Jonah: Reluctant Prophet

His Peril, 1	His Prayer, 2	His Preaching, 3	His Pouting, 4
The cause, vv. 1-3	His cry, vv. 1-3	Jonah’s response, vv. 1-4	At God’s character, vv. 1-4
The extent, vv. 4-10	His confidence, vv. 4-7	Nineveh’s response, vv. 5-9	At God’s provision, vv. 5-9
The cure, vv. 11-17	His commitment, vv. 8-10	God’s response, v. 10	At God’s compassion, vv. 10-11

Major characters

• Jonah (“a dove”), son of Amittai, who prophesied to Nineveh during the reign of Jeroboam II, king of Israel (793-753 bc)

Major themes

• Salvation
  • of mariners, 1
  • of Jonah, 2
  • of Ninevites, 3-4
• Compassion of God
  • in giving Jonah a second chance
  • in responding to the repentance of Nineveh (3:10; cp. Jer. 18:8; 26:3)
• Jonah’s lack of compassion

Christ in all the Scriptures

• Jonah, a type of Christ
  • “As Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly…” (Matt. 12:39-40)
  • Jonah’s prayer (ch. 2) could have been prayed by the Lord in the grave

Compare notes on Nahum for further information on Nineveh.