“Wednesday Service” 6:30PM Scott Lake Baptist Church (Lakeland)
An Overview of The Bible
The Book of Jonah (Part One)
• This book is the (true) story of a rebellious prophet who hates God for LOVING his enemies.
OUTLINE
• Chapters 1 & 3 are about Jonah’s interactions with non-Israelites
• Chapters 2 & 4 are made up of Jonah’s PRAYERS
• Chapter 2: Jonah’s half-hearted REPENTANCE
• Chapter 4: Jonah’s criticism of God’s MERCY
CHAPTER 1: Begins with God calling Jonah to prophecy against Nineveh, the capital city of the Assyrian Empire, Israel’s bitter enemy.
• Jonah does not go EAST to Nineveh, he flees 3,000 miles WEST to Tarshish.
• The PAGANS act the way Jonah should have
• Jonah is swallowed by a great FISH and is in its belly three days and three nights.
CHAPTER 2: God does not allow Jonah to ESCAPE
• Jonah prays a POEM from the belly of the great fish:
—> He never REPENTS
—> He thanks God for not ABANDONING him
—> He promises to OBEY from now on
• The fish VOMITS his body onto dry land
