tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185359589996642805.post4921580137701394930..comments2019-02-25T06:33:33.782-08:00Comments on Les is More? : Remember JonahUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185359589996642805.post-72569473933330489852016-10-13T14:13:25.287-07:002016-10-13T14:13:25.287-07:00It's also the only book in the Bible that ends...It's also the only book in the Bible that ends with a question. The NIV translates it thus: "Should I not be concerned about that great city?" (Meaning Nineveh, of course)<br />Btw: My personal suspicion is that the 'fish' was probably a divinely built and piloted submarine.Brian Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593191999540584113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185359589996642805.post-12499736495015816892016-10-13T12:23:30.999-07:002016-10-13T12:23:30.999-07:00Jonah is unique among the books of prophecy, in th...Jonah is unique among the books of prophecy, in that the focus is not on the prophecy itself but on the prophet. Isaiah, Jeremiah, et al are full of lengthy sermons & sometimes difficult metaphors. We have no record of what Jonah preached (for 3 days) other than "repent" & it worked. No, the focus of the book is entirely on Jonah's personal experience. For me it also hits way to close to home how this man of faith continues to be so bitter & stubborn. After surviving being thrown overboard which for a Hebrew was a special kind of hell & surviving the fish, you'd think he'd get it. But even when he obeyed the Lord he still wanted God to destroy Ninevah & the story ends kind of unresolved, on a bitter sweet note, with Jonah still angry at God. That's a lot for such a short story! Good to see you back Leslie! Random Thoughts.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09485603947974719407noreply@blogger.com