Jonah, the run-away prophet
This journal article provides exegetical and theological commentary on the book of Jonah, emphasizing God's sovereignty, omnipresence, and grace demonstrated through the prophet's disobedience and attempted flight. The resource draws out practical spiritual lessons from Jonah's narrative regarding God's attributes and the believer's proper response to divine calling.
"But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord." Jonah 1:3 The biblical narrative of Jonah sets forth some of the most wondrous attributes of God: His absolute sovereignty and might, His great love and mercy, and His amazing grace shown to undeserving sinners. And it does so in some very striking...
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