Read through jonah 1 and mark every time the lord appointed something with a purple circle. It is to this second part of the process that we have now to turn our. The lord prepared a great fish to swallow jonah as soon as he plunged beneath the sea. Read through jonah 1 and mark every reference to the presence of the lord with a red circle filled in with orange. Concern for the salvation of all people, including ones enemies, is the proper attitude for people of god. As far as jonah was concerned, nineveh could go straight to hell. Jonah is angry that nineveh didnt receive judgment. Saint peter holding the keys to the church, jacob adriaensz 16081651 being a disciple of christ beginning the journey.
Campbell morgan simon peter answered and said, thou art the christ, the son of the living god. When jesus said they were going to jerusalem where he would be arrested and put to death. Peter and john healed a lame man and were cast into prison acts 3. We are going to look at the example of peter this morning and see how god desires to mold us into christlikeness just as he did with peter. Jesus evidently gave satan permission to attack peter, for jesus then said. Gods allows a sifting process to make us into what he. Jonah cried unto the lord out of the fishs belly, out of the belly of sheolthe place for the dead. This seed of repentance is expressed in a prayer for deliverance from this predicament. Spurgeons bible commentaries commentary on the song of solomon spurgeon commentary series holman old testament commentary hosea, joel, amos, obadiah, jonah, micah spurgeons sermon notes. For a jewish man to be told by god to go preach to nineveh was repugnant. There in the belly of the fish, jonah discovers repentance for his actions.
Jonah is the only minor prophet where miracles play an important role. He never expected to be thrown overboard into the mediterranean. For in the belly of that whale, jonah came to his senses and realized that he needed to obey god. Many have questioned whether the book of jonah is historical. When the lord looks at you and me, he doesnt look at us and see only our failures. I told him that i prayed for him, not that this sifting would not occur, but that his faith would not fail. Which particular scripture, more than any other, sums up the message of gods holy word. Lord is using you in his service, depend upon it that satans sifting is determined. No house so safely guarded is but he, by some device of his, can enter. The sifting of peter by henry wadsworth longfellow in st. Lukes gospel we are told how peter in the days of old was sifted. What parallels can you discern between the actions and attitudes of the characters in the book of jonah including god, and the actions and attitudes of the characters in jesus parable of the. The issue is complicated somewhat by the use of the.
Jonah was one of only four writing prophets that jesus mentioned by name during his earthly ministry isaiah, daniel, and zechariah were the others. Index of devotionals chronological 333 words of grace. Jonah studies questions for four sessions 3 session 4 jonah and the new testament 1. Jonah swallowed by a fish bible pathway adventures. The life and ministry of apostle peter saint peter. Seeing jesus christ in the old testament book of jonah. He preached repentance to the city and god was sovereignly at work in their midst. Jonah books of the bible growing christians ministries. Jesus is telling simon peter that satan has demanded to have all the. You are peter, and on this rock i will build my church matt.
This reminds me of the story of jesus and peter in john 21. Jonahs preservation in the belly of the fish for 3 days and nights can only be explained as a supernatural miracle. And, unfortunately for him, jonah is swallowed by a giant fish. This passage is comprised of the last seven verses of jonah. Open as pdf when peter was sifted he failed miserably but not in his faith. Jonah was a prophet preaching a message of repentance jonah 1. Asked to preach repentance to his enemies, the hebrew prophet tries to do what cant be done run from god.
Deep inside the belly of the fish, jonah finally yielded to gods will. Peter was to be sifted, so our lord warned him, and satan was to operate with the sieve. Then jonah prayed to the lord his god from the belly of the fish, saying, i called to the lord, out of my distress, and he answered me. The opening chapter of jonah is set in the midst of an intense storm, a really intense storm. Peter and cephas mean rock, and jesus called peter by these. Jesus actually identified himself with the prophet s threeday sojourn in the belly of the great fish. Its clear from the whole nt that god intends to bring the bride of christ to perfection through affliction and temptation 1 peter 1. And now, though ages intervene, sin is the same, while time and scene are shifted. But you see, if peter had failed, then jesus praying would have been to no avail. But, i have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not. Jun 03, 2011 the assyrians had no use for the jews, and the jews hated the assyrians.
Satan desires us, great and small, as wheat to sift us, and we all are tempted. In the past two messages, which we studied chapters 1 and 2 respectively, we learned that god will have done what he wills. Although the author of jonah is never identified in the book itself, jonah himself has traditionally been identified as the author. Let me share with you seven great lessons from the book of jonah.
Many firstcentury jews believed the ninevites repented when jonah preached because they knew god spoke through him, and they knew this because they knew god saved him from drowning jonah 1. Interestingly, the book of jonah consists of only 4 chapters, 48 verses, and just over 1,300 words. The assyrians had no use for the jews, and the jews hated the assyrians. A man of 27, a master of geology, and his god of grace. Jonah stresses the freedom and primacy of god and gods initiative and grace toward humanity. I think the reason god permits satan to persist in his sifting work is that in the end it will be good for the church and will bring more glory to god. As a result, god sent a storm to stop jonahs ship and a fish to swallow him. Not one, however rich or great, is by his station or estate exempted. Jonah taught that failure to repent sin brings judgment but salvation is a gift of god jonah 1. Seeing jesus christ in the old testament book of jonah will greatly aid us in understanding jonah and how jesus could refer to himself as, something greater than jonah matthew 12. Blessed are you, simon bar jonah, for flesh and blood did not reveal this to you. As an adult i am drawn to this story because i feel that i know jonah. Jonah is the only minor prophet whose major activity takes place on foreign soil.
When jesus came to the disciples walking on the water, peter was the one who got out of the boat to try it too, and almost drowned matt. Count the cost jesus said that whoever wants to follow him must deny himself and take up his cross. Jonah, jesus, peter or the heroes of ancient novels. Jonah and the whale pdf download download 9781599228082. Peter was the first to declare that jesus is the son of god matt. May 24, 2012 not to destroy peter, but to show him he was humanly frail and needed the christ to let him live righteously and truly. Jonah is the only major old testament character taking a trip on the mediterranean sea. Jonah is the only minor prophet who preaches to a foreign people. The music cd features the readalong story and 12 more bible songs. Book of jonah overview insight for living ministries. Despite the universal recognition of jonah as the man swallowed alive by a giant fish, few christians truly understand the storys details and spiritual meaning. Weve gone through the story in years past, but in connection with the book, i want to reiterate it one more time to you. This man denied knowing jesus three different times.
Jun 29, 2009 it was not the real peter who denied the lord. Simon, simon, satan has asked to sift you as wheat. God didnt let up until jonah was ready to honor him. Jesus made his home here during his ministry possibly in simon peters house.
And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers. Jonah, who was disobedient to god because he failed to preach repentance to the ninevites, was given a second chance by god to be faithful to his calling. Over 250 sermons including notes, commentary and illustrations. God graciously gives jonah a second chance to fulfil the mission. When god calls abraham to offer his son isaac as a sacrifice, abraham gets up early in the morning and goes, but when god calls jonah, jonah runs away. Todays message is the third in a series on jonah, with todays message centering on jonah chapter 2. The whale was quite as glad to part with jonah as jonah was to be set. Not to destroy peter, but to show him he was humanly frail and needed the christ to let him live righteously and truly. He was called bar jonah because his father was named jonah. Being swallowed by a whale would be traumatic, to say the least, but in this case the event was arranged by god to save jonahs life.
Read through jonah 1 and mark every reference to calamity by highlighting it in brown. The anointing of the holy spirit pdf in 1986, the lord jesus appeared to pastor peter tan and taught him the anointing of the holy spirit. But if satan obtained, christ prayed for him, and even obtained him in a far higher sense. Jesus does, however, promise the sign of the prophet jonah v. The story of jonah is an old testament lesson on obedience, forgiveness, and mission. Peter was a good christianconfident, fruitful, and strong. God arranged it that the fish should be there when jonah was cast into the sea. It has the basic sense of to part, to sift homer ii.
Jonah prays to god inside the fish lesson 12 bible point. We have seen that the book of jonah is in 4 movements. This conversion was not referring to salvation, but it implied that the sifting would bring about a change in him that. In the prediction of jesus denial, luke moderates the exchange by highlighting satans role in the initial sifting of the.
A bible study by jack kelley simon, simon, satan has asked to sift you as wheat. One might think the story of jonah would be over in chapter 3, when the great city. Our sermon ideas on jonah will help you preach a powerful message on the difficult commission of god. Saint peter also known as simon peter, simeon, simon. After his resurrection, jesus taught the new covenant church for 40 days before his ascension. But in either case, divine intervention makes all things possible. The teaching is being given these days as support of the notion that in order to reach spiritual maturity we must first submit ourselves to a spiritual father that jesus refers once to simon peters physical father as jonah mt. Christians, applying the theology of jonah to the person and work of jesus, could claim that jesus christ is the freedom of god acting in love toward humanity.
May 14, 2011 6 the lord spoke to the fishit vomited jonah onto dry land 2. Perhaps the third quarter of the eighth century is the most likely date for the book, after the public ministries of amos and hosea and before the fall of samaria to assyria in 722721. There is the simple statement that sums up what happened when jonah sank in the water. Beautifully balanced, deep and profound jonahs adventure opens a window into the heart of god.
Notes regarding peter peter was also called simon matthew 10. There are many candidates to be sure, but when it is all said and done i believe the greatest verse in the bible is john 3. Simon was his birth name given by his father jonah matthew 16. Prepare your messages on gods word in jonah with sermon outlines or an entire sermon series. A summary of his life and ministry firm foundation christian church, woonsocket, ri, 2016 background 1. But i have prayed for you, simon, that your faith may not fail. Before the rooster crows keep believing ministries. I went on to say that when he was converted to strengthen his brethren. Jonah, instead of hearing and obeying gods voice, gave in to fear and prejudice. Jonah preached that nineveh would be destroyed in 40 days if the people did not repent. Commentary on jonah spurgeon commentary series spurgeons commentary on the bible.
Satan desired to sift peter as wheat and leave him only as husk or refuse. Jack kelley was a regular contributor to rapture ready until october, 2015 when the lord took him home to heaven. I told peter that the devil desired to sift him like wheat. The story of jonah is one of the most wellknown bible stories of all. This particular passage highlights the climactic dialogue between the lord and jonah the prophet. Blessed are you, simon son of jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my father.
The book does not tell us whether or not jonah died in the fish, although this is a possibility jon. Yet, at the end of the last supper, jesus warned him saying satan has asked to sift you as wheat. This course examines the events of the book of jonah, with an eye toward its ultimate prophetic significance. A fiveweek study through the story of the old testament prophet jonah. Preach on topics including obedience, running from the call of god, and gods propensity to forgive the unforgivable.
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