The book of jonah chapter 2

Outside the book jonah is mentioned only in 2 kings 14. F14 besides that, there is not the slightest historical or textual evidence that the 2nd chapter of this book is any less original than the rest of it. Verse 6 as god provided a great fish chapter 2, so now he provided a plant. T he book of jonah is an old testament story which tells about how the prophet jonah refused to follow the lord. The bible knowledge commentary adds some thoughts here. Ac 1188 2 but then we find a startling, thoughtprovoking passage in the work called spiritual. Then jonah prayed unto the lord his god out of the fishs belly, jonah 2. God intended to teach jonah a lesson about kindness. The name jonah means dove in hebrew, but jonah s character is anything but dovelike. The lord proved his sovereignty in having the fish vomit jonah up onto dry land. You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the sea. The book of jonah is a book of the neviim prophets in the hebrew bible.

Key personalities include jonah, the captain and the ships crew and the people of nineveh. The lord had given a specific great fish a new task swallow jonah. Summary jonah cried out to the lord from the belly of the great fish. Jonah 2 is the second chapter of the book of jonah in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. The only prophetic message that jonah announced was the one about the coming judgment over nineveh jonah 1. When we left jonah at the end of chapter one it is fair to say he was in a slightly sticky situation. As a result, the king ordered repentance from his people, including their animals, and god was refrained from unleashing his wrath upon them. 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. The challenge for jonah is spiritual, mental, physical, and emotional. The fish casts up jonah alive on the shore verse 10. Jonah 2 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. In the last verse of jonah 2, we see that god caused the fish to vomit jonah up onto dry land. Jonah 2 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole.

Through some supernatural events, god convinced him to obey and carry out the lords plan. In chapter 3, jonah will be commanded for the second time to cry against the ninevites, which he finally does, leading to the repentance of the entire city, and the changing of gods mind. You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the sea, and. Chapter 2 1 and the lord appointed a huge fish to swallow up jonah, and jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights. Jonah was commanded by god to give warning to the city of nineveh capital of assyria so that people may repent. The prophet jonah lived in the galilean city of gathhepher about four miles north of nazareth during the reign of jeroboam ii 793753 b. Jonah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. But god brings his people through fire, and through water. Jonah manxman, werewolfbook 5 completed chapter 2 wattpad.

Jonah 1 now the word of the lord came to jonah the son. How do we know that the account of jonah is not fiction. Chapter two consists of jonahs prayer, which resembles a psalm. See israel365s other videos such as the book of ruth and the book of eicha lamentations. Jonah 2 niv bible from inside the fish jonah prayed to. Jonah 2, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Jonah s prayer is poetic in form and has three movements, each beginning with a rehearsal of the prophets impossible situation, and each culminating in an expression of his faith in spite of his impossible circumstances. Verse 17 in the english versions is actually verse 1 in chapter 2 in the hebrew text, which is part of. But the lord sent a great fish to swallow jonah, and he remained in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Jonah 2 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. Chapter two deals with the internal workings of a prophet who is engulfed by despair.

Jonah prayed to the lord, his god, from the belly of the fish. From the womb of sheol i cried for help, and you heard my voice. Jonahs prayer is poetic in form and has three movements, each beginning with a rehearsal of the prophets impossible situation, and each culminating in an expression of his faith in spite of his impossible circumstances. Dehaan writes, on yom kippur, the most solemn day of the jewish calendar, a big fish story is read in synagogues. The book depicts the larger scope of gods purpose for israel. While jonah eventually did what he was asked to do, the book closes with showing jonah as a bitter man. Jonah chapter 2 bible study and verses study and obey. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet jonah, and is a part of the book of the twelve minor prophets. The book is replete with irony, wherein much of its humor lies. You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me.

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. Verse 7 so, as god had provided a fish and then a plant, so now he provided a worm. Jonah 1 now the word of the lord came to jonah the son of. Jonahs prophecy about israels boundaries being extended may indicate that he made that prophecy early in jeroboams reign. In my distress i called to the lord, and he answered me. 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. Jeroboam ii was northern israels most powerful king, and during his administration, the borders of the nation were expanded to their greatest extent since the time. Now l nineveh was an exceedingly great city, 1 three days journey in breadth.

He acknowledged his desperate condition and his needy state, and his desire to return again to the lord. Jonah 2, english standard version 2016 esv the bible app. 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. Written by the prophet jonah, son of amittai, around 785760 b. 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 is a very dark and stormy moment in jonahs life. The following structure is based on a careful analysis of the content of jonah in the hebrew text. Chapter 2 picks up the story from the undersea perspective, describing the prayer and the plight of jonah as poetically depicted. All of the objections to this prayerpsalm disappear upon a careful. Some, who regard the book of jonah as an historical allegory, see in these three days an. The book of jonah is narrative history and a prophetic oracle. Now nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days journey.

Sep 11, 2012 the book of jonah chapter 2 israel365. Jonah 2 jonah running into god a sermon by jeremy myers. Chapter 2 page 891 jonah the new testament of the king. Jonah was called again chapter 3 and finally obeyed gods command and went to preach repentance to the ninevites.

The purpose of this book is to show that god is a merciful and gracious god. Jonah was glad of the extra shade that the plant gave him against the fierce sun. The book of jonah is also the only one that isnt a compilation of prophecies condemning the wicked and rewarding the righteous. In the final chapter chapter 4 of the book, nineveh is spared and jonah is still. And said, i cried by reason of mine affliction unto the lord, and he heard me. Out of my distress i called to the lord, and he answered me. Jonah is commanded to go east to nineveh but flees toward the westernmost possible point, only to be swallowed by a great fish and dumped back at this starting point 2.

From inside the fish jonah prayed to the lord his god. Book of jonah chapter two college of the open bible. 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. From deep in the realm of the dead i called for help, and you listened to my cry. Jonah 2 from inside the fish jonah prayed to bible gateway. The punishment having done its work, the fish is impelled by some secret influence to eject jonah on the dry land, on the third day after he was swallowed. 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. When he was in trouble, under the tokens of gods displeasure against him for sin.