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But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he became angry. God confronts a prophet. Acts 9 c. Pin 1. Share Privacy Policy OK. Cookie and Privacy Settings. How we use cookies. Essential Website Cookies. We must wait until Jonah 4 for the real reason why the prophet did not want to heed God's call to preach to Nineveh.
Ironically, as we see in the chapter, Jonah's sin was grounded in a correct view of the Lord, albeit one that was grossly misapplied. Some people are troubled by the fact that the Lord relented from disaster in the case of Jonah's ministry to Nineveh because the prophet gave no indication to the Ninevites that God would stay His hand if the people repented.
Does this mean the Lord changed His mind like we do—that He learned some new information that caused Him to rethink His plan of action? Some people would answer in the affirmative, but this betrays their failure to read Scripture carefully. Given that prophecies often include unstated conditions Jer. He did know what would happen, for He has ordained all things, including Jonah's preaching and the Ninevites' response Eph.
The Lord just chose not to reveal explicitly the full scope of the future impact of Jonah's ministry until it came to pass. Jonah could not see the future with certainty, but he could know what would happen if the Ninevites were to repent in response to his preaching.
So could anyone else who knew God's character. The Lord is holy, yes, but He is also slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love, and eager to forgive iniquity Ex. Jonah never wanted to go to Nineveh in the first place because he did not want to see the Ninevites turn from their sin.
Jonah cared more about the plant than the people. Jonah cared about the plant—which came in a night and perished in a night—because it benefited him. Jonah did not care about the people—including , children—because they were his enemies. Throughout the book of Jonah, Jonah has wrestled with God. Jonah was a selfish prophet. Jonah got so angry because he did not want to serve God if it meant that God was going to show mercy to sinful people.
The people of Nineveh were wicked, but God loved them and desired their repentance. Jonah is selfish, but God loved him and desired his repentance. Let us know, receive, and share the love of God. Bringing the love of Christ to a hurting world. View more posts.
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