God's Message in Jonah: Authority, Trauma, Deliverance, Dedication
In Jonah, God's authority over nature is revealed as Jonah faces trauma, cries for deliverance, and finds dedication. The story reflects on human nature and the power of prayer amidst distress.
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God shouts in our pains Jonah 1:17-2:10 God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains. CS Lewis
OVERTURE THEMES 1. Yahweh s authority over nature and events 1:17-2:1 The Creator is mighty and able 1:17Now the LORD had arranged for a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights. Man is created and needy 2:1Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from inside the fish. 2. Jonah s distress and its resolution 2:2 2:2 I cried out to the LORD in my great trouble, and he answered me. I called to you from the land of the dead, and LORD, you heard me! LORD without you I m lost! Help!
FIRST MOVEMENTaTRAUMA and DISTRESS 1.Sinking beneath the surface 2:3-4 He got what he knew he deserved 3You threw me into the ocean depths, and I sank down to the heart of the sea. The mighty waters engulfed me; I was buried beneath your wild and stormy waves. His realisation [2:2a I cried out to the LORD in my great trouble,] 4Then I said, O LORD, you have driven me from your presence. Yet I will look once more toward your holy Temple. Life without fellowship with the LORD?..........
FIRST MOVEMENTbTRAUMA and DISTRESS 2. Sinking to the bottom 2:5-6b One breath away from forfeiting his life 5 I sank beneath the waves, and the waters closed over me. Seaweed wrapped itself around my head. 6aI sank down to the very roots of the mountains . His realisation [2:2b I called to you from the land of the dead,] 6b I was imprisoned in the earth, whose gates lock shut forever. - spirit in the netherworld? (Sheol) Death outside of relationship with the LORD?
SECOND MOVEMENT DELIVERANCE Jonah got what he didn t deserve - Mercy 2:6b [ and LORD, you heard me!] 1:17Now the LORD had arranged for a great fish to swallow Jonah.] 6b But you, O LORD my God, snatched me from the jaws of death! What made the difference? 2:7 7As my life was slipping away, I remembered the LORD. And my earnest prayer went out to you in your holy Temple. A genuine cry to the LORD for MERCY will be honoured
FINAL MOVEMENT DEDICATION The empty futility of earthly pursuits 8Those who worship false gods turn their backs on all God s mercies. The natural response to a saviour - Worship and service 9aBut I will offer sacrifices to you with songs of praise, and I will fulfill all my vows. The singular source of salvation for all mankind 9bFor my salvation comes from the LORD alone. GRACE Jonah gets more than he deserved 2:10 10Then the LORD ordered the fish to spit Jonah out onto the beach. Grace forgives and reinstates ENCORE
Communion For my salvation comes from the LORD alone. Jonah 3:9b 40For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.Matthew 12:40 NIV 24Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. John 12:24 NIV 12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12
