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THE BIBLE MEETS LIFE
THE BIBLE MEETS LIFE
When people are in the clutches of addiction counselors will often say that a person has to “hit rock bottom” before anything will change. The phrase comes from mining. When miners would hit bedrock they knew their quest for gold or other valuable minerals had come to an end. In a similar way people hit a low point in their life and realize they must change directions.
When someone hits “rock bottom” they usually wonder, “how did I end up here?” Adrian Rogers is surely correct when he said, “Sin will take you farther than you wanted to go, keep you longer than you wanted to stay, and cost you more than you wanted to pay”. Jonah the prophet learned this painful lesson. His rock bottom was in the belly of a whale.
Jonah, a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, had willingly been used by God to deliver a message of encouragement to his nation (see ). However, when God commanded him to deliver a warning message to Nineveh, the capital city of Israel’s oppressor, Assyria, Jonah at first refused. Only later, with reluctance, did Jonah comply with God’s instruction.
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1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and cry against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me.” 3 But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. So he went down to Joppa, found a ship which was going to Tarshish, paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
Jonah 1:1-3
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1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim to it the proclamation which I am going to tell you.” 3 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, a three days’ walk. 4 Then Jonah began to go through the city one day’s walk; and he cried out and said, “Yet forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” 5 Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them.
10 When God saw their deeds, that they turned from their wicked way, then God relented concerning the calamity which He had declared He would bring upon them. And He did not do it.
KEY WORDS
KEY WORDS
Nineveh (1:2)—Located on the east bank of the Tigris River across from the modern day city of Mosul, Iraq. This city served as the capital of the Assyrian Empire during its height.
Tarshish (1:3)—While the exact location of ancient Tarshish is uncertain, the most probable location is Spain. It was in the opposite direction from where God wanted Jonah to go.
Sackcloth (3:5)—Sackcloth is a scratchy, black-wool cloth usually made of goat hair. People in ancient cultures wore garments made of sackcloth as an expression of deep, personal distress.
Our Rebellion is Foolish ()
Our Rebellion is Foolish ()
Rebellion is foolish ()
Rebellion is foolish ()
1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and cry against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me.” 3 But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. So he went down to Joppa, found a ship which was going to Tarshish, paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
Our God is the God of the Second Chance ()
Our God is the God of the Second Chance ()
1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim to it the proclamation which I am going to tell you.” 3 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, a three days’ walk. 4 Then Jonah began to go through the city one day’s walk; and he cried out and said, “Yet forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” 5 Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them.
Our God is a Saving God ()
Our God is a Saving God ()
10 When God saw their deeds, that they turned from their wicked way, then God relented concerning the calamity which He had declared He would bring upon them. And He did not do it.
Floyd, Ronnie (2015). Bible Studies for Life: Awake - Bible Study Book. LifeWay Christian Resources.
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