Homiletic Review Jonah 4:7 But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered. I. GOD HAS A RIGHT TO RECALL HIS GIFTS. II. GOD MAY RECALL AT ANY TIME. He has placed Himself under no obligation. III. GOD MAY RECALL THE GIFT WHEN IT IS APPARENTLY MOST NEEDED. "When the morning rose " the gourd was smitten. IV. GOD MAY RECALL THE GIFT WHEN WE ARE BEGINNING TO APPRECIATE IT MOST. When "Jonah was exceeding glad because of the gourd," it withered. V. GOD MAY RECALL THE GIFT BY ANY INSTRUMENTALITY HE MAY CHOOSE. "A worm" smote the gourd. Some apparently insignificant thing may be God's agent for our deprivation. VI. GOD, AFTER RECALLING THE GIFT, CAN COMFORT THE SORROWING, AND CAN COMPENSATE FOR THE LOSS. (Homiletic Review.) Parallel Verses KJV: But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.WEB: But God prepared a worm at dawn the next day, and it chewed on the vine, so that it withered. |
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