Sunday, August 7, 2022

Introduction to Jonah

Bible Project Overview 

Satirical Narrative - the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize our reality

Structured like a two season show

Season 1 - Jonah, the pagans, and the sea

Season 2 - Jonah, the pagans, and the city

Each Season contains two episodes:

Episode 1: Jonah’s reaction to God’s word and God’s world

Episode 2: Jonah’s reaction to God’s grace

Bottom Line: God invites us to be a part of HIS WORK in OUR WORLD.

Jonah Chapter 1 

Jonah 1:1-4

The Lord gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai: "Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are." But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the Lord. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping to escape from the Lord by sailing to Tarshish. But the Lord hurled a powerful wind over the sea, causing a violent storm that threatened to break the ship apart.

Jonah 1:12-13

"Throw me into the sea," Jonah said, "and it will become calm again. I know that this terrible storm is all my fault." Instead, the sailors rowed even harder to get the ship to the land. But the stormy sea was too violent for them, and they couldn’t make it.

Jonah 4:2

So he complained to the Lord about it: "Didn’t I say before I left home that you would do this, Lord? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people.

Additional Resources:

Bible Project: Jonah 

"Running from God" - Tim Mackie

"Asleep at the Wheel" -Tim Mackie 

Navigating a Turnaround - Joel Thomas 

Prodigal Prophet - Tim Keller