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Themes in Jonah 4

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Themes in Jonah 4

Jonah 4:1 (show verse)

And this {was greatly displeasing} to Jonah, and {he became furious}.

Anger » Instances of » Jonah, because the gourd withered
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Disappointed at the success of his own message
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Reveals his bigotry in lamenting the repentance of the ninevites
Presumption » Instances of » Jonah

And he prayed to Yahweh and said, "O Yahweh, [was] this not {what I said} while I was in my homeland? Therefore {I originally fled} to Tarshish, because I knew that you [are] a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger {and having great steadfast love}, and one who relents concerning calamity.

Anger » Instances of » Jonah, because the gourd withered
Anger of God » Is slow
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Reveals his bigotry in lamenting the repentance of the ninevites
Presumption » Instances of » Jonah
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Jonah would flee to

Jonah 4:3 (show verse)

And so then, Yahweh, please take my life from me, because [for] me death [is] better than life!"

death » Sought as a relief from trouble sought » Despair lead men to
Despair » Leads men to desire death
Despondency » Instances of » Jonah after he had preached to the ninevites
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Reveals his bigotry in lamenting the repentance of the ninevites
Prayer » Private, of Christ » Unwise prayers, examples of
Presumption » Instances of » Jonah
Unwise prayers » Examples of

Jonah 4:4 (show verse)

And Yahweh said, "{Is it right for you to be angry}?"

Anger » Instances of » Jonah, because the gourd withered
Anger » Sinful, exemplified » Jonah
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Taught a lesson of the breadth of the divine love
Presumption » Instances of » Jonah

Jonah 4:5 (show verse)

And Jonah went out from the city and sat [down] east of the city, and he made for himself a shelter there. And he sat under it in the shade, {waiting to see} what would happen with the city.

Booth » Made of boughs
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Taught a lesson of the breadth of the divine love
Presumption » Instances of » Jonah

Jonah 4:6 (show verse)

And Yahweh God appointed a plant, and he made it grow up over Jonah to be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. And Jonah {was very glad} about the plant.

God » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Treasures of goodness
Gourd » Jonah's, believed to be a vine resembling the american squash, used in assyria to cover huts
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Taught a lesson of the breadth of the divine love
Miracles » Catalogue of » The deliverance » Jonah's gourd
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Treasures of goodness
Presumption » Instances of » Jonah
divine Providence » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Treasures of goodness

Jonah 4:7 (show verse)

So God appointed a worm {at daybreak} the next day, and it attacked the plant, and it withered.

Gourd » Jonah's, believed to be a vine resembling the american squash, used in assyria to cover huts
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Taught a lesson of the breadth of the divine love
Miracles » Catalogue of » The deliverance » Jonah's gourd
Presumption » Instances of » Jonah

Jonah 4:8 (show verse)

{And when the sun rose}, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah's head and he grew faint. {And he asked that he could die} and said, "My death [is] better than my life!"

death » Desired » Jonah
Despondency » Instances of » Jonah after he had preached to the ninevites
Gourd » Jonah's, believed to be a vine resembling the american squash, used in assyria to cover huts
Heat » Jonah overcome with
Impatience » Jonah, at the blasting of the gourd
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Taught a lesson of the breadth of the divine love
Life » Of the spirit » Weariness of
Life » Sacredness of, an inference from what is taught in the law concerning murder » Jonah
Murmuring » Exemplified » Jonah
Presumption » Instances of » Jonah
Wind » God » Raises
Wind » East » At the city of nineveh

Jonah 4:9 (show verse)

So God said to Jonah, "{Is it right for you to be angry} about the plant?" And he said, "{It is right for me to be angry enough to die}!"

Anger » Instances of » Jonah, because the gourd withered
Gourd » Jonah's, believed to be a vine resembling the american squash, used in assyria to cover huts
Impatience » Jonah, at the blasting of the gourd
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Taught a lesson of the breadth of the divine love
Life » Sacredness of, an inference from what is taught in the law concerning murder » Jonah
Murmuring » Exemplified » Jonah

Jonah 4:10 (show verse)

But Yahweh said, "You are troubled about the plant, for which you did not labor nor cause it to grow. {It grew up in a night and it perished in a night}!

Jonah 4:11 (show verse)

And should I not be concerned about Nineveh, the great city, {in which there are} more {than one hundred and twenty thousand} people who do not know right from left, plus many animals?"

Animals » God's care of
Cities » Densely inhabited
Deliverance » Divine, example of
Forbearance » Divine
God » Pillar of » Forbearance of
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Taught a lesson of the breadth of the divine love
Nineveh » Described as » Populous
Nineveh » population
Parables » The gourd