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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 3:8

Verse 8 Jonah afterwards adds, And they cried mightily (49) to God This must be confined to men; for it could not have been applied to brute animals. Men then, as well as the beasts, abstained from meat and drink, and they cried to God. This crying could not have proceeded except from fear and a religious feeling: hence, as I have said, this cannot be applied indiscriminately to the beasts as well as to men. (50) But it deserves to be noticed, that the king of Nineveh commanded the people to... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 3:9

Verse 9 The mind and design of the king are here more distinctly stated, — that he thus endeavored to reconcile himself and the people to God. Some give a rendering somewhat different, “He who knows will turn and be led by penitence,” etc.; they read not interrogatively; but this rendering cannot stand. There is in the meaning of the Prophet nothing ambiguous, for he introduces the king here as expressing a doubt, Who knows whether God will be reconciled to us? We hence see that the king was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:1-10

Part III . JONAH 'S PREACHING IN NINEVEH ; THE REPENTANCE OF THE NINEVITES . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:4-10

A heathen city in sackcloth. Let us try to realize the scene. An Eastern city sleeps in the rosy morning light. Its moated ramparts tower a hundred feet in air, and, dotted with fifteen hundred lofty towers, sweep around it a length of over sixty miles. Already the gates are open for the early traffic, and conspicuous among the crowd a stranger enters. The stains of travel are on his dress, and he looks with curious awe at the figures of winged colossal bulls that keep silent symbolic... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:5-9

§ 3. The Ninevites hearken to the cry of Jonah, believe in God, and repent. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:5-9

The repentance of Nineveh. "So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them," etc. Here is Jonah in Nineveh alone against the world. Oh, the moral grandeur of the sight!—resting on God alone—"according to his faith it was to him"—marvellous success of his preaching, through Divine power working in him and through him. Observe the contrast to Noah and to Lot. He is like John the Baptist—a torch, setting... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:5-9

Jonah's successful ministry in Nineveh. With a quick and marvellous success was Jonah's ministry crowned. Doubtless the Ninevites knew how he had sought to escape his mission to them, and all the perilous and miraculous consequences of his flight. This seems clearly implied in our Lord's words, who says that Jonah was "a sign unto the Ninevites." And he only could be this in so far as they were acquainted with his history. He was "a sign" that Jehovah was not to be trifled with. If he, a ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:6

For word came; and the matter came ; ἤγγισεν ὁ λόγος , "the word came near". The tokens of penitence mentioned in Jonah 3:5 were not exhibited in obedience to any royal command. Rather, as the impression made by the prophet spread among the people, and as they adopted these modes of showing their sorrow, the news of the movement reached the king, and he put himself at the head of it. The reigning monarch was probably either Shalmaneser III . or one of the two who succeeded him,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:6

A king's contrition. It is an illustration of the power of truth, of the commanding majesty of the faithful and fearless preacher, which we witness in this narrative. An unknown Hebrew, with nothing to recommend him, nothing to enforce attention, comes to a foreign city, passes through the public places, reproaches the citizens for their sins, denounces destruction upon the inhabitants as the punishment due to them because of their wickedness. And what is the result? Is it neglect, or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:7

He caused it, etc.; literally, he caused proclamation to be made, and said, i.e. by the heralds. The decree. The word used here ( taam ) is an Accadian term, which had become naturalized in Assyria, Persia, and Babylonia, and was applied to a mandate issued with royal authority. It is found in Daniel 3:10 , Daniel 3:29 ; Daniel 4:6 ; Ezra 4:8 , etc. Jonah introduces it here as being the very word employed in describing the proclamation. And his nobles. The monarchs of Assyria... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 3:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 3:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:4-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:5-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:5-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:5-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:7

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