JONAH 1:1 TO JONAH 2:1; JONAH 2:10. JONAH VAINLY SEEKS TO EVADE THE
MISSION TO WHICH GOD APPOINTS HIM. Jonah is bidden by Yahweh to
proclaim judgment on Nineveh for its sin, but he hurries in the
opposite direction, to Tarshish (p. 381). Why he refused to proclaim
such congenial tidings appears only... [ Continue Reading ]
THANKSGIVING FOR DELIVERANCE. This psalm is a thanksgiving for
deliverance from peril, and therefore, if spoken by Jonah, should have
followed Jonah 2:10. The description, however, is quite unsuitable to
Jonah's condition; it is that of a man who has been in imminent danger
of drowning but has been... [ Continue Reading ]