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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jonah 1:4

"But Jehovah sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.""Jehovah sent out a great wind ..." The Scriptures abundantly teach that all of the forces of nature are under the direct command of the God of heaven; and there are many instances in which these have been specifically deployed in the accomplishment of God's will. The miracle (yes, this is undoubtedly a miracle) here is not capricious. There is a moral and ethical... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jonah 1:5

"Then the mariners were afraid and cried every man unto his god; and they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it unto them. But Jonah was gone down into the innermost parts of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep."(See under Jonah 1:3, above, for comments concerning the word for ship as used in this verse.)The word for "mariners" here means "salts," that is sailors of the salt seas; they are usually thought to have been Phoenicians engaged in the corn trade... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jonah 1:6

"So the shipmaster came unto him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? Arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.""Shipmaster ..." This officer was actually "the captain," or as the literal import of the word implies, "the chief of the rope-men." The nautical terms used in this book were doubtless well known to the inhabitants of Galilee who lived in close proximity to the Phoenicians, who were a sea-faring people, and from whom the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jonah 1:7

"And they said every one to his fellow, Come and let us cast lots that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah."A few commentators wish to make a miracle of this; but since it has to be true that the lot had to fall upon someone, and since it certainly could have fallen upon Jonah "by chance," we shall not construe this as any kind of miracle comparable to the others in this book. Besides that, the sailors themselves did not rely entirely... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jonah 1:5

Jonah 1:5. And cried every man unto his god— The mariners were idolaters, as appears from the next verse. They invoked each one his idol, or the tutelary deity of his country. The profound sleep of Jonah seems to have been caused by his weariness, labour, and anxiety; "Not the sleep of security, but of sorrow," says St. Jerome; like that of the apostles, Matthew 26:40. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jonah 1:7

Jonah 1:7. Come, and let us cast lots— The sailors betake themselves to this practice, because they see that there is something supernatural in the tempest; whence they conclude that it arose on account of some wicked person who failed with them. Thus the sailors who carried Diagoras in their vessel concluded that the tempest which assailed them was principally on account of this philosopher, who openly professed atheism. God is pleased so to order the lots, that Jonah is found to be the guilty... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jonah 1:4

4. sent out—literally, caused a wind to burst forth. COVERDALE translates, "hurled a greate wynde into the see." read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jonah 1:5

5. mariners were afraid—though used to storms; the danger therefore must have been extreme. cried every man unto his god—The idols proved unable to save them, though each, according to Phoelignician custom, called on his tutelary god. But Jehovah proved able: and the heathen sailors owned it in the end by sacrificing to Him (Jonah 1:16). into the sides—that is, the interior recesses (compare 1 Samuel 24:3; Isaiah 14:13; Isaiah 14:15). Those conscious of guilt shrink from the presence of their... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jonah 1:6

6. call upon thy God—The ancient heathen in dangers called on foreign gods, besides their national ones (compare :-). MAURER translates the preceding clause, "What is the reason that thou sleepest?" think upon us—for good (compare Genesis 8:1; Exodus 2:25; Exodus 3:7; Exodus 3:9; Psalms 40:17). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jonah 1:7

7. cast lots—God sometimes sanctioned this mode of deciding in difficult cases. Compare the similar instance of Achan, whose guilt involved Israel in suffering, until God revealed the offender, probably by the casting of lots (Proverbs 16:33; Acts 1:26). Primitive tradition and natural conscience led even the heathen to believe that one guilty man involves all his associates, though innocent, in punishment. So CICERO [The Nature of the Gods, 3.37] mentions that the mariners sailing with... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jonah 1:4

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jonah 1:5

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jonah 1:6

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jonah 1:7

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jonah 1:5

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jonah 1:7

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jonah 1:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jonah 1:5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jonah 1:6

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jonah 1:7

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