CRITICAL NOTES.] AND (now)] a continuation of the Hebrew writings, not
an independent PART.
Jonah 1:2. That] Heb. the city, the great, the art, a demonstrative
force. NINEVEH] Cf. Genesis 10:11, _Smith’s_ Bib. Dict. ARISE] A
term of excitement.
_HOMILETICS_
THE GREAT COMMISSION.—_Jonah 1:1_
“_Th... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.]
JONAH 1:3. TARSHISH] Tartessus in Spain; others, Carthage; probably
Tarsus in Cilicia. PRESENCE] Lit. from being in the presence, _i.e._
from standing in the presence of the Lord as His servant and minister
(cf. Genesis 4:16; Deuteronomy 10:8). JOPPA] Now Jaffa.
_HOMILETICS_
THE... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.]
JONAH 1:4. SENT OUT] Lit. to cast or hurl, passive, to be thrown
prostrate. “God throws the wind down upon the surface of the sea.”
“Hurled a greate wynde into the see” [_Coverdale_]. WAS LIKE] Lit.
thought to be broken. The ship personified; ship and crew identified
in the writer’... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.]
JONAH 1:6. WHAT] He sleeps, they pray (Psalms 107:28). GOD] Lit. _the_
God; other gods powerless (_perhaps_ the language of hope); Jonah’s
God could help them.
_HOMILETICS_
CONTRASTS IN THE VOYAGE OF LIFE.—_Jonah 1:5_
Fatigue and sorrow had some influence upon Jonah (Matthew 26:... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.]
JONAH 1:7. LOTS] A heathen mode of decision, often permitted by God.
“Lots were for
(1) dividing;
(2) consulting;
(3) divining” [_Pusey_]. FELL UPON] Proverbs 16:33.
_HOMILETICS_
IS THERE NOT A CAUSE?—_Jonah 1:7_
When great judgments happen there must be great guilt. When a nat... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.]
JONAH 1:8. TELL] How urgent and earnest this examination! Fit
questions for our own hearts!
JONAH 1:9. HEBREW] A name by which an Israelite was known to
foreigners (Genesis 40:15; Exodus 3:18). THE GOD] Heathens had
distinct gods for heaven, earth, and sea.
JONAH 1:10. AFRAID] Th... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.]
JONAH 1:11. THE SEA] “Not only increasingly tempestuous, but, like a
thing alive and obeying its Master’s will, it was holding on its
course, its wild waves tossing themselves and marching on in
battalions arrayed for the end for which they were sent, pursuing and
demanding the run... [ Continue Reading ]