Exegesis: Jonah
JONAH
OLD TESTAMENT EXEGESIS
K. Andersen
Old Testament
BIB 303
November 28, 2012
Table of Contents
Outline………………………………………………….2
Introduction……………………………………….……3
Content Analysis………………………………….……3
Nineveh and Jonah’s Decision…………………………5
Main Characters………………………………….….…8
Jonah’s Rebellion and God’s Grace………...…………11
Conclusion…………………………………….……….12
PracticalApplication………………………………..….12 Outline
1. Content Analysis: Jonah 1:11-17
2. Background and Introduction: Jonah was instructed by God to go to Nineveh and preach the message of repentance to them.
a. Nineveh was a terrible place at this time in history.
a.i. It was the capitol of the Assyrian empire.
a.ii. They were arrogant and cruel people.
b. Jonah did not want to go.
b.i. The people would reject his message and take him captive.
b.ii. The people would accept the message and repent and God would forgive them from all the terrible things they were practicing.
c. Jonah decided to flee to and go to Tarshish.
c.i. He paid to get on a boat that was transporting cargo.
c.ii. Tarshish was the opposite direction of Nineveh and by running Jonah thought he could escape from God.
3. Who is involved in this motif and what are their roles?
a. God, the creator and instructor of Jonah.
b. Jonah, a Hebrew, was instructed to go Nineveh and preach the message of repentance.
c. Sailors, on their way to Tarshish.
d. Ninevites, the people in Nineveh of Assyria.
4. Jonah’s rebellion towards God results in showing his Divine plan through punishment.
a. God follows Jonah onto the boat and creates chaos of nature through the storm.
b. The sailors go from fearing the storm and calling out to their gods to fearing the Lord of creation.
c. In order to calm the seas, Jonah must get out of the boat.
c.i. He instructs the sailors to throw him overboard.
c.i.1. They try everything before actually doing this.
c.i.2. They pray to God to not hold his blood against
OLD TESTAMENT EXEGESIS
K. Andersen
Old Testament
BIB 303
November 28, 2012
Table of Contents
Outline………………………………………………….2
Introduction……………………………………….……3
Content Analysis………………………………….……3
Nineveh and Jonah’s Decision…………………………5
Main Characters………………………………….….…8
Jonah’s Rebellion and God’s Grace………...…………11
Conclusion…………………………………….……….12
PracticalApplication………………………………..….12 Outline
1. Content Analysis: Jonah 1:11-17
2. Background and Introduction: Jonah was instructed by God to go to Nineveh and preach the message of repentance to them.
a. Nineveh was a terrible place at this time in history.
a.i. It was the capitol of the Assyrian empire.
a.ii. They were arrogant and cruel people.
b. Jonah did not want to go.
b.i. The people would reject his message and take him captive.
b.ii. The people would accept the message and repent and God would forgive them from all the terrible things they were practicing.
c. Jonah decided to flee to and go to Tarshish.
c.i. He paid to get on a boat that was transporting cargo.
c.ii. Tarshish was the opposite direction of Nineveh and by running Jonah thought he could escape from God.
3. Who is involved in this motif and what are their roles?
a. God, the creator and instructor of Jonah.
b. Jonah, a Hebrew, was instructed to go Nineveh and preach the message of repentance.
c. Sailors, on their way to Tarshish.
d. Ninevites, the people in Nineveh of Assyria.
4. Jonah’s rebellion towards God results in showing his Divine plan through punishment.
a. God follows Jonah onto the boat and creates chaos of nature through the storm.
b. The sailors go from fearing the storm and calling out to their gods to fearing the Lord of creation.
c. In order to calm the seas, Jonah must get out of the boat.
c.i. He instructs the sailors to throw him overboard.
c.i.1. They try everything before actually doing this.
c.i.2. They pray to God to not hold his blood against
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