Jonah 1:1-7 ASV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:5

Verse 5 This narrative, in which Jonah relates in order so many circumstances, is not without its use; for, as we shall presently see, he intended to set forth his own insensibility, and to lay it before us as painted before our eyes: and the comparison, which is implied in the circumstances, greatly illustrates the supine and almost brutal security of Jonah. He says first that the mariners (15) were afraid, and then, that each cried, that is, to his god and that they cast out into the sea the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:6

Verse 6 Jonah relates here how he was reproved by the pilot or master of the ship (18), inasmuch as he alone slept, while all the rest were in anxiety and fear. “What meanest thou, fast sleeper?” The pilot no doubt upbraids Jonah for his sleepiness, and reproves him for being almost void of all thought and reflection. What meanest thou, fast sleeper (19) , he says; when thou sees all the rest smitten with alarm, how canst thou sleep? Is not this unnatural? Rise, then, and call on thy God We... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:7

Verse 7 Jonah did not without reason mention this, — that the passengers consulted together about casting lots; for we hence learn, that it was no ordinary tempest: it appeared then to be a token of God’s wrath. For, if strong wind arose, it would not have been so strange, for such had been often the case; and if a tempest followed, it would not have been a thing unusual. It must then have been something more dreadful, as it filled men’s minds with alarms so that they were conscious that God... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:1

Now ; or, and . Some have argued from this commencement that the Book of Jonah is a fragment, the continuation of a larger work; but it is a common formulary, linking together revelations and histories, and is continually used in the Old Testament at the beginning of independent works; e.g. Joshua 1:1 ; 1:1 ; 1 Samuel 1:1 ; Esther 1:1 ; Ezekiel 1:1 . Jonah the son of Amittai ( 2 Kings 14:25 ). (See Introduction, § II ) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:1-2

Jonah God's messenger. In these words we have important instruction as to God's messengers. I. THEIR CONTINUITY . The first word of this book is the Hebrew conjunction "and:" " And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah." Thus begin other books of the Old Testament. How significant! The Divine messages stand not alone; they are connected with those sent before. So with the Divine messengers. Did the word of the Lord come to Abraham, Moses, Elijah? And also to Jonah! He shows... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:1-2

The call of Jonah. We may fairly identify Jonah, the son of Amittai, with the prophet who preached in Israel during the reign of Jeroboam II . (see 2 Kings 14:23-27 ). His name signifies "a Dove," and it well expressed his mournful and brooding temperament. Amittai means "the Truth of God," and it has been wisely said by a great Puritan divine, "I would that truth were every preacher's father." The narrative is exceedingly simple, and the Hebrew remarkably pure; while the lessons... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:1-3

§ 1. Jonah is sent to Nineveh to cry against it; but he tries to avoid the mission, and to this end takes ship to Tarshish. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:1-3

A despicable deserter. "God looketh on the heart." And none but God can. It is an obscure and tortuous place—"deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" Its chaos and darkness, transparent to the Divine Spirit, are impenetrable to any creature's eye. Even the new heart is not all new. Persistent among the grace germs are bacteria of sin, inseparable and morbific. In Jonah this baneful combination is obvious. He neither loved God supremely nor his neighbour as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:1-3

Jonah's call and flight. "Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying," etc. I. THE MAN . Jonah is introduced without a word of explanation, except (implicitly) that he was a prophet of the Lord. So also Elijah ( 1 Kings 17:1 ). Their previous history is assumed. God's servants are treated as all waiting on him to receive his orders, so that "he says to this one, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Come, and he cometh?" This is the true idea of servants;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:1-3

God speaking to man in mercy, and man fleeing from God in disobedience. "Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me." This is a strange book. It is not the record of a dream, nor the sketch of an allegory, but the history of a man written by himself. True, he speaks in the third person; but so did many of the old prophets, go did the Apostle Paul, and so have many... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 1:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:1

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The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 1:1-3

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