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I am enjoying this book and agreeing with it (like "yes!", "write on"...laughing that Jesus wouldn't get hired because he was single...silly but prob would be true). There are some parts that uses particular language to describe leadersh...
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Encountering God Through His Relentless Pursuit Jonah 1-4
God speaks to Jonah to go to Niniveh and preach God’s message to them. Niniveh was the capital of Assyria and was North of what is now Baghdad. He calls Jonah to take the message of judgment to them so they might repent. We know that God is just but He is also […]
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Encountering God Through His Relentless Pursuit Jonah 1-4
Encountering God Through His Relentless Pursuit Jonah 1-4 God speaks to Jonah to go to Niniveh and preach God’s message to them. Niniveh was the capital of Assyria and was North of what is now Baghdad. He calls Jonah to take the message of judgment to them so they might repent. We know that God […]
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Reflections on the book of Jonah
We can learn much from the disobedient, unwilling prophet Jonah. Five years ago I shared my reflections on the book. Her are all of them in one post. I suggest you take time to read this short book. Here.Jonah 1 Jonah 2 Jonah 3 Jonah 4 Material is copyright by eigaldamez. Permission is given to […]
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Thoughts on Jonah Chapter 4
In chapter 3 we saw that God has held his judgment against Niniveh and saved them. Jonah was the unhappy means of communication. Why was he so reluctant to go on this mission? The answer is found at the beginning of this chapter. This was exceedingly “evil” (the same word in Hebrew-ra’ah- is used as […]
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Reflections on the book of Jonah – chapter 3
In this chapter Jonah gets a second chance. It starts very matter factly. It is as if nothing has happened. God speaks to Jonah and tells him to go to Niniveh and he will tell him what to do next. Jonah does it without hesitation. God has just given him a second chance. Why? God […]
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Thoughts on the book of Jonah – Chapter 2
Continuing the thoughts on the life of Jonah. At the end of chapter 1, God “appoints” a fish to swallow Jonah as he is thrown in the ocean. The purpose was not to kill Jonah but to protect him. As Tchivdjian in the book Surprised by Grace states “The fish’s belly was not Jonah’s prison […]
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