God Pursues Disobedient People The Book of JONAH

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1 God Pursues Disobedient People The Book of JONAH

2 1. God pursues a disobedient prophet Jonah 1:1-5 (HCSB) 1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because their wickedness has confronted Me!

3 1. God pursues a disobedient prophet Jonah 1:1-5 (HCSB) 3 However, Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the Lord s presence. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish.

4 1. God pursues a disobedient prophet Jonah 1:1-5 (HCSB) He paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish, from the Lord s presence.

5 1. God pursues a disobedient prophet Jonah 1:1-5 (HCSB) 4 Then the Lord hurled a violent wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose on the sea that the ship threatened to break apart.

6 1. God pursues a disobedient prophet Jonah 1:1-5 (HCSB) 5 The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his god. They threw the ship s cargo into the sea to lighten the load.

7 1. God pursues a disobedient prophet Jonah 1:1-5 (HCSB) Meanwhile, Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel and had stretched out and fallen into a deep sleep.

8 1. God pursues a disobedient prophet Jonah 1:15-17 (HCSB) 15 Then they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging. 16 The men feared the Lord even more, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.

9 1. God pursues a disobedient prophet Jonah 1:15-17 (HCSB) 17 Now the Lord had appointed a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the fish three days and three nights.

10 2. God forgives Jonah and the Ninevites Jonah 2:7-10 (HCSB) 7 As my life was fading away, I remembered Yahweh. My prayer came to You, to Your holy temple. 8 Those who cling to worthless idols forsake faithful love,

11 2. God forgives Jonah and the Ninevites Jonah 2:7-10 (HCSB) 9 but as for me, I will sacrifice to You with a voice of thanksgiving. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the Lord!

12 2. God forgives Jonah and the Ninevites Jonah 2:7-10 (HCSB) 10 Then the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.

13 2. God forgives Jonah and the Ninevites Jonah 3:1-5 (HCSB) Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: 2 Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach the message that I tell you.

14 2. God forgives Jonah and the Ninevites Jonah 3:1-5 (HCSB) 3 So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh according to the Lord s command.

15 2. God forgives Jonah and the Ninevites Jonah 3:1-5 (HCSB) Now Nineveh was an extremely large city, a three-day walk. 4 Jonah set out on the first day of his walk in the city and proclaimed, In 40 days Nineveh will be demolished!

16 2. God forgives Jonah and the Ninevites Jonah 3:1-5 (HCSB) 5 The men of Nineveh believed in God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth from the greatest of them to the least.

17 3. God exposes the source of Jonah s anger Jonah 4:1-4 (HCSB) But Jonah was greatly displeased and became furious.

18 3. God exposes the source of Jonah s anger Jonah 4:1-4 (HCSB) 2 He prayed to the Lord: Please, Lord, isn t this what I said while I was still in my own country? That s why I fled toward Tarshish in the first place.

19 3. God exposes the source of Jonah s anger Jonah 4:1-4 (HCSB) I knew that You are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to become angry, rich in faithful love, and One who relents from sending disaster.

20 3. God exposes the source of Jonah s anger Jonah 4:1-4 (HCSB) 3 And now, Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live. 4 The Lord asked, Is it right for you to be angry?

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