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Jonah 2 Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish 3 days and 3 nights. Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the fish’s belly. And he said: I cried out to the LORD because of my affliction, and He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and You heard my voice.
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Jonah 2Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to
swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish 3 days and 3 nights.
Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the fish’s belly. And he said:I cried out to the LORD because of my affliction, and He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and You heard my voice.
Jonah 2For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of
the seas, and the floods surrounded me; all Your billows and Your waves passed over me. Then I said, I have been cast out of Your sight; Yet I will look again toward Your holy temple. The waters surrounded me, even to my soul; the deep closed around me; weeds were wrapped around my head. I went down to the roots of the mountains; the earth with its bars closed behind me forever; Yet you have brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God.
Jonah 2When my soul fainted within me, I remembered
the LORD; and my prayer went up to You, into Your holy temple. Those who regard worthless idols forsake their own mercy. But I will sacrifice to You with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay what I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.”
So the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
In the Belly of the FishJonah chapter 2
Jonah is Floating in the Sea
Running Chaos From &
God Death
Ancient Near Eastern “Chaos”The sea was dangerous and terrifying
God sends a great fish to swallow Jonah
Jonah is far from safety and far from God
It is a shame that it usually has to come to this
Belly of the Fish Moment
“From the belly of Sheol” verse 2Sheol – grave, death, underworldJonah means “you saved me from death”
Jonah is not saying, “save me from the fish”The fish saved Jonah from the chaos of the sea
The fish is the vehicle of salvation God used
“From the belly of Sheol” verse 2Belly could be translated “womb”Jonah is being transformed
Death(floating in sea) Life (placed on land)
God uses our lowest moments to recreate us
“Toward Your Holy Temple” verse 3-4
Jonah realizes the alternative life without God is no good at all.
Jonah vows to look toward the Temple, to look back toward the location he has run from
Life Without God verse 5-6Imagery of drowningDrowning while being tied up
The climax of the “DOWN” phrasesJonah has gone down below mountainsEarth has opened its mouth and swallowed himLike a prisoner with the door locked behind
him
Why Does God Listen? Verse 7Jonah ignores God at firstBut God does not ignore Jonah
God vs Us
God never runs from us, we always runs from Him
But God is always waiting for us to returnDon’t just float in the ocean, CRY TO GOD!
I Will Pay What I Have Vowed verse 9
Jonah says, “I’m a prophet, and I will speak when I’m asked to speak and I will go where I am asked to go.”
We MUST say, “I’m a Christian, and I will speak when I need to speak and I will go where I am asked to go.”
Jonah 1 Jonah and Jesus Mark 4
Both on a boat during a stormBoth asleep during the stormBoth awakened and asked to helpBoth were able to make the storm stop
Jonah is the sacrifice that God required to make the storm stop
Jesus is the sacrifice that God required for sin
Jonah 1 Jonah and Jesus Mark 4
Jonah embraced death to escape his commission
Jesus embraced death to fulfill his commission
God’s will is going to be doneWe can fight for it or against it
The Fish Vomits Jonah Out
When we submit, God delivers
Jonah is reborn Jonah 3:2 – “Arise, go to Nineveh”
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