Introducing the Book of Jonah: Its Arrangement, Placement, and Bearing

Outline:

1. How has the book of Jonah been arranged?
   • Jonah at sea (Jonah 1:1-2:10)
     • Yahweh’s call and Jonah’s disobedience (1:1-4a)
     • Yahweh’s pursuit and the deliverance of the pagan sailors (1:4b-17a)
     • Jonah’s deliverance and prayer of gratitude (1:17b-2:10)
   • Jonah at Nineveh (Jonah 3:1-4:11)
     • Yahweh’s second call and Jonah’s obedience (3:1-3a)
     • Yahweh’s compassion and the deliverance of the pagan Ninevites (3:3b-10)
     • Jonah’s displeasure and prayer of complaint (4:1-4)
     • Conclusion: A divine object lesson (4:5-11)
2. Where has the book of Jonah been placed?
   • Jonah and the Book of the Twelve
   • Jonah and Joel
   • Jonah and Obadiah
3. What bearing does the book of Jonah have on our church today?
   • Jonah reminds us that God’s saving purposes cannot be thwarted.
   • Jonah confronts our small view of God’s mercy.
   • Jonah points us to God’s true and greater prophet—Christ.

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