Jonah 3:1 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jonah 3:1-4

We have here a further evidence of the reconciliation between God and Jonah, and that it was a thorough reconciliation, though the controversy between them had run high. I. Jonah's commission is renewed and readily obeyed. 1. By this it appears that God was perfectly reconciled to Jonah, that he employed him again in his service; and the commission anew given him was an evidence of the remission of his former disobedience. Among men, it has been justly pleaded that the giving of a commission... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 3:1

And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time ,.... Jonah having been scourged by the Lord for his stubbornness and disobedience, and being humbled under the mighty hand of God, is tried a second time, whether he would go on the Lord's errand, and do his business; and his commission is renewed, as it was necessary it should; for it would have been unsafe and dangerous for him to have proceeded upon the former without a fresh warrant; as the Israelites, when they refused entering... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 3:1

And the word of the Lord - The same oracle as that before given; and which, from what he had felt and seen of the justice and mercy of the Lord, he was now prepared to obey. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 3:1

Verse 1 There is here set before us a remarkable proof of God’s grace, — that he was pleased to bestow on Jonah his former dignity and honor. He was indeed unworthy of the common light, but God not only restored him to life, but favored him again with the office and honor of a prophet. This, as I have said, Jonah obtained through the wonderful and singular favor of God. As he had previously fled, and by disobedience deprived himself in a manner of all God’s favor, the recovery of his prophetic... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:1

The second time. He is forgiven and restored to his office, and the commission formerly given is renewed. Commentators have supposed that he went up to Jerusalem to pay his vows, and that the word of the Lord came unto him there. But all unnecessary details are omitted from the account, and we know nothing about this matter. The beginning of the next verse, "arise," seems to imply that he was then in some settled home, perhaps at Gath-hepher. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:1-3

§ 1. Jonah is sent a second time to Nineveh, and obeys the command. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:1-3

Peremptory reiteration and prompt obedience. We see Jonah entering here on the second stage of his strange career. And it is adjusted logically to the first. His recent experiences and their resulting sentiments form an obvious preparation for the duty next to hand. He has sinned and suffered and repented. He has deserted, and been captured and surrendered unconditionally. He has prayed, and been forgiven and set free. And it is natural that duty should be faced from a different standpoint... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:1-4

Jonah's second call. "And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time, saying, Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee," etc. I. REINSTATEMENT OF THE PROPHET . "The word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time." Jonah's rebellion had had a twofold effect on his relations to God—broken up his personal fellowship with him, and suspended his official function as a prophet. God's grace restored him both personally and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:1-4

Jonah in Ninevah. I. A GREAT RESTORATION . After his recreancy to duty, who had been surprised if Jonah had been thrust out of the prophet's office? The guilt of his flight, the moral insensibility into which he had sunken, rendered him, many would think, unfit to be God's spokesman to men. But God had mercy on him. And saved, he had presently the assurance of it. He was reinstated in the prophet's office, and solemnly commissioned anew to the prophet's work. A " second time"... 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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jonah 3:1-4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jonah 3:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 3:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jonah 3:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 3:1

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