Jonah Essays

  • Jonah And Jonah: The Book Of Jonah

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    wishes to be called Jonah. The reason he gives is that somebody or something had compelled him to be certain places at certain times without fails. Why it would be significant that this character has this desire can be answered by reading the book of Jonah inasmuch as there are some similarities between these two books. The book of Jonah is story about a prophet in the Hebrew bible. The book tells about Jonah, a good man that

  • Jonah

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    meaning of the storm and other elements that God used to setup the great moment of Jonah accepting his calling. That is where we will take off this week and expound on; Jonah and the huge fish. We will cover Jonah 1.17-2.10. Literary Markers We pick back up in Jonah at the point where the sailors have, by Jonah’s instruction, thrown him overboard to calm the storm. Verse seventeen provides readers information on where Jonah actually is after he is thrown into the water and for how long he is there. So

  • Jonah

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    run away from following his rules by allowing themselves to be distracted by everyday life activities. In the story of Jonah, his mindset and actions throughout the story is a prime reflection of people within today’s society who are torn between God and their daily activities. Jonah’s personality and in the form that the story is told makes the story of Jonah intriguing. Jonah is extremely stubborn and unlike many of the prophets before him he is scared to take upon the responsibilities that come

  • Jonah Versus Historical Jonah

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    Introduction When we read and consider Jonah, its important to know about the historical Jonah in 2nd Kings as well. The historical Jonah was known to be an adviser to king Jeraboam II. He was responsible for expanding the boarders of Israel from the Euphrates river to the Red sea. Not only was he known of expanding the boarders in Israel, he was also known for making Israel a very prosperous nation. When you consider all that the historical Jonah did for his time, he would have been well known

  • Book Of Jonah

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    The book of Jonah is a very interesting story.Jonah was trying to run away from god. He didn't want to go to Nineveh to preach repentance to the people. He boards a ship going the opposite direction as god told him to go. God is mad and creates a storm that scares everyone on the boat. They know Jonah is the problem so they throw him overboard and a big fish swallows him. Jonah is inside the big fish for three days and three nights. In his time inside the fish he repents to God for his sin. After

  • Nowell's The Book Of Jonah

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    of Jonah is a story centered around the concept of disobedience. This book starts off in the most shocking way by showing the prophet Jonah disobeying God’s commands. The first instance of disobedience is shown when god commands Jonah to head to Nineveh in order to preach against their ideals, instead Jonah choses to flee, he heads to Joppa and boards a ship heading to Tarshish. Nowell points out in his biblical commentary Jonah, Tobit, Judith how ludicrous this situation was by citing Jonah 1:9

  • The Book of Jonah

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    It is thought that Jonah, the fifth of the Minor Prophets, lived during the reign of Jeroboam II, when the kingdom was divided. (Lockyer, 198) Although the Book of Jonah is quite short, just two and one-half pages, it is not short on themes. Because there are so many themes it is hard to classify or to determine its primary message. (Anchor 936 and New Interpreter's 490) These themes range from running away, praying, second chances, anger, and God's compassion and mercy, to name a few. The

  • Book Of Jonah Analysis

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    The book of Jonah is an adventurous story of a prophet chosen by God to go preach denouncement to a heathen nation. With the exception of stating that Jonah is the son of Amittai, the book itself fails to reveal any background information. Nevertheless, a plorthea of scholars have attempted to provide us with some insight to the, who, when, where, and what of the book. This paper will utilize four scholarly commentaries in a quest to determine the author or authors of the book, the time when it

  • Nineveh In The Hour Of Jonah

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    wickedness. The Lord seeing how downcast this city had become sent word to his prophet Jonah saying “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.” (Jonah 1:2) As Jonah began to think through what the Lord had called him to do from his perspective this commission almost impossible. Instead of putting his trust in God and believing that He would make a way, Jonah hesitated to go. Many times we in the same way are hesitant to act on what God has called

  • The Stoty of Jonah: Bible Study

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    The people of Nineveh were living in evil, and Jonah was called to command them to repent [Jonah 1:2]. Furthermore, the citizens were governed by a King; moreover, the people repented to the Lord after Jonah’s warning [Jonah 3:6-10]. In addition, the book of Nahum is written almost entirely to address the people of Nineveh; Nahum prophesies that their wickedness, folly, and unrepentant lives will lead to destruction. Nineveh is described as a bloody city [3:1], and is repeatedly condemned for their

  • Analysis of the Book of Jonah

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    Book of Jonah is an example that will be used to determine if this particular story describes an accurate recount of history, or if it teaches the readers a lesson. In the Book of Jonah, Jonah (the prophet) is instructed to go to a pagan city (Nineveh) to preach to the Ninevites, hoping that they will repent for their sins. However, he challenges God and travels to Tarshish instead. Jonah receives consequences for his actions and Nineveh is eventually forgiven by God. Although the story of Jonah appears

  • Obadiah Jonah Commentary

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    An interesting concept that appeared to me while reading the Book of Jonah, was that the concept of the story was universally understood, so simple that they made a children's book from it. While reading “Obadiah, Jonah, Micah : A Theological Commentary” by Philip Peter Jenson, he brought up the question of the message of the story. My initial perception of the story was that Jonah was an unwilling prophet, that did not believe that God would actually do harm to the people of NININ and he chose to

  • Book Of Jonah Research Paper

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    of Jonah was intended to follow the unfinished journey of a prideful christian, and to show the involvement of an altruistic God. One of the major themes found in the book of Jonah is the relationship between God and Jonah. First, Jonah flees from God’s will, then he turns back to God, and finally, Jonah preaches God’s message of repentance to the people of Nineveh, but sadly, it doesn’t end there. Jonah was called as a prophet for God, but he had a detrimental problem in his character; Jonah was

  • Book Of Jonah Research Paper

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    In this essay, I will show what the meaning of the book of Jonah is to me. In the Bible, there is a recorded account of the story of Jonah. Using chapters one through four, I will explain that the book of Jonah gives insight to God’s mercy and judgment concerning his people. First, I’d like to show that God calls us to do His will and that He is persistent (up to our will) in doing so. Second, I will point out that though we may run away from God’s calling, He will not desert us; He will deliver

  • Ap English Essay After Jonah

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    (4:6) After Jonah has sat down outside the city to see whether God would destroy it, God “appoints” מָנָהָ a plant to grow up over Jonah and his shelter to deliver him from רָָעָה. Many translate this as “trouble” or “distress,” but it seems most prudent to allow terms to remain consistent in meaning throughout the text.10 The best translation for the author‟s purpose seems to be “evil.” The author utilizes the repetition of the verbal root רָָעָה for an express reason, especially in Jonah 4. Though

  • Jonah: A False Prophet or a Prophet with a False God?

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    Jonah: A False Prophet or a Prophet with a False God? The Jonah narrative is a story often told to children to emphasize that it is wrong to run from God and there is no way to escape from God. However as adults we see that there is more to the story. There are many ways to interpret the Jonah narrative and the character of Jonah. Readers may even read the story with an anti-Semitic view if they judge solely from their first impressions of Jonah. We see a man who flees, a man who is angry with

  • The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt

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    airport and found himself sitting next to the physicist named Jonah who worked on mathematical models while he was an undergraduate engineering student. Alex and Jonah start talking, and Alex mentions he is going to speak at a seminar. His topic is "Robotics: Solution for the 80's to America's Productivity Crisis." Alex tells Jonah that his plant has more robots than any other plant in the division. Jonah is not very impressed. Jonah asks how much productivity has improved because of the use of the

  • Exploring Jonah's Struggle with God's Mercy

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    (and honorable) than that of his first prayer in chapter 2. This time, it is used as like an ironic use, as if he is saying ‘Oh please! Do you even know what you are doing?” or “Please tell me you’re not serious!’” (Cary 129). 4 But Jonah was greatly displeased and became furious. 2 He prayed to the Lord: “Please, Lord, isn’t this what I said while I was still in my own country? That’s why I fled toward Tarshish in the first place. I knew that You are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to become

  • The City of Joppa Mentioned in the Bible

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    Joppa is the southern end of the city today called Tel Aviv. Most likely, this is the city you would fly into today when visiting Israel. This also would have been true in ancient days, although you would have come by boat rather than plane. The port of Joppa was of great significance in both the Old and New Testament because of the access that it gave to Jerusalem and other sites in Israel. This would have been the port Herod the Great used at first to bring in materials for Ceasarea Martima in

  • The Masterpiece of Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle

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    Cat's Cradle, not for the  plot, but more as an outlet for his  psychological viewpoints. This  is exemplified with the opening line "Call me  Jonah" (Vonnegut 11). The line is a parody of  the first line  of Melville's most-famous  Moby Dick.  Literary critic  Peter Reed  points out  that "it  is characteristic  that Vonnegut's  speaker should  be a Jonah, who does in  effect get swallowed by the  whale, rather than a whale-hunting Ishmael"  (Reed 124). If  the reader was  to examine  the  use  of