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Page 1: Compassion for Jonah Jonah 1:1-4;15-17 Jessica Wang

Compassion for Jonah

Jonah 1:1-4;15-17 Jessica Wang

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Introduction

God’s compassion for Ninevites :—the sinful people. God’s compassion for sailors: —idol worshiper God’s compassion for Jonah: — a prophet God’s

servant but who’s disobedient .

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God’s compassion for Jonah

• Disciplining Jonah when he ran away from God

• saving Jonah when he was going to die

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Disciplining Jonah when he ran away from God

1 who Jonah was; 2 what God wanted him to do; 3 Jonah's rebelling.

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Disciplining Jonah when he ran away from God

God give Jonah the specific calling to go to Nineveh to preach.

'Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.' 1:2

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Jonah’s rebelling • He ran away from the Lord .• His spiritual life goes down and down. • He wanted the wicked people in that city to

fry .

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Jonah’s rebelling• Many servants of the Lord may thought they

could get away from the Lord. • But it is impossible .• Life without God will become much more

difficult

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Jonah’s rebelling• Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your

presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.

• 我往那里去躲避你的灵。我往那里逃躲避你的面。我若升到天上,你在那里。我若在阴间下榻,你也在那里。我若展开清晨的翅膀,飞到海极居住。就是在那里,你的手必引导我,你的右手,也必扶持我。 ( 诗 139:7-10)

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God did not let him go • God used the wind to remind him about His

calling. • Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea,

and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up. 1:4

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• God’s discipline shows his compassion and love.• as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines

you. Deuteronomy 8:5 • 你当心里思想,耶和华你神管教你,好像人管教儿子一样。

——申 8:5 • Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and

repent. Revelation 3:19• 凡我所疼爱的,我就责备管教他。所以你要发热心,也要

悔改。——启 3:19

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• It was gracious of God to seek out His disobedient servant and not to allow him to remain long in his sin.

• God’s purpose is not to destroy but to rebuild .

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Saving Jonah when he was going to die

• It is well known how often sin brings insensibility with it.

• All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. 1:5

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Saving Jonah when he was going to die

• Jonah professed faith to a sovereign God, • but he himself did not fear his God ,

ironically, the pagan sailors did. • He denied his belief through his actions .• but he did not realize it.

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Saving Jonah when he was going to die

• He would rather die than to obey God's call. • 'Pick me up and throw me into the sea,' he

replied, 'and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you.' 1:12

• Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. 1:15

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Saving Jonah when he was going to die

• The wages of sin are death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus

our Lord.• God saved Jonah's life by using a fish • He brought the prodigal prophet to the place

He wanted him to be.

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Saving Jonah when he was going to die

• God is great enough to control anything.• But he did not force Jonah to obey Him. • He used His power for a loving purpose.

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Saving Jonah when he was going to die

• God's deliverance reveals us both His great power and His gracious heart.

• For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. 因为他的怒气不过是转眼之间。他的恩典乃是一生之久。一宿虽然有哭泣,早晨便必欢呼。—诗 30:5

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Conclusion

• God’s patience and compassion is unbelievable.• He restored Jonah to life. so he would be God's

instrument in providing salvation to a large Gentile population under God's judgment for their sins.

• He raised Jesus to life so He would provide salvation for an even larger population of Gentiles and Jews under God's judgment for their sins.

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Application • How can I repay the Lord for all his goodness

to me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord .

• 我拿什么报答耶和华向我所赐的一切厚恩。我要举起救恩的杯,称扬耶和华的名。诗 116:12 -13

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1. What is my lifetime calling? 2. What is my call for this church and my life

this year?3. Did I ever run away from God? 4. How can I fulfill God’s will in this year?

Application

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Compassion for Jonah

Jonah 1:1-4;15-17 Jessica Wang