Outline of the book of jonah jonah doesnt like his duty, so he tries to flee from god on a ship. Bible story summary of the book of jonah t he book of jonah is an old testament story which tells about how the prophet jonah refused to follow the lord. In this 7session bible study, priscilla redefines interruption and shows that. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. During this time, an important event happened to israel. This series has a video for every old testament book of the bible that outlines its literary design. Jonah 14 nlt jonah runs from the lord bible gateway.
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. The book of jonah is a subversive story about a rebellious prophet who despises his god for loving his enemies. The image for this poster is available for free and can be printed for personal use without restriction. He was the earliest of the prophets and close behind elisha in his place in the old testament. I had the booklets put together and attached to the fish before class. The supposed legendary character of some of the events e. The book of jonah is narrative history and a prophetic oracle. 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. The outline of the referenced book is printed on highquality, creamcolored, cotton paper and hand torn creating a deckled edge. Jonah 1 kjv now the word of the lord came unto bible. Bible commentary produced by tow project as is typical with twelve prophets, the book of jonah begins with a call from god to the prophet jon. Jonah is the satirical story of a rebellious prophet who hates god for loving his enemies.
Fun for kids to print and test their knowledge of jonahs adventures in nineveh. In the belly of the fish for three days, jonah cries out to god, repents. Raymond calkins in his book, the modern message of the minor prophets, writes. Jonah was the son of amittai, who came from gathhepher in zebulun called gittahhepher in joshua 19. The book of jonah stands as an important link in the prophetic chain, giving readers a glimpse of christs death and resurrection hundreds of years before they actually occurred. He directed that a temple be built and all his people should worship the god of jonah.
Now nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days journey. 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. Relationships between jonah and the story of the bible. With every opportunity to declare grace to others in trouble, he selfishly chooses solitude. One other obvious hyperbolic element in the book is the repentance of animals together with the ninevites, which influenced a number of scholars to challenge the historical level of the book. In this book, micah announces that gods justice is coming in order to. The book is replete with irony, wherein much of its humor lies. The book of jonah is one of the key readings in judaism during yom kippur, the day of atonement, which occurs on the tenth day of tishri following rosh hashanah, generally in september or early october. In todays video clip, there are two words from the book of jonah that summarize the entire biblical narrative. What the book of acts is to the new testament, the prophecy of jonah is to the old testament. See more ideas about jonah and the whale, bible crafts and sunday school crafts. The book of jonah was likely written between 793 and 758 b.
Mar 16, 2019 written by the prophet jonah, son of amittai, around 785760 b. Download the bible projects read scripture video on the book of jonah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. May 11, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of micah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. If you have ever attended church, sunday school, or bedtime story sessions as a child, you have likely heard about the story in the book of jonah at some point. The book of jonah finally, the whale story posted on august 4, 20 by virgowriter one of things i enjoyed about graduate school the first time around, when i got an ma in english was that i was finally positioned to read some of the cornerstones of english literaturemany of which i never would have. Explain to them that they are about to experience what jonah did in the story as recorded in the bible in the book of jonah. The book of jonah finally, the whale story posted on august 4, 20 by virgowriter one of things i enjoyed about graduate school the first time around, when i got an ma in english was that i was finally positioned to read some of the cornerstones of english literaturemany of which i.
Red point church book of jonah the bible project facebook. Many have questioned whether the book of jonah is historical. Old testament the bible project videos we want to help you to read through the bible without getting lost or giving up. People of the roman catholic faith can this useful short summary of these bible scriptures for an online catholic bible. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, lord, have done as you pleased. Intro to jonah biblica the international bible society. The themes of this book, like every old testament book, point to the main focus of the whole bible. Jonahis not literal historyit is not a short story but an allegory, similar to the parables of jesus. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before. Published on jun 15, 2016 historical context critical to understanding the story of jonah the prophet and his dramatic mission to the assyrian capital of nineveh in. Book of jonah overview insight for living ministries. When the call of god came to him, jonah could not see beyond his own selfish desire for god to punish the assyrians.
Jonah was a grumbling, poor excuse for a servant of god. He declared that everyone in nineveh should give up their evil ways and violence, and wear sackcloth as a sign of repentance. Both tim and jon took a class in college called bible study methods with ray lubeck. Whether its a story theyve been told from their childrens bible, or theyve seen pop culture references, jonah is one of the most recognized books of the bible, and is definitely the best known of the minor prophets.
As we begin our series through the book of jonah, we want to encouarge you to watch the the bible project s video outline of the book. Now he obeys and goes to nineveh, the capital of israels ancient enemy. Through some supernatural events, god convinced him to obey and carry out the lords plan. Published on jun 15, 2016 historical context critical to understanding the story of jonah the prophet and his dramatic mission to the assyrian capital of nineveh in the 6th century bce. Instead, jonah is the story of a man in selfimposed exile. Unlike other old testament prophetic books, jonah is not a collection of the prophets oracles but primarily a narrative about the man.
Though some modernists argue that the concept of a bodily resurrection of christ from the dead was unknown in old testament times, jesus demonstrated otherwise. Jonah 1, new international version niv the bible app. Calkins, on page 168 of his book, illustrates this with his list of allegorical meanings. Dive into an intriguing tale of mercy in the book of jonah. Oct 15, 2016 that story is perhaps why i love this weeks session, jonah, prophet to nineveh unit 14, session 2, so much. 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. Jonah s story is told in the short just 48 verses but powerful book of jonah. In the new testament, no other old testament prophet is named by jesus more than the prophet jonah. Jonah is commanded to go east to nineveh but flees toward the westernmost possible point 1. No writer in the bible tells such a bad story about himself.
Brian dembowczyk explains as he helps prepare leaders for 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. 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. To calm a storm, the crew throws jonah into the sea, where he is swallowed by a great fish god. A subversive story about a rebellious prophet who hates god for loving his enemies. A subversive story about a rebellious prophet who hates his god for loving his enemies. The good news of jesus in jonah the gospel project. In this final study of the book of jonah, you will learn what the book of jonah is all about. Introduction jonah is one of the most ridiculed books by liberal scholars. One teacher of israel says the story of jonah is more about repentance than it is about the fish. Jude bible book of jude jonah bible book of jonah prayer verses bible prayers prayer book bible verses scripture study. While the book itself is only fortyeight verses, it has. Others believe jonah is read on yom kippur with the hope that listeners would learn from jonah s mistakes. Download the bible project s read scripture video on the book of jonah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought.
Through satire and compelling storytelling, the book of jonah reveals to readers why god is compassionate to evildoers in the past and present age today. The purpose of this book is to show that god is a merciful and gracious god. Jonah or jonas, in the hebrew bible tanakhold testament, is a prophet of the northern kingdom of israel in about the 8th century bce. When you read through the book of jonah, you should be able to quickly see some major contrasts between jonah and jesus. Seeing jesus christ in the old testament book of jonah. He is the central figure of the book of jonah, in which he is called upon by god to travel to nineveh and warn its residents of impending divine wrath. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of jonah. The book of jonah is a book of the neviim prophets in the hebrew bible. In this episode, tim and jon respond to questions on the old testament book of jonah. This is because the story is not very favourable towards jonah.
If youre feeling discouraged, if youre struggling in your faith, if the lies of the enemy have gotten to your soul you need to listen to these two words. The book of jonah presents a beautiful type of the resurrection of christ from the dead. The above summary details the bible people and summary of important events which occur in the douay rheims version of the catholic bible scriptures of the book of jonah. Want to work through the book with your life group or your family at home. Some explain that jonah is evidence that no one can escape the presence of god, even while trying to run from the almighty. Ironically, the book of jonah is filled with irony, parody and exaggeration that are often overlooked by many interpreters. Go, enquire of the lord for me, and for them that are left in israel and in judah, concerning the words of the book that is found. Key personalities include jonah, the captain and the ships crew and the people of nineveh. Jonah is the fifth of the twelve prophets in the book of the twelve in hebrew scripture. Jonahs ridiculous behavior contrasts the softhearted repentant of the. In jonah, we find an unwilling prophet who forces us to look in the mirror. He and his commanders ridiculed jonah and called him a babbling fool. When you read through the book of jonah, you should be able to quickly see some major contrasts between jonah.
Jonah 1 niv bible the word of the lord came to jonah son. It shows that god has always had concern for the heathen, who are without hope apart from him. Jonah is identified as a prophet and servant of god during the reign of king jeroboam ii of israel 2 kings 14. The outline of daniel on a premium quality, hand torn paper made by our team. 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. Free interactive bible quizzes with answers and high score tables. He ordered jonah to leave his city and never return. In this post, the bible project breaks down the book into digestible. The book of jonah the main theme of the book of jonah is gods sovereignty over all people and his divine plan to extend his gift of mercy and salvation beyond israel to include the gentile nations.
Simply rightclick the image and save to your computer. Seeing jesus christ in the old testament book of jonah will greatly aid us in understanding jonah and how jesus could refer to himself as, something greater than jonah matthew 12. 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. 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. Although i grew up in the church, i didnt start really grasping the gospel until midway through college when i. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. That story is perhaps why i love this weeks session, jonah, prophet to nineveh unit 14, session 2, so much. A fun way to see how much you know about the bible whilst complementing your bible study. Jonah was a prophet in the land of israel about 800750 bc. The name jonah means dove in hebrew, but jonahs character is anything but dovelike.
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