Knowledge of the Holy, Part 2

Jonah

Introduction

• Explanation of the shift in focus due to the day of prayer and observance of the Lord's Supper
• Aim to search our hearts before God

I. Communion Service and Self-Examination

• Reference to Psalm 139:23-24 about asking God to search and try us
• Introduction to the Book of Jonah, focusing on self-examination to identify disobedience similar to Jonah's

II. Jonah's Disobedience and God's Sovereignty

• Jonah as an illustration of disobedience and God's sovereignty
• Different ways to study Jonah: as a type of Christ and as an illustration of Israel
• Discussion on the resistance to God's sovereignty

III. The Commission and Disobedience of Jonah

• Jonah's commission compared to the Great Commission (Jonah 1:2-3)
• Jonah's disobedience and its consequences

IV. Consequences of Disobedience

Downward Path:

• The repeated use of "down" in Jonah's journey (Jonah 1:3, 5; 2:6)
• Emphasis that disobedience leads to a downward spiral

Paying the Fare:

• Jonah never reached Tarshish and paid his own way (Jonah 1:3-4)
• Principle: Running away from God means paying your own fare; going God's way, He pays the fare

God's Intervention:

• God's sovereignty and intervention through circumstances (Jonah 1:4)
• Mariners as an illustration of the world and their eventual recognition of God's power (Jonah 1:5-16)

V. God's Accomplishment Despite Disobedience

• God accomplishes His purposes even through disobedient servants (Jonah 1:16)
• The conversion of the mariners as an example of God's sovereign will

VI. God's Grace and the Second Chance

• Jonah 3:1 – "The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time"
• Emphasis on God's grace and willingness to use Jonah again despite his disobedience
• Comparison with other biblical figures who received second chances (Abraham, Moses, Peter)

Conclusion

• Reflection on God's persistent grace and the call to obedience
• Closing prayer asking for guidance to embody the principles learned from Jonah

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