Jonah 1

Repentance 4 Jonah 3:2 Risen Prophet

**Writer of the Book: Date: Conclusion of the Book: ** Jonah 825 790 B. C. God is the God of the Gentiles as well as of the Jew.

Jonah 1:1-17

Contents: Jonah’s commission and effort to avoid God’s will. Swallowed by a great fish.

Characters: God, Jonah, seamen.

Conclusion: Men may be distinctly called of God to proclaim His message, yet refuse to obey, but indisposition to preach will not rid one of the obligation to preach. God will send His storms to teach the wisdom of obedience.

Key Word: Fleeing prophet Jonah 1:3.

Strong Verses: Jonah 1:9.

Striking Facts: Typically Jonah foreshadows Israel out of their own land, a trouble to the Gentiles, cast out but miraculously preserved. In the future, in their hour of deep distress, they will cry out to God, will be delivered and will go forth to the Gentiles as originally commanded, announcing the kingdom of Christ at hand and His Second Coming.