Jonas 1:1-17 NVIPT

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:1-17

Jonah 1:1 to Jonah 2:1 , Jonah 2:10 . Jonah vainly Seeks to Evade the Mission to which God Appoints Him.— Jonah is bidden by Yahweh to proclaim judgment on Nineveh for its sin, but he hurries in the opposite direction, to Tarshish (p. 381). Why he refused to proclaim such congenial tidings appears only in the sequel ( Jonah 4:2). In a very striking way the author indicates the intellectual limitation of Jonah’ s conception of Yahweh. “ He rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jonah 1:1

Now, Heb. And. The word of the Lord, which is a usual description of prophecy; what God had to speak against Nineveh, be here does reveal to Jonah, with command that he publish it to those concerned in it. Came unto, to, or, was with, Jonah; called Jonas, Luke 11:30, which signifieth a dove; he was of Gath-hepher, a town of Zebulun, 2 Kings 14:25, but no more is added, by which I conjecture it was some obscure place, to which Jonah gave more light than it could to him. Amittai; of what rank he... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jonah 1:2

Arise; forthwith prepare thyself, and get all in readiness, and with hearty resolution set upon the work. Go; so soon as thou art ready, set forward on thy journey, make not any delay. Nineveh; the chief city or metropolis of the Assyrian kingdom, built by Asshur, Genesis 10:11, if that verse be not better translated thus, He (i.e. Nimrod) went out into Assyria, and builded Nineveh; so Nimrod was the founder and first builder. That great city: it may be easily conjectured a great city which was... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jonah 1:3

But, Heb. And. Jonah rose up: he was commanded to arise, Jonah 1:2, so here Jonah did, but it was to run from his business, not to do it; it was a rising against God. To flee: whatever was the cause which moved Jonah to do this, it is strange that he should fall into a fixed opinion that he might, and a fixed resolution that he would, thus flee from his God and from his duty. Unto Tarshish; to sea, as some, but this seemeth too rambling a humour: to Cilicia, say others, and particularly to... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jonah 1:4

The Lord, the almighty and eternal God, from whose work Jonah fleeth, sent out a great wind. God keepeth the winds as in storehouses, or treasuries, and now brings one forth to fetch back a fugitive, and obstinate refuser of his command: the greatness of it, with the suddenness of its rising, and manner of its working, undeniably showed that it was supernatural, and from God, displeased with all, or with some one or other of them. Into the sea; the winds did not blow aloft over the sea and... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jonah 1:5

Then, when this preternatural tempest fell-with all its violence into the sea, the mariners; passengers are not here named, who, unaccustomed to sea, might be too apprehensive of danger; but the men that were acquainted with the sea, and had seen many a tempest, and weathered many a storm, were afraid, heartily afraid, full of apprehensions that they should be wrecked. Cried, with loud voice and earnest petitions, as the manner of such men is, when danger awakens them to the duty they neglect... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jonah 1:6

So the ship-master, who had the conduct of the vessel, and from whose mouth such a reproof was seasonable, came to him; missing him, when all the rest were toiled with labour, and had been crying mightily to their false gods, but Jonah appeared not. What meanest thou, O sleeper? a very decent yet sharp reproof to him: What metal art thou made of? or, What god dost thou fear? or, Art thou deaf to all the menaces of Heaven? Arise, awake, get up, call upon thy God; pray to that God thou... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jonah 1:7

And they said every one to his fellow; after they had prayed, which was necessary in such cases, as being a religious means, and cast out the goods which loaded the ship, which was a proper natural means of safety, but none appeared, still the tempest, and their danger with it, continued, a shrewd symptom that there was one or other amongst them whose sins had provoked God to do this, and that it were fit to be known who this was; and whoever first moved for making the search, all agree in the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jonah 1:8

Then said they unto him; when the lot pointed out Jonah, these mariners all are satisfied that he was the man, that heaven had determined that grand inquiry, and accordingly they treat with him. Tell us, we pray thee; they try what fair means will do with him, and desire to have the account from his own mouth; so Joshua dealt with Achan, Joshua 7:0; satisfied in the person, next they do, with commendable justice and calmness, inquire into the thing. For whose cause this evil is upon us: what... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jonah 1:9

And he said unto them; Jonah freely and readily gives account of himself. I am a Hebrew; one that am descended from Heber, whose offspring by Abraham are well known, and probably to these mariners: he saith not, a Jew, because he was not in strictness of speech, for he was of the tribe of Zebulun; nor an Israelite, distinguished from the Jew, lest he should seem to own himself of that idolatrous faction. I fear; I worship and serve the true God only; or possibly it may imply that his employment... read more

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:1-17

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jonah 1:1

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jonah 1:2

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jonah 1:3

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jonah 1:4

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jonah 1:5

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jonah 1:6

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jonah 1:7

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jonah 1:8

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jonah 1:9

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