THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME. This statement is unanswerable, and covers the truth of the whole contents of this book. This, or. like expression occurs _seven_ times in Jonah (Jonah 1:1; Jonah 2:10; Jonah 3:1; Jonah 3:3; Jonah 3:4.Jonah 4:9; Jonah 4:10). THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. Jonah is the... [ Continue Reading ]
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. The capital of Assyria, on the left bank of the Tigris. Called first Nina, from the patron goddess of the city; of Babylonian origin; founded by. colony from... [ Continue Reading ]
ROSE UP TO FLEE. Jonah knew that Assyria was to be God's sword of judgment against Israel. If Nineveh perished, Israel might be saved. God's mercy might arrest this overthrow of Nineveh. Was this why Jonah would sacrifice himself to save his nation? This would explain his flight here, and his disple... [ Continue Reading ]
WIND. _Hebrew ruach._ App-9. WAS LIKE. thought. Figure of speech _Prosopopoeia._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
MARINERS. salts. Hebrew. _mallach_. salt. CRIED. cried in prayer. Hebrew. _keli_, Not the same word as in verses: Jonah 1:2; Jonah 1:14. EVERY MAN. Hebrew. _'ish_. App-14. WARES. tackling. Hebrew. _keli_. implements. INTO THE SIDES. below deck, or cabins. Compare Ezekiel 32:23.Amos 6:10. SHIP. t... [ Continue Reading ]
SHIPMASTER. chief of the rope. Phoenician for captain. Hebrew. _rab hachobel._ Not. "later word", because. "captain" is not mentioned earlier. _Rah =_ captain, or head. See 2 Kings 25:8; Esther 1:8; Daniel 1:8. _Chobel_ occurs in Ezekiel 27:8; Ezekiel 27:27; Ezekiel 27:28; Ezekiel 27:29, where it is... [ Continue Reading ]
EVIL. calamity: as in Amos 3:6. Hebrew. _raa `._ App-44.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR WHOSE CAUSE, &c.. for what cause. The lot had told them the person, but not the "cause". So they appeal to Jonah.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE SAID, &c. He does not tell them all. We find the real reason in Jonah 4:1. HEBREW. Referring to the language spoken.. title used in relation to foreigners (Genesis 40:16; Exodus 3:18, &c.) THE GOD OF HEAVEN. The title in relation to the Creator's creatures. See note on 2 Chronicles 36:23. WHIC... [ Continue Reading ]
MEN. Hebrew, plural of _'enosh._ App-14. EXCEEDINGLY. afraid. Figure of speech _Potyptoton_ (App-6). feared. great fear. WHY... ? They knew the _fact_ of his flight, but not the _reason,_ which is not revealed till Jonah 4:1. This is not therefore "a later addition", as alleged.... [ Continue Reading ]
WROUGHT, &c.. grew more and more tempestuous. Hebrew "was going on and raging".... [ Continue Reading ]
TAKE ME UP... I KNOW. He had counted the cost.... [ Continue Reading ]
ROWED HARD. The tackling had gone. See note on "wares", Jonah 1:5. BRING IT. bring it back.... [ Continue Reading ]
MAN'S. Hebrew. _'ish_. App-14. LIFE. soul. Hebrew. _nephesh.App-13._ AS. according as. Compare Psalms 115:3.... [ Continue Reading ]
TOOK UP. took up with reverence or care: as in Genesis 47:30; Exodus 28:12; Exodus 28:29, &c. Hebrew. _nasa'_. CAST HIM, &c. Why are we _to assume_ that the result was different in this case from that in every other, unless so stated? It must have been death. See note on p. 1247. CEASED, &c. Compa... [ Continue Reading ]
OFFERED, &c.. sacrificed: i.e. they vowed that they would offer [when they landed]. Hebrew. _zebach._ App-43.... [ Continue Reading ]
PREPARED. appointed, or assigned. From Hebrew. _mdndh, to_ number. Hence, to appoint, as in Job 7:3.Daniel 1:5; Daniel 1:10. and Chaldee. _mynah_ (Daniel 5:25; Daniel 5:26). Compare Jonah 4:6. Never means to create. GREAT FISH. Large enough to swallow him. in Matthew 12:40, Greek. _kilos -_ any larg... [ Continue Reading ]