Jonah 1 Verse 17 and Jonah 2 1-10

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anonymous04

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What are your personal thoughts on what God is trying to show us in these texts?

Jonah 1 verse 17 and Jonah 2 1-10


To me the Lord is showing how futile it is to disobey. The Fish not only was put in place to lead Jonah's heart back to the Lord but it's symbolic of the enemy. He was placed in a situation feelings swallowed up and hopeless. Remember Jonah himself had knowingly refused to obey the Lord. It shows the consequence of that action. 7 “When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the Lord;
And my prayer went up to You, Into Your holy temple. I feel Jonah was saying his hope was failing and almost lost but he remembered the Lords promise's and was uplifted again. Almost like another rebirth that we often find after we make choices out of fear against the Lords will. The Lords mercy and grace is shown heavily in this Jonah looked up the Lord and he still answered despite what Jonah did.
 
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kenisyes

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There's a world of difference between wanting to follow God. and making a mistake, or being afraid; and not wanting God consistently. Jonah was of the first type of person, so God did whatever was necessary to overcome the fear, get Jonah where he needed to be, and teach Jonah more of what it meant to serve Him. And Jonah shared the story.

The second kind of person dulls his senses to where he does not even see what God is trying to do. Eventually, it is not futile for him to disobey; he gets away with it, because of his solid choice. God never stops trying, of course, but he chooses not to notice. So we never get stories such as those.
 
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