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Jonah 1
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Jonah 1:1 (show verse)

Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
Amittai » Father of jonah
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Jonah » Sent by God to warn the city of nineveh
Nineveh » Jonah preaches to
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Jonah 1:2 (show verse)

“Go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim [judgment] against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me.”
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Disobedience to God » Exemplified » Jonah
God's Call » Examples of Leadership » Isaiah
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Sent to a foreign field
Jonah » Sent by God to warn the city of nineveh
Nineveh » Jonah sent to proclaim the destruction of
Nineveh » Described as » Great
Nineveh » Jonah preaches to
Nineveh » Described as » Wicked
Sin » National, punishment of
national Sins » Ministers should » Testify against

Jonah 1:3 (show verse)

But Jonah ran away to Tarshish to escape from the presence of the Lord [and his duty as His prophet]. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish [the most remote of the Phoenician trading cities]. So he paid the fare and went down into the ship to go with them to Tarshish away from the presence of the Lord.
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Commerce » Transportation of passengers
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Disobedience » Examples of
Disobedience to God » Exemplified » Jonah
Jonah » Disobedience and punishment of
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Sought to flee from an unwelcome duty
Joppa » Passenger traffic from
Missionary-work by ministers » Guilt and danger of shrinking from
divine Presence » A terror to sinners a comfort to saints » A terror to evil does
ship » Used in commerce » For passenger traffic
ship » Used in commerce » With tarshish
Ships » Employed in » Carrying passengers
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Jonah would flee to

Jonah 1:4 (show verse)

But the Lord hurled a great wind toward the sea, and there was a violent tempest on the sea so that the ship was about to break up.
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Jonah » Reproved
Meteorology » Wind » Wonderful effects of
Meteorology » Storms » Tempests
Missionary-work by ministers » Guilt and danger of shrinking from
Ships » Endangered by » Storms
Storms » Tempests
Superstition » Instances of » The sailors who threw jonah into the sea
Wind » Violent » Tempest
Wind » Miracles connected with » Raises on account of jonah

Jonah 1:5 (show verse)

Then the sailors were afraid, and each man cried out to his god; and to lighten the ship [and diminish the danger] they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea. But Jonah had gone below into the hold of the ship and had lain down and was sound asleep.
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Commerce » Articles of, called » Wares
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Converts » Instances of » The mariners with jonah
Idolatry » Other customs of » Prayers to idols
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Overtaken in his flight
Jonah » Disobedience and punishment of
Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Ships » Parts of, mentioned » The hold or between the sides
Sleep » Spiritual » General references to natural
Superstition » Instances of » The sailors who threw jonah into the sea

Jonah 1:6 (show verse)

So the captain came up to him and said, “How can you stay asleep? Get up! Call on your god! Perhaps your god will give a thought to us so that we will not perish.”
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Ships » Commanded by a master
Superstition » Instances of » The sailors who threw jonah into the sea

Jonah 1:7 (show verse)

And they said to another, “Come, let us cast lots, so we may learn who is to blame for this disaster.” So they cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.
Fear » Who fears the lord
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Overtaken in his flight
Jonah » Disobedience and punishment of
Casting Lots » Jonah's
Superstition » Instances of » The sailors who threw jonah into the sea

Jonah 1:8 (show verse)

Then they said to him, “Now tell us! Who is to blame for this disaster? What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country?”
Fear » Who fears the lord
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Jonah » Disobedience and punishment of
Superstition » Instances of » The sailors who threw jonah into the sea

Jonah 1:9 (show verse)

So he said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I [reverently] fear and worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.”
Christian ministers » Success attending » Jonah
Converts » Instances of » The mariners with jonah
Fear » Godly » Examples of righteous men dominated by
Fear » Who fears the lord
Fear of God » Reverential
Fear of God » Conspicuous instances of those who feared » Jonah, during the storm
Godly Fear » Examples of righteous men dominated by
Hebrew » Applied to » And his descendants
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Overtaken in his flight
Jonah » Disobedience and punishment of
Power » Of testimony » Bursts forth from an inward fire
Superstition » Instances of » The sailors who threw jonah into the sea
religious Testimony » Withheld special marks of true » Bursts forth from an inward fire

Jonah 1:10 (show verse)

Then the men became extremely frightened and said to him, “How could you do this?” For the men knew that he was running from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Overtaken in his flight
Jonah » Disobedience and punishment of
Superstition » Instances of » The sailors who threw jonah into the sea

Jonah 1:11 (show verse)

Then they said to him, “What should we do to you, so that the sea will become calm for us?”—for the sea was becoming more and more violent.
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Superstition » Instances of » The sailors who threw jonah into the sea

Jonah 1:12 (show verse)

Jonah said to them, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will become calm for you, for I know that it is because of me that this great storm has come upon you.”
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Jonah » Disobedience and punishment of
Superstition » Instances of » The sailors who threw jonah into the sea
Unselfishness » Instances of » Jonah

Jonah 1:13 (show verse)

Nevertheless, the men rowed hard [breaking through the waves] to return to land, but they could not, because the sea became even more violent [surging higher] against them.
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Overtaken in his flight
Jonah » Disobedience and punishment of
ship » Oars
Ships » Often impelled by oars
Superstition » Instances of » The sailors who threw jonah into the sea
Unselfishness » Instances of » Jonah

Jonah 1:14 (show verse)

Then they called on the Lord and said, “Please, O Lord, do not let us perish because of taking this man’s life, and do not make us accountable for innocent blood; for You, O Lord, have done as You pleased.”
Blood » Innocent, allusions to the shedding of
Christian ministers » Success attending » Jonah
Converts » Instances of » The mariners with jonah
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Overtaken in his flight
Jonah » Disobedience and punishment of
Superstition » Instances of » The sailors who threw jonah into the sea

Jonah 1:15 (show verse)

So they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging.
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Overtaken in his flight
Jonah » Disobedience and punishment of
Miracles » Catalogue of » The deliverance » The sea was calmed when jonah was thrown into it
Power » Divine power over nature exhibited by Christ, general examples of » The tempest stilled
Superstition » Instances of » The sailors who threw jonah into the sea
Wind » Miracles connected with » Calmed by casting out jonah

Jonah 1:16 (show verse)

Then the men greatly feared the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.
Christian ministers » Success attending » Jonah
Converts » Instances of » The mariners with jonah
Conviction » Instances of » Mariners » After casting jonah into the sea
Fear » Godly » Examples of righteous men dominated by
Fear of God » Reverential
Godly Fear » Examples of righteous men dominated by
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Overtaken in his flight
Jonah » Disobedience and punishment of
Sacrifices » When offered to God, an acknowledgement of his being the supreme God
Superstition » Instances of » The sailors who threw jonah into the sea
Thankfulness » To God, instances of » Of the sailors
Vows » Examples of
Vows » Recorded in scripture » Of mariners who cast out jonah

Jonah 1:17 (show verse)

Now the Lord had prepared (appointed, destined) a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the stomach of the fish three days and three nights.
Fish » Miracles connected with » Jonah swallowed by
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Overtaken in his flight
Jonah » Disobedience and punishment of
Miracles » Catalogue of » The deliverance » Jonah, in the belly of the great fish
Types » Of the saviour » Jonah
Types of Christ » Jonah
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