JONAH'S WHALE (3 OF 6)
Scripture: Jonah 1:17, Jonah 2:1
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Jonah's Whale (3 of 6)
Series: God's Disobedient Prophet
Richard A. Bradley
Jonah 1:17; 2:1
Jonah 1:17; 2:1
1:17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
2:1 So the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
So, what was this thing that swallowed Jonah? Some translations say whale, some say fish, and at least one says sea monster. The Hebrew simply describes it as something that moves through the water by use of its tail. Sounds like a whale to me. The actual word in Hebrew is ''fish.'' However, in the Hebrew mind, anything that swam in the water was a fish. Does it really matter? No it doesn't.
It's not important what swallowed Jonah. What is important is why the whale swallowed Jonah in the first place. Is there anything we can learn from this story of Jonah's whale? You bet. We can glean at lot from this but the lesson that is most critical to us is the danger of earning our very own whale. Ask Jonah how he liked his?
Several things about Jonah's whale.
JONAH'S WHALE WAS PREPARED BY GOD
17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
This word ''to prepare'' means to ''assign'' or ''appoint.'' God literally appointed one of His creatures to swallow Jonah. Can you imagine the conversation between God and the whale. ''I've got a disobedient prophet who's going to be in the water about 9 AM. I want you to give him a ride to Nineveh.'' Sometimes we don't know why certain things happen to us and may never know until we get to heaven. There was no doubt about this one. God made the appointment.
There is a strange mixture of both judgment and grace in this story. God's grace is seen in Jonah's survival and deliverance but it was His judgment that made the whale necessary in the first place. Jonah's whale became necessary when he opened himself up to God' ...
Series: God's Disobedient Prophet
Richard A. Bradley
Jonah 1:17; 2:1
Jonah 1:17; 2:1
1:17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
2:1 So the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
So, what was this thing that swallowed Jonah? Some translations say whale, some say fish, and at least one says sea monster. The Hebrew simply describes it as something that moves through the water by use of its tail. Sounds like a whale to me. The actual word in Hebrew is ''fish.'' However, in the Hebrew mind, anything that swam in the water was a fish. Does it really matter? No it doesn't.
It's not important what swallowed Jonah. What is important is why the whale swallowed Jonah in the first place. Is there anything we can learn from this story of Jonah's whale? You bet. We can glean at lot from this but the lesson that is most critical to us is the danger of earning our very own whale. Ask Jonah how he liked his?
Several things about Jonah's whale.
JONAH'S WHALE WAS PREPARED BY GOD
17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
This word ''to prepare'' means to ''assign'' or ''appoint.'' God literally appointed one of His creatures to swallow Jonah. Can you imagine the conversation between God and the whale. ''I've got a disobedient prophet who's going to be in the water about 9 AM. I want you to give him a ride to Nineveh.'' Sometimes we don't know why certain things happen to us and may never know until we get to heaven. There was no doubt about this one. God made the appointment.
There is a strange mixture of both judgment and grace in this story. God's grace is seen in Jonah's survival and deliverance but it was His judgment that made the whale necessary in the first place. Jonah's whale became necessary when he opened himself up to God' ...
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