Jonah 2:1-9
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- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
-
John Calvin's
Commentary on Jonah.
- "As I have before observed, Jonah seems here indirectly to intimate, that he had been previously called to the office of a teacher; for it is the same as though he had said, that he framed this history as a part of his ordinary function."
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "Being now swallowed up by death, and seeing no remedy to escape, his faith broke out to the Lord, knowing that out of this very hell he was able to deliver him."
- From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
- "Observe when Jonah prayed. When he was in trouble, under the tokens of God's displeasure against him for sin: when we are in affliction we must pray. Being kept alive by miracle, he prayed. A sense of God's good-will to us, notwithstanding our offences, opens the lips in prayer, which were closed with the dread of wrath."
- From Wesley's
Notes.
- "Affliction - Straits with which he was encompassed, his body and mind being both shut up, the one by the monstrous dungeon of the fish's belly, and the other by the terrors of the Almighty."
- "Salvation
of the Lord; Jonah 2:9," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1857.
- "Most of the grand truths of God have to be learned by trouble; they must be burned into us with the hot iron of affliction, otherwise we shall not truly receive them."
- From the Commentary on the
Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "Now that he has got his desire, he feels it to be his bitterest sorrow to be deprived of God's presence, which once he regarded as a burden, and from which he desired to escape."
- "The
Fainting Soul Revived; Jonah 2:7," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1916.
- "Some men, it is true, are brought to God by gentle means; they are drawn by soft but mighty bonds; still, a much larger class of persons remains, upon whom these silken cords would exert no influence. They must not be handled softly, but must be dealt with heavily."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
- Thoroughly Fishy, The Strucutre and Organisation of the Book of Jonah, Obadiah and Jonah, 5 Minute Bible Podcast, Tim Bulkeley, 2015.
- "Jonah," "Whale," sermon discussion from Frederick Buechner, Frederick Buechner Blog.
- "It is one of the rare instances in the Old Testament of God's wry sense of humor, and it seems almost certain that Jonah didn't fail to appreciate it."
- Jonah 2:Study Notes. Detailed commentary and discussion, Tim Bulkeley, University of Auckland.
- Articles & Background:
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
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- Handy, Lowell K., "Of Captains and Kings: A
Preliminary Socio-Historical Approach to Jonah," Biblical Research,
2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lessing, Reed, "Dying to Live: God's Judgment of
Jonah, Jesus, and the Baptized," Concordia Journal, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
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- Handy, Lowell K., "Of Captains and Kings: A
Preliminary Socio-Historical Approach to Jonah," Biblical Research,
2004.
- Sermons:
- "Tickets for Tarshish," The Rev. Dr. William J. Carl, Day 1, 2008.
- Reviews:
- Review: Hermann J. Opgen-Rhein, Jonapsalm und Jonabuch: Sprachgestalt, Entstehungsgeschichte und Kontextbedeutung von Jona 2. (Review is in English) (Katholisches Bibelwerk, 1997) Reviewed by Alan J. Hauser in SBL's Review of Biblical Lieterature.
- With Children:
- "Jonah and the Whale," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
- "Jonah & the Great Fish," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.
- "A Fishy Tale," Steven Wilson, The Children's Chapel.
- "Jonah and the Whale," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
- Drama:
- "Jonah" monologue, Ross Olson.
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Bulletin Cover Art: Jonah and Jesus Calling Disciples, PowerPoint Slides: Jonah, Will Humes, Word & Table.
- The Importance of Prayer, Obedience School, After Eden Cartoons, Dan Lietha, Answers in Genesis.
- Hymns and Music:
- "The Terrible Sin of the People of Nineveh," a hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, recalls the story of Jonah. Tune: ASH GROVE 6.6.11.6.6.11 D ("Let All Things Now Living").
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Jonah 2:1. The Cyber Hymnal.
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