Introduction
II Kings 14:25You can’t hide from God!
Jonah 1:1-10, 17; 2:1, 10; 3:1-2 – Jonah tried to escape God’s command but could not.Romans 10:9, 10; Acts 2:38 – God has commands for us today. We cannot run and hide from them!Psalms 139:1-12 – God knows even our thoughts. There is no hiding from Him! He knows everything about us.Ecclesiastes 12:14Matthew 12:36Hebrews 4:12If we can’t hide anything from God, how can we cope with that?Romans 3:10The only option is to throw ourselves on his mercy.I John 1:9God’s word works.
Jonah 3:1-10 – This is possibly the most successful instance of preaching anywhere in the Bible!Jonah’s message was simple and negative.Luke 10:27-29 – When the Bible message is simple, leave it simple!Matthew 12:41There are negative elements to God’s message. We cannot try to hide it or take the teeth out of that message.Matthew 7:13We do ourselves and others no favors to pretend that hell is not real.God expects us to love souls.
Jonah 4:1-11The Assyrians were a brutal and merciless people. Israel held a deep-seated resentment against them.God wants us to love everyone’s souls!Luke 9:59-62Luke 23:34 – If Jesus could have this attitude toward His murderers, can’t we love others also?
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