Commentary of the book of jonah

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 story of jonah and the whale the book of jonah. Jonahs reluctance to bring that message mirrors the israelites equally stubborn disinterest in the relation of the assyrians to god. Every chapter stepped through each verse of the book and provided a clear presentation of various view points throughout history as well as the authors own. Jonah 2 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. Sleeping christians like to hide out among the church jonah slept in a place where he could not help with the work that needed to be done. You can find the best commentary on jonah for you using the tools on the right side. But who then wrote the book and where do those intimate details of the story come from. Determining date and authorship of jonah remains problematic, as explicit references do not exist within the narrative. 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.

But god brings his people through fire, and through water. The name jonah means dove in hebrew, but jonahs character is anything but dovelike. It is pathetic because the character jonah is so completely unfaithful. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. The book of jonah is about divine mercy, divine justice, and gods freedom to offer each to whomever he chooseswhether israels oppressive enemy, a rebellious prophet, or gods elect people. This essay builds on themes and ideas from his latest book, suicide of the west. During jonahs years as a prophet, israel stood tall. Aside from portions of the book of jeremiah and daniel, all of the other prophetic books focus primarily on the message of the prophet. I am currently writing commentary on the book of jonah. Their wickedness, as that of nineveh, is a bold and open affront to god. 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 nachum speaks almost entirely of the sinful city of nineveh and its final destruction. It is the custom in some communities to ask a stranger to offer a commentarycalled a dvar torah. The word of the lord came to jonah and jonah refused.

Top 5 commentaries on the book of jonah ligonier ministries. 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. 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. Jonah 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. 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. The book of jonah is followed by michah micah, which in turn is followed by nachum. When he was in trouble, under the tokens of gods displeasure against him for sin. T he book of jonah is an old testament story which tells about how the prophet jonah refused to follow the lord. 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. 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. The discovery of him, and his disobedience, to be the cause of the storm v. 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.

The events recorded in the book probably covered only a few months or years at the most. Jonah slept in a place where he hoped no one would see him or disturb him. Since jonah prophesied during the reign of jeroboam ii 782753 b. Feb 28, 2009 the style of the book of jonah is distinctive among the prophetic books. The book of jonah appears as one of twelve small books of scripture known as trei asar the twelve. 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. F2 but, of course, such criticisms are apparently founded in ignorance of the truth that, this is a common formulary linking together revelations. And one of the synagogue readings for yom kippur is the book of jonah in hebrew, sefer yonah. Jonah, nahum, habukkuk, zephaniah the expositors bible commentary kindle edition by walton, john h.

Jonah free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. He was gods instrument to carry out gods will on earth. Jonah therefore is the only prophet of the ot revealing the grace of god towards the heathen. Gods ministry to jonah chapter 4 the bible exposition commentary, cook communications, colorado springs, 2002, p. 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. The whole commentary was very insightful with its picture of what god is saying in the book of jonah. The style of the book of jonah is distinctive among the prophetic books. This was strange, because usually the preacher is pleased when the congregation repents, but jonah wasnt.

Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading jonah, nahum, habukkuk, zephaniah the expositors bible commentary. Jonah did not want to go on this mission and attempted to flee to tarshish in spain. 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. 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. So if you are interested in studying jonah, bookmark this page, and check back soon. And one of the synagogue readings for yom kippur is the book of jonah in. All of nature obeys god in this book but a prophet of god does not. Consequently, scholars must consider linguistic and historical factors to approximate such information. The book of jonah demonstrates the sovereignty of the almighty as he employs his creation to accomplish the divine plan. Literary characteristics unlike most other prophetic parts of the ot, this book is a narrative account of a single prophetic mission. The book of jonah recounts real events in the life and ministry of the prophet himself.

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. The book of jonah is a book of the neviim prophets in the hebrew bible. There are a number of helpful commentaries on jonah, and the following are five of the best. Jonah overview, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary has been a favorite among confessional lutherans since publication of the first volume in 1921. 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. An easyenglish 2800 word vocabulary commentary on the book of jonah. Jonah 2 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Sleeping christians stay away from the work of the lord jonah slept while there was a prayer meeting up on the deck.

Introduction jonah is one of the most ridiculed books by liberal scholars. Jonah was the son of amittai, of gathhepher in zebulun called gittahhepher in jos 19. Aug 10, 2010 and one of the synagogue readings for yom kippur is the book of jonah in hebrew, sefer yonah. While jonah eventually did what he was asked to do, the book closes with showing jonah as a bitter man. Best commentaries and books on jonah logos bible software. Jonahs experiences form the main contents and purpose of the book. But it displeased jonah exceedingly, and he became angry. The pursuit and arrest of him for that disobedience by a storm, in which he was asleep v. Jonah lived during jeroboam iis reign over the northern kingdom of israel 793753 b. Book of jonah overview insight for living ministries. The honour god put upon jonah, in giving him a commission to go and prophesy against nineveh. Jonah s experiences form the main contents and purpose of the book.

A free bible commentary on the book of jonah in simple english. 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. While there are a few chapters that are tangential to these two poles of martins focus, the work as a whole is deeply enlightening, thought provoking, and. The witness of jonah max reich the messianic hope of israel. 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. Jonah, nahum, habukkuk, zephaniah the expositors bible. The book is replete with irony, wherein much of its humor lies. It tells the story of god commanding the prophet jonah to preach in nineveh, but jonah. This commentary has been through advanced theological checking. This meant according to the understanding of jonah that nineveh would be destroyed. This did not mean, however, that jonah remained the same. But the book of jonah is not meant to be a historical account.

Jonah is commanded to go east to nineveh but flees toward the westernmost possible point 1. Jonah is the only narrative included in the books of the minor prophets. The book of jonah is simultaneously pathetic and hilarious. Jonah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Through some supernatural events, god convinced him to obey and carry out the lords plan. Commentary on the book of jonah relevant bible teaching. Jonah overview kretzmanns popular commentary of the bible. We read nowhere in the book that jonah confessed his sin and received a new heart. 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. Jonah chapter 1 coffmans commentary of the new testament. The book of jonah is the most beautiful story ever written in so small a compass, only 28 english words. The gospel according to jonah the gospel according to the old testament by bryan estelle.

Jonah 2 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Jonah signifies a dove, a proper name for all gods prophets. This makes jonah one of the few prophets who hailed from the northern kingdom of israel. The only prophetic message that jonah announced was the one about the coming judgment over nineveh jonah 1. Listen to chuck swindolls overview of jonah in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. Best jonah commentaries updated for 2020 best bible. As the grace commentary on jonah is written, posts will be added to the chapters below. Hugh martins commentary on jonah is a devotional commentary that not only meditates deeply on jonah the prophet, but also on how jonah is a type, parallel, and sign pointing to christ. Douglas stuart hoseajonah word biblical commentary, 1987. The information presented covered context, dating, purpose, and interpretation of jonah. Jonah goldberg holds the asness chair in applied liberty at the american enterprise institute. 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. As the sections are completed, this is where they will get posted.