And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.I fear — I worship and serve the true God; the eternal and almighty God, who made and ruleth the heavens. read more
Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.Rowed hard — They were willing to be at any labour to save him. read more
Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.Unto the Lord — Now they all cry to Jonah's God, to Jehovah.And said — Let us not perish for taking away his life.Hast done — Sending the tempest, arresting the prophet by it, detecting him by lot, sentencing him by his own mouth, and confirming the condemning sentence by the continuance... read more
Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.Feared the Lord — Perhaps as Jonah's casting over-board was a type of Christ's death, so the effect it had upon the mariners might be a type of the conversion of the Heathen from idols unto God.Made vows — Probably they vowed, they would ever worship him whom Jonah preached, the Creator of heaven and earth. read more
Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.A great fish — The Hebrew word is, numbered, has appointed him for Jonah's receiver and deliverer. God has the command of all his creatures, and can make any of them serve his designs of mercy to his people. read more
Jonah’s commission and disobedience, Jonah 1:1-3. Unlike the majority of the other Minor Prophets, the Book of Jonah has no formal title, Jonah 1:1 being an integral part of the narrative (compare Haggai 1:1; Zechariah 1:1). Now Literally, And. The prophecy of Ezekiel and several of the historical books begin in the same manner. The occurrence of this “and” is one reason why the Book of Jonah has been considered an extract from a larger book (see p. 331), the beginning of which is omitted.... read more
JONAH’S COMMISSION; HIS DISOBEDIENCE AND PUNISHMENT, Jonah 1:1-16. Jonah, the son of Amittai, is commissioned by Jehovah to preach to the Ninevites (Jonah 1:1-2); he disobeys and embarks on a vessel sailing in the opposite direction (Jonah 1:3). A severe tempest arises which threatens to destroy the vessel; to save it the sailors cast the cargo overboard (Jonah 1:4-5). The captain appeals to Jonah to pray to his God for help (Jonah 1:6). When the tempest continues the sailors decide to find out... read more
3. Jonah proceeds on his journey, but in the opposite direction. Tarshish This city has been identified with Tarsus in Cilicia, the home of the apostle Paul; but it should be identified with Tartessus, a Phoenician colony in southwest Spain, not far from Gibraltar. Nineveh was in the far east, Tarshish appears to have been the most distant city toward the west then known. The author evidently desires to represent Jonah as attempting to get away from his mission as far as possible. From... read more
Jonah’s punishment, Jonah 1:4-16. 4, 5. Great wind… mighty tempest Two synonymous expressions. The statement is repeated to indicate the fierceness of the tempest. Jehovah sent out Literally, hurled (Jonah 1:5; Jonah 1:12; Jonah 1:15). The verb is used of the casting of the spear (1 Samuel 18:11; 1 Samuel 20:33). The tempest was the weapon of the divine wrath (see on Amos 3:6; also concluding remarks on Amos 4:6-11). Was like to be broken Literally, was thought to be broken. Its... read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Jonah 1:8
Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?Tell us — What hast thou done, for which God is so angry with thee, and with us for thy sake? read more