Jonas 1:1-17 NVIPT

The Biblical Illustrator - Jonah 1:1-3

John 1:1-3Now the Word of the Lord came unto Jonah.Jonah, the runaway prophetThe commission may be viewed--I. In its source. It is--1. Supreme, as the Word of the Lord.2. Peremptory; it is absolute, imperative, final.3. Honourable. As associating the commissioned with the commissioner.Investing him with royal rights, privileges, honours.II. In its recipient. Jonah.1. In his filial relationship: the son.2. In his official capacity: prophet. Learn--(1) That in the economy of moral purposes God... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Jonah 1:2

John 1:2Go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it.The comparative corruption of great cities propositionThat though by no means exclusively, yet in cities that are great and luxurious, integrity is exposed to peculiar snares, and depravity cherished to an extraordinary growth.I. Explain this proposition.1. We confine human depravity to no combination of circumstances. In some situations, it is true, the poison may evolve its noxious qualities more fully and freely than in others; but... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Jonah 1:3

John 1:3But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish.The refusal to obey a God-given chargeJonah sullenly resolved not to obey God’s voice. What a glimpse into the prophetic office that gives us! The Divine Spirit could be resisted, and the prophet was no mere machine, but a living man who had to consent with his devoted will to bear the burden of the Lord. One refused, and his refusal teaches us how superb and self-sacrificing was the faithfulness of the rest. Jonah represents the national feelings... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Jonah 1:4

John 1:4The Lord sent out a great wind into the sea.The Divine displeasureThere is a religious side to storms. Tempests have done what spiritual teachers could not do.1. Disobedience ensures punishment. No man can sin with impunity. There is an absolute necessity for moral wrong to be judiciously dealt with.2. The forces of nature are often the instruments of God’s corrective or punitive purposes. There is a providence in all varieties of weather.3. The sin of one involves others in its... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Jonah 1:5

John 1:5The mariners were afraid, and cried every one unto his god.Fear driving men to GodWe see how in dangers men are constrained to call on God. Though, indeed, there is a certain impression by nature on the hearts of men as to God, so that everyone, willing and unwilling, is conscious that there is some Supreme Being; we yet, by our wickedness, smother this light which ought to shine within us. We indeed gladly cast away all cares and anxieties; for we wish to live at ease, and tranquillity... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Jonah 1:6

John 1:6So the shipmaster came to him.A model sea-captainThe shipmaster was a good workman. The spirit and manner in which he went about his work deserve our imitation. He was intensely in earnest. At any risk he wished to arouse this slumbering passenger to a sense of duty. Death was staring them in the face, and he was anxious that every person on board should be doing something to assist the ship, or to save his life. Seek to imitate--I. His earnest solicitude. When we remember that millions... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Jonah 1:7

John 1:7Let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us.Conditions to be observed in casting lots1. We must never fall to lottery but when necessity enforceth us: all other lawful means must be first assayed.2. We must use great reverence and religiousness in the action. Holy things must be done in a holy manner.3. We must avoid impiety and idolatry therein, ascribing the event of our wishes neither to the stars nor to any other celestial body, which cannot want the... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Jonah 1:8

John 1:8What is thine occupation? What is thine occupation?In secular life God intends every man to have an occupation. So too in the Christian life. The world of sin inquires of the Church, “What is thine occupation?” A religion that cannot give a valid reason for existence will and ought to die. God’s calls to duty are all Special calls. So are His calls to us. What is our response? The Church has been sent into this world on a special errand, with a special message; but many of her members... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Jonah 1:9

John 1:9I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord.Jonah’s confessionI. The advantage of being born and educated in some countries above others. Consider them both in a natural and in a spiritual sense. Some countries place their inhabitants under serious disabilities. The conditions are most deplorable when men’s bodies draw the yoke of slavery, and minds are destitute of common civility, as well as of all true conceptions concerning God or religion. What then are the natural advantages into which we... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Jonah 1:12-13

John 1:12-13I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.Intelligible providencesIt is certain that in all general adversities God has some purpose to accomplish with all those that suffer. But it is no less true that individual persons may be particularly aimed at. A few years ago the great steamship Austria, crowded with emigrants, was burned far out at sea, and only a few of the passengers were saved. Of these some after wards published reports of the terrible event. One thrilling... read more

The Biblical Illustrator - Jonah 1:1-3

The Biblical Illustrator - Jonah 1:2

The Biblical Illustrator - Jonah 1:3

The Biblical Illustrator - Jonah 1:4

The Biblical Illustrator - Jonah 1:5

The Biblical Illustrator - Jonah 1:6

The Biblical Illustrator - Jonah 1:7

The Biblical Illustrator - Jonah 1:8

The Biblical Illustrator - Jonah 1:9

The Biblical Illustrator - Jonah 1:12-13

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