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Verse Jonah 1:2. _GO TO NINEVEH_] This was the capital of the
Assyrian empire, and one of the most _ancient_ cities of the world,
Genesis 10:10-1; and one of the _largest_, as it was _three days'
jou...
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ARISE, GO TO NINEVEH, THAT GREAT CITY - The Assyrian history, as far
as it has yet been discovered, is very bare of events in regard to
this period. We have as yet the names of three kings only for 15...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
CHAPTER 1
The Commission of the Prophet ,His Disobedience, and the Consequences
_ 1. The commission (John 1:1) _
2. The disobedience (John 1:3)
3. The consequences (John...
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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
oppo...
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ARISE, go. Contrast "rose up to flee" (Jonah 1:3).
NINEVEH. Op. Genesis 10:11; Genesis 10:12. Mentioned again in Jon 8:2,
Jon 8:3. Jonah 4:11. T
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_Nineveh_ On the E. bank of the Tigris, the capital of the ancient
kingdom and empire of Assyria, and "the most magnificent of all the
capitals of the ancient world." The building of it is mentioned a...
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_ARISE; GO PREACH TO NINEVEH -- JONAH 1:1-3:_ God is concerned even
with the wickedness of heathen nations. So He commanded Jonah to
preach in Nineveh. Jonah, the son of Amittai, was a prophet of God...
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GO TO NINEVEH—AND CRY AGAINST IT— Or _preach._ It means the same
as to _prophesy;_ and therefore Houbigant so renders it....
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GOD'S MESSENGER RUNNING FROM GODTHE COMMISSION OF JONAH
TEXT: Jonah 1:1-2
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Now the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
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Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry ag...
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Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their
wickedness is come up before me.
ARISE, GO TO NINEVEH - east of the Tigris, opposite the modern Mosul.
The only case of a prophe...
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THE DISOBEDIENCE OF JONAH
2. Nineveh] the world-famous capital of Assyria, on the Tigris. For
its wickedness cp. Nahum 3.
3. Jonah seeks to escape from the unwelcome task, both because he
hates the N...
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THE MAN WHO DISAGREED WITH GOD
JONAH
_MARK KIRKPATRICK_
INTRODUCTION
The book does not say who wrote it. It is unlikely that Jonah was the
author. This is because the story is not very favourable...
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NINEVEH, THAT GREAT CITY. — The size of Nineveh is throughout the
book brought into prominent notice. (See Jonah 3:2; Jonah 4:11.) The
traditions preserved in Greek and Roman writers dwell on the same...
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THE GREAT REFUSAL
John 1:1
WE have now laid clear the lines upon which the Book of Jonah was
composed. Its purpose is to illustrate God's grace to the heathen in
face of His people's refusal to fulfi...
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FLEEING FROM GOD AND DUTY
John 1:1-16
Jonah is mentioned in 2 Kings 14:25. He was clearly very patriotic,
and did not despair of his country in its darkest days. This
commission to Nineveh was theref...
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In narrating his own experience on his mission to Nineveh, Jonah
intended to teach his people the lesson of the inclusiveness of the
divine government, and thus to rebuke their exclusive attitude towa...
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Arise, go to (b) Nineveh, that (c) great city, and cry against it; for
their wickedness is come up before me.
(b) For seeing the great obstipation of the Israelites, he sent his
Prophet to the Gentil...
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Ninive, the capital city of the Assyrian empire. (Challoner) --- It
was 150 stadia long and 90 broad, (Diodorus ii.) on the western bank
of the Tigris. (Pliny, [Natural History?] vi. 13.) --- Mosul, w...
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By the word of the Lord coming unto Jonah, is meant the impression
made on his mind, either by vision or revelation; and Jonah perfectly
understood that the direction to go to Nineveh was of the Lord....
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Lectures on the Minor Prophets.
W. Kelly.
The most cursory reader can hardly avoid seeing that Jonah has a
peculiar place among the prophets. There is none more intensely
Jewish; yet his prophecy was...
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Jonah the Sprinter
I. INTRODUCTION
A. This morning we begin the study of the book of Jonah!
1. This little book is only 4 Chapter s long, but filled with
spiritual truths!
2. There has also been m...
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_Arise, go to Nineveh, to that great city. _Nineveh is called a great
city, and not without reason; for it was in circumference, as heathen
writers say, 400 stadia: and we shall see that Jonah was thr...
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Introduction to Jonah
Nineveh-which represents the world in its natural greatness, full of
pride and iniquity, regardless of God and of His authority-had
deserved the righteous judgment of God. This i...
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ARISE, GO TO NINEVEH, THAT GREAT CITY,.... That is, arise from the
place where he was, and leave the business he was about, and prepare
for a long journey to the place mentioned, and be as expeditious...
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Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their
wickedness is come up before me.
Ver. 2. _Arise, go to Nineveh_] _Haec est vocatio prophetae,_ saith
Oecolampadius: this was the p...
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_Now the word of the Lord_ An impulse or revelation from the Lord,
significative of his will; _came unto Jonah, the son of Amittai_ Of
whom see 2 Kings 14:25. It is probable he had been before acquain...
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Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it, by
preaching a call to repentance; FOR THEIR WICKEDNESS IS COME UP BEFORE
ME, as had that of Sodom and Gomorrah hundreds of years before. Cf...
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JONAH'S COMMISSION AND FLIGHT...
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ARISE; forthwith prepare thyself, and get all in readiness, and with
hearty resolution set upon the work. GO; so soon as thou art ready,
set forward on thy journey, make not any delay. NINEVEH; the ch...
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Jonah 1:2 Arise H6965 (H8798) go H3212 (H8798) Nineveh H5210 great
H1419 city H5892 cry H7121 ...
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‘Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it, for
their wickedness is come up before me.'
YHWH's command was that Jonah should go to Nineveh to proclaim His
word there, because He was aw...
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NINEVEH
(_ See Scofield) - (Nahum 1:1). _...
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JONAH 1-4
Jonah buried and risen a type of Christ.
I. More than once in the course of our Lord's ministry, among
different persons and for different objects, He makes use of the
similitude of the pro...
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John 1:1
The main features of the case are: (1) A Divine commission and command
distinctly and authoritatively given, with some of the reasons for it
annexed, although with others certainly not fully...
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Jonah 1:1. Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of
Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry
against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. But Jonah rose
up...
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CONTENTS: Jonah's commission and effort to avoid God's will. Swallowed
by a great fish.
CHARACTERS: God, Jonah, seamen.
CONCLUSION: Men may be distinctly called of God to proclaim His
message, yet r...
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Jonah 1:1. _The word of the Lord came to Jonah._ The word of prophecy,
delivered by Christ, the preëxistent Word, as appears from his
reasoning with the prophet when angry that Nineveh was spared. Jon...
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_Go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it._
THE COMPARATIVE CORRUPTION OF GREAT CITIES PROPOSITION
That though by no means exclusively, yet in cities that are great and
luxurious, integrit...
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_Now the Word of the Lord came unto Jonah._
JONAH, THE RUNAWAY PROPHET
The commission may be viewed--
I. In its source. It is--
1. Supreme, as the Word of the Lord.
2. Peremptory; it is absolute,...
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JONAH 1:1 Jonah’s Commissioning and Flight. This episode records
Jonah’s call to prophesy and his flight from that call. Two
questions drive the plot: (1) What will happen to the Ninevites? and
(2) Wh...
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JONAH—NOTE ON JONAH 1:2 NINEVEH was on the east bank of the Tigris
River, more than 500 miles (805 km) northeast of Israel. GREAT is used
14 times in Jonah. Nineveh was an important CITY (see...
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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, _Sm...
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EXPOSITION
JONAH 1:1
Part I. THE MISSION OF JONAH. HIS DISOBEDIENCE AND PUNISHMENT.
JONAH 1:1
§ 1. Jonah is sent to Nine
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CHAPTER II. THE PROPHET'S COMMISSION TO GO TO NINEVEH WHY GIVEN? AND
FOR WHAT ENDS?
JONAH, we have already seen, was a prophet in the kingdom of Israel;
and as the prophetical gift, like every other c...
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Jonah
Now we come to that interesting prophet Jonah.
Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their
wickedne...
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2 Kings 19:36; Ezekiel 2:7; Ezekiel 3:5; Ezra 9:6; Genesis 10:11;...
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JONAH, THE BOOK OF DIVINE REVELATIONS
Jonah 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We want, as we enter into the Book of Jonah, to speak of its
historicity. There are many today who relegate this most marvelous
me...