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- After walking for a day, Jonah warned the people, "Forty days from now, Nineveh will be destroyed!"
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Jan 4, 2022 · He realized that if the people of Nineveh repented, God would spare them. The prophet was angry at their repentance because he would rather see them destroyed. There are several possible reasons for Jonah’s desire to see Nineveh destroyed.
Sep 4, 2022 · The text and story of Jonah is very careful not to dwell much on the specific sins of the great city of Nineveh. However, we are given some strong pointers, the best is found in Jonah 3:4. Let each one turn from his evil ways and from the violence in his hands.
Mar 16, 2020 · God commissions Jonah to warn the depraved citizens of Nineveh of impending judgement and to urge them to turn from their wicked ways. Jonah faces a double dilemma: why help non-Jews? And why would a just God not punish them anyway?
May 22, 2017 · The Lord had told Jonah that Nineveh would be overthrown (Jonah 3:4, 10), but changed his mind when he witnessed their true repentance. This is why Jonah was angry (Jonah 4:1, 4, 9). It indicated he was a false prophet according to Mosaic standards.
Sep 7, 2020 · Is the sign, that Jonah became to the people of Nineveh, instead of being the ordeal at sea, merely his doom message he minimally prophesies to Nineveh - that the people are actually recorded as seeing and hearing - that somehow results in city wide repentance?
The People of Nineveh Repent - The word reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. And he issued a proclamation and ...
Jun 3, 2004 · Jonah typified Israel in that he no longer viewed God’s blessings as a manifestation of God’s grace to an undeserving people, but rather as the blessings which He was obligated to give a righteous people.
