Jonah was happy to be out of the dark belly of the fish, but boy, did he need a shower. The book depicts the larger scope of gods purpose for israel. Bible traditional ccbt, chinese contemporary bible simplified ccb. Key personalities include jonah, the captain and the ships crew and the people of nineveh. He went down to joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. It tells of a hebrew prophet named jonah son of amittai who is sent by god to. Jonah 1 niv jonah flees from the lord the word of bible. To whom also he foretold his success in restoring all the borders of israel.
The book of jonah is narrative history and a prophetic oracle. Set in the reign of jeroboam ii 786746 bc, it was probably written in the postexilic period, some time between the late 5th to early 4th century bc. Building on biblical form and structure, chapters dedicated to each jesus include excerpts of their scriptural testaments. Many critics however want to lower the book of jonah to an allegory, a parable or a legend because of the miracles described in it especially the appearing of the great fish devouring jonah. Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, why hast thou done this. He was the earliest of the prophets and close behind elisha in his place in the old testament. Go to the great city of nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me. 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. Malick received a masters of theology in bible exposition, with honors, from dallas theological seminary in 1984. The book of jonas, a novel written by stephen dau and published in 2012.
Once in the united states, jonas makes friends with other refugees a subculture of people running from. He was of geth opher in the tribe of zabulon, and consequently of galilee. Through some supernatural events, god convinced him to obey and carry out the lords plan. The prophetic significance of this book not only lies in the short message in nineveh but also in the entire history of jonah described in his book. Disobedience and revival are the key themes in this book. The book of jonah, written primarily in the third person, does not explicitly name the. The prophet jonah wrote his own account of how he accepted correction, fulfilled his assignment, and was taught a vital lesson about gods loyal love and mercy.
Book of jonah, also spelled jonas, 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. The ultimate bible quiz book test your knowledge of the bible with over 150 challenging questions and answers. Watch our overview video on the book of jonah, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Book of jonah, also spelled jonas, the fifth of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, embraced in a single book, the twelve, in the. It is a well known story for obvious reasons, not least of which are a disobedient prophet, an obedient fish and a wicked nation that starts out bad, yet ends up good. 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.
The book of jonah is a subversive story about a rebellious prophet who. Jonah flees from the lord the word of the lord came to jonah son of amittai. While jonah eventually did what he was asked to do, the book closes with showing jonah as a bitter man. The prophecy of jonas jonas prophesied in the reign of jereboam the second. This is the holy book of jonah, known simply as jonah. Jonah 1 new international version niv jonah flees from the lord. Summary of the book of jonah the story of the bible. The book of jonah is a subversive story about a rebellious prophet who despises his god for loving his enemies. The ultimate bible quiz book is a fun and interactive way to learn the most important aspects of the bible, and the perfect supplement to your bible study. Written by the prophet jonah, son of amittai, around 785760 b. Stephen dau attended university of pitsburg, johns hopkins university, and bennington college. King james bible king james version kjv search the bible select a book. T he book of jonah is an old testament story which tells about how the prophet jonah refused to follow the lord. Edition rcu17ss, revised chinese union version traditional script shen edition rcu17ts.
In 2003, he earned his juris doctorate, magna cum laude, from capital university law school, where he received the order of the curia. This time jonah obeyed god and left for nineveh right away. Book of jonah overview insight for living ministries. It may be read as an allegory, one of sin and repentance, with gods loving mercy and forgiveness. Book after jonah is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted over 20 times.
Stephen dau is a 45yearold american author, born in penselvanya. Navigating a life interrupted member 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. Jonah 1, new international version niv the bible app. Since the text and audio content provided by blb represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not. The book of jonah is a book of the neviim prophets in the hebrew bible. Use highlighting, underlining, and take notes while you study the bible. The book of jonah is a remarkable story perhaps best known for the stubbornness of a prophet, the great fish that swallows and then regurgitates jonah, the conversion of the whole city of nineveh, and the rapid growth and death of a gourd. 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 book of jonah introduction to the book of jonah in the bible. This is, in my opinion, the best and most beautiful recording of the king james. Then the lord told jonah a second time to go to nineveh and tell the people there to stop being bad. Jonah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Now he obeys and goes to nineveh, the capital of israels ancient enemy. And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, god shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. The bible tells us that god prepared a great fish which swallowed jonah. The book of jonah was likely written between 793 and 758 b. The latter prophets follow psalms and the wisdom books in the greek septuagint, as well as our christian old testament of the bible. The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture.
The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. Jonah was the son of amittai, who came from gathhepher in zebulun called gittahhepher in joshua 19. Using human logic many so called scholars, have questioned the authenticity of the book of jonah, because they find it hard to believe a fish could shallow and man and the. 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.