David Guzik commentary on Jonah 4, where Jonah expresses his complaint about the repentance of Nineveh, and gets confronted by God about it.

14 дек. 2001 г. · God tries compassionately to awaken us to the true condition of our souls. He will not allow our mistaken values to remain unchallenged. This is ...

4:1-4 What all the saints make matter of joy and praise, Jonah makes the subject of reflection upon God; as if showing mercy were an imperfection of the Divine ...

9 мар. 2018 г. · The dialogue between God and Jonah (Jonah 4:1-11), which is considered the climax of the Book of Jonah, is an invitation to overcome intolerance ...

Then said the Lord, dost thou well to be angry? A mild and gentle reproof this; which shows him to be a God gracious and merciful, and slow to anger.

Here, it describes Jonah's evaluation of God's compassion toward Nineveh. The prophet believed that God's decision to spare the Ninevites was unjust, so it ...

Jonah had only delivered the message of wrath against the Ninevites, and had not at all assisted or encouraged them in their repentance.

When God called him the first time, Jonah suspected that God was too kind to punish Nineveh. This was the real reason why Jonah decided to run away from God.

Jonah 4:4-11 - Misplaced Values - Misplaced Passio · I. Often We Fail Because We Try to Change the Wrong Things. · II. God Wants Us to Let Our Emotions Reveal the ...

In this sermon, Jerry Gifford deals with how the book of Jonah ends abruptly with a question. Jonah's lack of response indicates that he got the point.