Author Anonymous, possibly Jonah himself. Though there is some debate that Ezra (or some other post-exilic author) scribed this account. The evidence is simply too scant to take a decisive position; therefore, all suggestions are the best estimations of scholars. Theme God will have mercy and compassion on whomever He pleases. Background Jonah is …
Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.” Genesis 11:4 Unity is not an intrinsic good, as the episode of Babel reveals. Humanity was never …
https://youtu.be/8Q7dac5H2-U Our God is in the heavens;he does all that he pleases. Psalm 115:3 ESV Jesus Himself had commanded His disciples to go to the other side of the sea. After teaching all day long, He fell asleep in the boat, a pleasant moment of rest. But then came the windstorm, and with wind came …
John Owen's treatise on spiritual-mindedness, from which I have already cited a quotation, is a painfully beneficial read. Worldly thinking runs so deeply within us and is ultimately both deadly and damning. Throughout the book, his aim is simply to exhort us toward spiritual-mindedness, to think about the things of God and be further sanctified …
Previously, we discussed the responsibilities of church members to be three things: doctrinal fact-checkers, workers of the ministry, and a congregation with collective authority. We conclude our series this week by studying the qualifications for being a church member. Since elders and deacons are offices of leadership, Paul helpfully provided a list of qualifications for …
These sermons were originally preached in 2015. We could assign many titles to a study through the book of Jonah. The Reluctant Prophet would be fitting since Jonah was just that. Perhaps The Compassion of God would be more suited, considering the fact that the great love of God is on full display throughout the …
Writers write. Tim Challies wrote that article in 2017, and being, at that point, two years into blogging, it was just the kind of bluntness that I needed. The standard for being a writer is writing, not being read. How revolutionary! This realization shifted the emphasis away from things that I cannot control onto things …
https://youtu.be/6HbBvYsnu9g for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. 1 John 3:20 ESV It was spring, which meant it was time for kings to meet one another in battle. David, however, stayed home. Having finally become king and received rest from the LORD, the appeal of taking …
A ship that sails awayFrom sullen harbor gray,Through fluid crystal, swaysFor shores beyond malaise. The unkempt grass that humsA hymn composed by wind,A tune of praise that drums For opened eyes, once blind. The sun, which warms and burns All vanity below,Calls, too, beyond shadow Above the earth’s slight churns.
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up …
B. C. Newton 