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The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, “What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?” “Pick me up and throw me into the sea,” he replied, “and it will become … Continue reading
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They asked him, “Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?” He answered, “I am a Hebrew, and … Continue reading
Then the sailors said to each other, “Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity.” They cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah (Jonah 1:7). Casting lots seems to be the OT version … Continue reading
The captain went to him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call on your god! Maybe he will take note of us, and we will not perish (Jonah 1:6). It’s kind of embarrassing when the pagan does … Continue reading
But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep (Jonah 1:5). Jesus could get away with this. He knew what he was doing, and, you know, he’s Lord of the Universe. Not so … Continue reading
All the sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship (Jonah 1:5). What a sad picture. Frantic men, faced with a problem that was way … Continue reading
Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up. All the sailors were afraid… (Jonah 1:4-5). The Law of Unintended Consequences. I’m sure that Jonah wasn’t … Continue reading
I’m taking a brief break from the land of Corinth. Are you up for visiting Nineveh with me? The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, … Continue reading
…because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay (Psalm 16:10). But God will redeem my life from the grave; he will surely take me to himself (Psalm 49:15). For great … Continue reading
Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn my hand against the little ones (Zechariah 13:7b). We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD … Continue reading