One More, `Gain

3:51 Alright So Boom!

5:40 Jonah 3 1-2

• A Second Time

• Second Chance?

• Mercy

• Redeeming

• Very Close Command as in Jonah 1

• Where to go

• What to do

• Not why this time

• But Notes the words

• Meant to elicit a question (What will he do this time?)

16:28 Jonah 3 3-5

• Straightaway Jonah Responds

• Arose

• Went to Nineveh

• As the LORD commanded

• Nineveh is Big

• Three days journey, Jonah goes one day tho

• What does that mean?

• Only covered a third of the way?

• Did not completely follow through?

• What about the rest of the folks?

• Hinges on the translation of journey. Some mean journey to be through the city, others think it is a day to travel, a day in and a day back. Still others think this includes following protocol of checking in with the city and waiting prior to going throughout the city. 

• Delivers the message

• 5 words in Hebrew

• 40 Days (timeline)

• City Overthrown (result if nothing changes) - turned over, demolished

• What do you think should be in the message?

• Seems extremely minimal

• But nothing today that Jonah was disobedient. I think we have to believe that this is what the LORD told him to say. 

• Their Response

• The people of Nineveh Believed God

• They repented - fasted and put on sackcloth  (Matt 12 41, Luke 11 32)

• All inclusive - is this a summation statement - potentially

• Jonah spoke and God worked (not elaborate or drawn out)

38:47 Jonah 3 6-9

• The King of Nineveh

• Word Reached Him

• King Responded (personally)

• King’s Decree (Proclamation that was published)

• He serious, animals can’t even eat

• He serious, animals putting on sackcloth

• Almost seems like he expects the animals to call out mightily to God

• Repent - turn from evil and violence 

• Not A done deal - if God does not turn His anger they will perish

• Fear of the LORD (like the sailors)

• No control, hope to be heard

54:33 Jonah 3 10

• God saw

• God relented

• God did not overthrow Nineveh

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