Jonah 1:1-3 Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,… 1. In his solemn discovery and apprehension. Sin hath entered among us, and the Creator is angry. Some victim is awanting to pacify His just indignation; but where is the sacrifice to be found? At length a merciful Heaven interposes, and the sacrifice is revealed. 2. In the generous self-devotement of the prophet. Applied to the doctrine of substitution, everything is plain, everything is instructive. 3. In his descent to the place of the dead. Two circumstances in the descent of Jonah. (1) His descent to the grave. "Out of the belly of hell." (2) In the midst of all this suffering the prophet was yet alive. 4. In the doctrine of Messiah's resurrection. 5. In the mission of Jonah to the Gentiles. His was just the commission of Jesus. To the lost sheep of the house of Israel He first turned His eyes; then He sent His disciples to the four winds of heaven, saying, "Preach the Gospel to every creature." (James Simpson.) Parallel Verses KJV: Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,WEB: Now the word of Yahweh came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, |
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