We answer the questions posed in 1a to explain the true message of chapter one of the book of Jonah. We all run from our God given missions and skills and potential. When we don't live the life we could live, everyone around us pays the price

God sends Jonah on a mission, and Jonah runs to Tarshish to avoid doing his calling. God sends a storm and the sailors determine through lots that God is angry with Jonah, and Jonah asks to be thrown in the sea to save the entire ship. The sailors attempt to save the ship without doing what he asked, but ultimately only throwing him into the sea to certain death will save the ship. Many questions arise in this chapter, and we put forth the questions, to be answered in the next podcast.

God again reminds us of the message isaiah started with in chapter one. I am not interested in your sacrifices, your Temples, your worship. I am the creator of everything! What use do I have of your little buildings? I want you to care for the poor, and heal the broken-hearted. I sent out the Jewish people to bring my message to all corners of the Earth, and I will bring all nations together, indeed, all living flesh to worship together peacefully in Jerusalem.

God responds to Isaiah's prayer. It is not My fault that the people didn't listen to Me. i came but they did not want me, I called out to them but they did not answer! However, God says that He will still redeem the people, He will never forget His children, and redemption shall come.

Isaiah continues the prayer to God he began in chapter 63. God, you chose to hide Yourself and make us suffer all these years, is it any wobder that the people have turned away from You? Isaiah begs God to bring back the days when His justice was apparent to all, and end the anger and punishment that has gone on for too long.

Isaiah has a vision of God returning from punishing the nations that refused to give up their arrogant ways. It is a scary vision of God in blood-soaked military clothing, but one that reflects the punishment of the haughty about which we have been warned. Isaiah then describes the difficult relationship between God and the Jewish people. God's loving kindness and miraculous salvation, unfortunately followed by the people's lack of appreciation, and then many years of difficult suffering. Isaiah then prays to God to end His silence, and bring about the redemption He has promised.

Isaiah declares that he will never stop demanding of God that Zion and Jerusalem be rebuilt as promised. He will never stop until Zion becomes the beacon of Justice that God had declared. In a dramatic speech, he then beseeches the Jewish people to never ever give up on demanding that god fulfill His promise, and that should never stop working to rebuild Zion.

Isaiah speaks of his pride and good fortune to have been chosen by God to bring the news of peace and redemption to the world

God speaks to Zion and declares that all of the nations of the world that are ready to change their evil ways will come to serve God in Jerusalem. The light of God will shine upon all. No longer will there be dishonesty in Jerusalem, and the riches of the world will be devoted to the service of God.

Isaiah berates the people for their dishonesty, and their taking advantage of others. When God comes and checks on His people, He finds that no one is standing up for truth! So God Himself has to step in and bring the redemption, but only to those who get His message and repent of their dishonest ways.