this book is a narrative account of a single prophetic mission. It concerns a disobedient prophet who rejected his divine commission, was cast. He whines and runs from god and then refuses to show the mercy to others that god had just shown him. Jonah 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary by albert barnes, a dedicated student of the bible, continues to be very popular even today. Book of jonah the prophet, the book of jonah commentary. 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. Ac 1188 2 but then we find a startling, thoughtprovoking passage in the work called spiritual. 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.

Jonah has been a favorite subject for midrashic commentary. Jonah introduction the book of jonah the story of jonah has great theological import. Listen to chuck swindolls overview of jonah in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. Rather, it is something like a theological short story. This work is an investigation of the literary style of the biblical book of jonah. But he could not understand how god could love even foreign nations who did bad things. The book of jonah demonstrates the sovereignty of the almighty as he employs his creation to accomplish the divine plan. The main theme of the book of jonah is gods sovereignty over all people and his divine plan to extend his gift of mercy and salvation beyond israel to include the gentile nations. When he was in trouble, under the tokens of gods displeasure against him for sin. Jonah overview james burton coffman commentaries on the bible.

And one of the synagogue readings for yom kippur is. Full text of a critical and exegetical commentary on. Over 250 sermons including notes, commentary and illustrations according to promise. 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. It is the story of a man who throws everything away because of visions he develops, and a woman who has everything taken from her, turning her into a shell of a person. In contrast to all other prophets of the ot his ministry was directed to the heathen inhabitants of nineveh and not to the people of israel. For i was writing a book on famous men and two volumes against jovinian, an apology and an essay on the best way to translate, which was addressed to pammachius, two books to or about nepotian, and other works which it would be lengthy to recount. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. It tells of a hebrew prophet named jonah son of amittai who is sent by god to. The central piece of the story, however, could be the poetry of jonahs prayer in chapter two.

The theme of repentance nominates it for being read on yom kippur, but it has less to say. May 14, 2016 jonah has only four chapters, which makes it easy to outline the book chapterbychapter. The discovery of him, and his disobedience, to be the cause of the storm v. The book of jonah is a book of the neviim prophets in the hebrew bible. The theme of repentance nominates it for being read on yom kippur, but it has less to say about repentance than it. The prophet jonah lived during the reign of jeroboam ii over the northern kingdom of israel. 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. An outline is easy to make, when we follow the four chapters in which the book is divided. To make trial of this, jonah was chosen, of whom it is recorded in the book of kings that he prophesied the restoration of the border of israel. The book of jonah is listed among the minor prophets, but jonah is nowhere in this book called a prophet. How could a man be swallowed by a whale and vomited out alive upon the dry land after three days and nights.

Jonah 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. The book is replete with irony, wherein much of its humor lies. The book of jonah includes the famous story of the great fish often erroneously thought of as a whale has led many to dismiss this book as merely a biblical fish story. When the men threw jonah overboard, the lord sent the calm 1. Unlike other old testament prophetic books, jonah is not a collection of the prophets oracles but primarily a narrative about the man. It is clear and concise, and alexander also argues for the historicity of the events described in the book. Starting with a detailed analysis of word usage repetition of words and phrases, the structure of individual chapters and of the book as a whole, the use of quotations from elsewhere in the bible, it examines the relationship between these elements and the ideas the story itself conveys. Jonah did not want to go on this mission and attempted to flee to tarshish in spain. The discovery of him, and his disobedience, to be the cause of the storm. The book of jonah started out entertaining, quickly became disturbing, then got even darker, became kind of boring, and wound up to be quite moving. The most helpful introductory level commentary on jonah is in the tyndale series. But who then wrote the book and where do those intimate details of the story come from. 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.

The miraculous event many people consider that the problem of the book of jonah consists chiefly in the miraculousness of its contents. Jonah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The word of the lord came to jonah and jonah refused. His basic method is to present a verse from the book of jonah, then offer condensed versions of the diverse and occasionally contradictory interpretations of that verse that were available to him. Full text of a critical and exegetical commentary on haggai, zechariah, malachi and jonah see other formats. 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. But the book of jonah is not meant to be a historical account.

Concern for the salvation of all people, including ones enemies, is the proper attitude for people of god. The vast majority of commentators and students of the book of jonah still adhere to one of the first three readings or some combination thereof see david kimhi on 1. This did not mean, however, that jonah remained the same. He goes on to say that while the ninevites repented in the face of jonahs preaching, the pharisees and teachers of the law who rejected jesus were rejecting one who is far greater than jonah. Through some supernatural events, god convinced him to obey and carry out the lords plan. 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 message of the book of jonah christian articles.

The pursuit and arrest of him for that disobedience by a storm, in which he was asleep. We read nowhere in the book that jonah confessed his sin and received a new heart. Commentary on the book of jonah by matthew henry old. The introductory material for joel includes discussions of canonicity and textual criticism that apply to the entire volume. He is cast into the sea, and miraculously preserved. I cried out of my affliction to the lord, and he heard me. Commentary on the book of jonah relevant bible teaching. His basic method is to present a verse from the book of jonah, then offer condensed versions of the diverse and occasionally contradictory interpretations of that verse that were available to. 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.

The book of jonah emphasizes gods control over nature as well. Dive into an intriguing tale of mercy in the book of jonah. Yonah is a strange prophet, and sefer yonah the book of jonah a strange book. However, the opening words of the book, now the word of yahweh came to jonah son of amittai 1. The book of jonah preface those of you who are familiar with the story of jonah and the whale know that jonah hopped a ship heading in the opposite direction when god commanded him to go preach to the ninevites. 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. Jonah 1 commentary albert barnes notes on the whole bible. Jonah originated from gadhefer, a little city in the area of zebulon, a few miles from the border with issachar. It is a mistake to assume that events and actions of the book are not historical in nature. Top 5 commentaries on the book of jonah ligonier ministries.

Jonahs terrible, wonderful ending the christian chronicle. What you need to know about the book of jonah digital. Grace in the book of jonah sermon by wade allen, jonah 1. The book of jonah is read in its entirety during the afternoon service on the day of yom kippur, as the haftorah, the prophetic reading, appended to the reading of. So if you are interested in studying jonah, bookmark this page, and check back soon. The issue is complicated somewhat by the use of the. They are to be warned of their impending doom because god has had enough of their evil deeds. 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. David kimchi was an important scholar of hebrew grammar and wrote michlol, an early comprehensive study of it.

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. Haimo of auxerres commentary on the book of jonah was probably written as a study text for scholars in the monastery. Their wickedness, as that of nineveh, is a bold and open affront to god. The book of jonah is a subversive story about a rebellious prophet who despises his god for loving his enemies. Jonah is the book of the bible we want to look at tonight. Apocalypse explained ae 538 11 particulars in the book of jonah are historical, and yet prophetical, involving and representing such arcana, as do all the other historicals of the word. Joseph kimchi, and his brother, rabbi moses kimchi, were both noted bible commentators. Although the author of jonah is never identified in the book itself, jonah himself has traditionally been identified as the author. Jonah is the central character in the book of jonah, in which god commands him to go to the city of nineveh to prophesy. The commentary on jonah in this volume is written by t. Nov 11, 2012 but the book of jonah is not meant to be a historical account. God directs jonah, jonah disobeys jon 1 god has compassion on jonah jonah 2 jonah preaches to nineveh, nineveh repents jonah 3 god has compassion on nineveh, but jonah does not jonah 4 but it gets more interesting if we look beyond the chapter layer.