Jonah 1:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

To flee

Acts 15:38

From

Joppa

Joshua 19:46

2 Chronicles 2:16

Acts 9:36

Tarshish

General references

Psalm 139:7

Jeremiah 23:23

Ezekiel 27:12

Bible References

To flee

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. 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.

Moses said, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”

Then Elijah became afraid

and immediately ran for his life. When he came to Beer-sheba that belonged to Judah, he left his servant there,

You deceived me, Lord, and I was deceived.
You seized me and prevailed.
I am a laughingstock all the time;
everyone ridicules me.

So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I left in bitterness and in an angry spirit, and the Lord’s hand was on me powerfully.

But Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

But Paul did not think it appropriate to take along this man who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone on with them to the work.

From

Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and they hid themselves from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

Then Cain went out from the Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

“Very well,” the Lord told Satan, “everything he owns is in your power. However, you must not lay a hand on Job himself.” So Satan left the Lord’s presence.

So Satan left the Lord’s presence and infected Job with terrible boils from the sole of his foot to the top of his head.

Where can I go to escape Your Spirit?
Where can I flee from Your presence?

These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction from the Lord’s presence and from His glorious strength

Joppa

Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the territory facing Joppa.

We will cut logs from Lebanon, as many as you need, and bring them to you as rafts by sea to Joppa. You can then take them up to Jerusalem.

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. She was always doing good works and acts of charity.

Tarshish

against every ship of Tarshish,
and against every splendid sea vessel.

An oracle against Tyre:

Wail, ships of Tarshish,
for your haven has been destroyed.
Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.

Yes, the islands will wait for Me
with the ships of Tarshish in the lead,
to bring your children from far away,
their silver and gold with them,
for the honor of the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel,
who has glorified you.

“Tarshish was your trading partner because of your great wealth of every kind. They exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your merchandise.

General references

Where can I go to escape Your Spirit?
Where can I flee from Your presence?

“Am I a God who is only near”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“and not a God who is far away?

“Tarshish was your trading partner because of your great wealth of every kind. They exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your merchandise.