BBS#14: Outline of Book of JONAH

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BBS#14: Outline of Book of JONAH

THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2006

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BBS#14: The PROPHETICAL Books

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Rev Ian Brown

Prophet No. 2 ... Northern Kingdom. Pre-Exilic. Assyrian Period.

The time of this prophet is fixed by the reference to him in 2 Kings 14:25. He was a prophet of the North, and prophesied to his people, who, largely through his instrumentality, reached the highest line of material prosperity in the reign of Jeroboam II (This book should be read in conjunction with 2 Kings 14 and associated with the book of Nahum).

NO ACTUAL PROPHECIES
There is no trace of Jonah's prophecies to Israel: we are left with but one fragment of his ministry, which is rather the history of a prophecy (that God was going to judge Nineveh), than a prophecy. Jonah was sent to preach against the sins of Nineveh, and to call that nation to repentance. How he hesitated, finally went, what he said, and the effect it had, his response, and Jehovah's controversy with him, are all told in most vivid language in his book. That he did prophesy, check 2 Kings 14:25&26

Outline

1. REBELLION - A LESSON ABOUT GOD'S PATIENCE:

Instead of going to Nineveh, Jonah fled in the opposite direction. The causes/course/consequences of his backslidding are all dealt with in this opening chapter.

2. REPENTANCE - A LESSON ABOUT GOD'S PARDON:

Jonah was first of all chastened under the loving hand of God, convicted of his sins, cleansed from them, and given another chance.

3. REVIVAL - A LESSON ABOUT GOD'S POWER:

The key word in this chapter is "great." Jonah came to a great city, with a great commission, and witnessed a great change. The Ninevites heard one sermon from one preacher (and that sermon emphasized the wrath, not the love, of God) - and yet they repented and were forgiven!

4. REMONSTRANCE - A LESSON ABOUT GOD'S PITY:

Instead of having a rejoicing preacher at the close of the book, we meet one remonstrating with God ... hoping that God's judgment would fall on the people! This is a matter of amazement: God sent revival under the preaching of a man who did not even love the souls of the people he preached to! Surely another instance of God's sovereignty?

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