The Message Of Jonah

Question 0

What is the key word for Jonah?

Answer 0

Compassion

Question 1

What is the key verse for Jonah?

Answer 1

Jonah 4:11

“And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle?”

Question 2

What is the structure of Jonah?

Answer 2

It is a modified parallel structure with the key repetition creating two main sections.

1: 1-2:10
3: 1-4:11

Question 3

How is the message of Jonah presented?

Answer 3

A. Jonah’s commission and flight (1:1-3)
B. Jonah and the pagan sailors (1:4-16)
C. Jonah’s grateful prayer (1:17-2:10)
D. Jonah’s recommission and compliance (3:1-3a)
E. Jonah and the pagan Ninevites (3:3b-10)
F. Jonah’s angry prayer (4:1-4)
G. Jonah’s lesson on compassion (4:5-11)

Question 4

What are the themes of the section “Jonah and the pagan sailors” (1:4-16)?

Answer 4

Fear of The Lord (main theme)
Prayer
Not perishing
Consequences

Question 5

What does God’s evaluation of Jonah’s “grateful prayer” (1:17-2:10) shows us?

Answer 5

Jonah was honoring with the lips, while the heart is far from God.

Question 6

What does the story of Jonah and the pagan Ninevites (3:3b-10) show us?

Answer 6

Immediate faith
Pervasive repentance
Cautious Hope
Devine relenting