2. Jonah
- Rebellion

3. The 12 Minor Prophets Hosea, Joel, Amos
Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi

4. Actions not Words
The Sign of Jonah

5. Who was Jonah? Son of Amittai (faithfulness)
From Gath Hepher in North Israel
A successful prophet at the time of King Jeroboam II of Israel (2 Kings 14:25)
A Contemporary of Hosea, Joel and Amos

6. Ancient Empires Media Assyria Syria Persia Babylonia Egypt Nineveh
Israel
Persia
Jerusalem
Babylonia
Egypt

7. The Book of Jonah Reveals the Character of God
Asks challenging questions
Prefigures Christ and the Gospel
Sacrifice of one to save many
The sign of Jonah (Raised to new life)
Salvation for the Gentiles (Nineveh)

8. Jonah’s Call
1 The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.” 3 But Jonah ran away from the presence of the LORD and headed for Tarshish

9. Jonah’s Rebellion
Stage 1 – A Shocking Silence

10. Jonah’s Rebellion Stage 2 – Active Opposition
3 But Jonah ran away from the presence of the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD.

11. Jonah’s Rebellion
Tarshish
Nineveh
Gath H
Joppa

12. God Intervenes 4 Then the LORD sent a great wind on the sea,
and such a violent storm arose that the ship
threatened to break up.

13. The Sailors Respond
5 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.

14. Jonah’s Rebellion
Stage 3 – Passivity

15. Jonah Interrogated “I am a Hebrew and I worship the LORD,
the God of heaven, who made the sea and
the land. ”

16. Jonah Overboard 15 Then they took Jonah and threw him
overboard, and the raging sea grew calm.

17. The Lord’s Provision 17 But the LORD provided a great fish to
swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside
the fish three days and three nights.

18. Jonah’s Rebellion Stage 1 – Silence Stage 3 - Indifference
Stage 2 – Activity