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. Full text in english of the book of jonah my jewish learning. The book of jonah is one of the key readings in judaism during yom kippur. Jonah 1 niv jonah flees from the lord the word of bible. Nineveh was an enormously large city a three days walk across. 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 of jonah is more than just a delightful story for children. The book of jonah is narrative history and a prophetic oracle. Literary characteristics unlike most other prophetic parts of the ot, this book is a narrative account of a single prophetic mission. Book of jonah overview insight for living ministries.
Book of jonah read, study bible verses online bible study tools. Since jonah prophesied during the reign of jeroboam ii 782753 b. The book contains fascination interaction between men and god, which sasson brings out well. An overview of the book of jonah leads one to determine two prominent sections, namely, jonahs abortive voyage to tarshish jon 12 and jonahs journey to nineveh. All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. The book of jonah, written primarily in the third person, does not explicitly name the. I have learned 5 keys from the life of jonah that i want to share with you. This is the holy book of jonah, known simply as jonah. The book of jonah was likely written between 793 and 758 b. He went down to joppa and found a ship bound for tarshish.
The purpose of this book is to show that god is a merciful and gracious god. Jonah 1 new international version niv jonah flees from the lord. It tells of a hebrew prophet named jonah son of amittai who is sent by god to. 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. 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 is a book of the neviim prophets in the hebrew bible. Through some supernatural events, god convinced him to obey and carry out the lords plan.
Full text in english of the book of jonah my jewish. Jonah flees from the lord the word of the lord came to jonah son of amittai. Now the word of the lord came unto jonah the son of amittai, saying, kjv. 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.
T he book of jonah is an old testament story which tells about how the prophet jonah refused to follow the lord. The book of jonah recounts real events in the life and ministry of the prophet himself. Due to jonah shirking his divine mission, god sends. These past few months i have been doing the jonah bible study from priscilla shirer with my good friend ana.
Now the word of the lord came to jonah son of amittai, saying amp. When a great storm arose, and the inmates of the vessel. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. The book is replete with irony, wherein much of its humor lies. Written by the prophet jonah, son of amittai, around 785760 b. Not to mention i did an old testament survey on him as well. Jonah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. 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. Go at once to nineveh, that great city, and proclaim judgment upon it. 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. The original king james bible included the apocrypha but in a separate section. The nwt study bible is complete with cross references, maps, and an accurate bible dictionary. Jonah is identified as a prophet and servant of god during the reign of king jeroboam ii of israel 2 kings 14. This is, in my opinion, the best and most beautiful.
Study jonah using john calvins bible commentary to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. But, as every bible student knows, his plans were soon thwarted. Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, why hast thou done this. 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. Jonah 1, new international version niv the bible app. Jonah is the book of the bible which perhaps has been criticized more than any other.
Jonah 1 niv bible the word of the lord came to jonah. Unlike other old testament prophetic books, jonah is not a collection of the prophets oracles but primarily a narrative about the man. 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. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship. Jonah went at once to nineveh in accordance with the lords command. 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 started out and made his way into the city the distance of one days walk, and proclaimed. The book of jonah introduction to the book of jonah in the bible. Go to the great city of nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me. Key personalities include jonah, the captain and the ships crew and the people of nineveh.
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. Now he obeys and goes to nineveh, the capital of israels ancient enemy. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. Here are 10 valuable lessons gleaned from jonah s encounter with the great fish and the people of nineveh. He went down to joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port.
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. In this 7session bible study, priscilla redefines interruption and shows that. The twelve, also called the twelve prophets, orthe minor prophets, book of the hebrew bible that contains the books of 12 minor prophets. Summary of the book of jonah the story of the bible. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for tarshish. 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. The name jonah means dove in hebrew, but jonahs character is anything but dovelike. The bible tells us that god prepared a great fish which swallowed jonah. 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. While jonah eventually did what he was asked to do, the book closes with showing jonah as a bitter man. The most popular bible verses from jonah found 48 verses jonah 1. Identified in verse 1 as the son of amittai, jonah came from a town called. The book of jonah is a subversive story about a rebellious prophet who despises his god for loving his enemies.
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