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The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:7

Remembering the Lord. The circumstances in which Jonah was placed were such as give very peculiar value and interest to this declaration. And it appears that this act of recollection was the turning point in his experience; for hitherto his troubles had increased, whilst henceforth his prospects began to brighten. I. THE OCCASION OF THIS REMEMBRANCE . 1 . External adversity may have prompted him to a kind of remembrance which in his prosperity he had not cultivated. 2 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:7

The prophet's prayer. The contrast which Jonah depicts between his own conduct and that of the heathen with whom he came in contact is very unfavourable to himself. He appears as a coward fleeing from his duty, and cruel enough to prefer that the Ninevites should be destroyed rather than that his accuracy should be impugned. But the idolatrous sailors prayed in the storm as best they could, and they were humane enough to try to save him, even after they had been told to cast him overboard... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:8

Jonah contrasts the joy and comfort arising from the thought of God with the miserable fate of idolaters. They that observe ( Psalms 31:6 ); court, pay deference to, reverence. Lying vanities; Septuagint, μάταια καὶ ψευδῆ , "vain things and false." Idom (comp. Jeremiah 18:15 ; Hosea 12:11 ; 1 Corinthians 8:4 ). Their own mercy; i.e. their state of favour with God—the mercy shown to them, as "the mercies of [shown to] David" ( Isaiah 55:3 ); or God himself, the Fountain... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:8

The vanity of idolatry. Jonah had been brought into association with idolaters in the person of the mariners of the ship but of which he had been cast. It may be that this fact accounts for the reference in this passage to those who worship other gods than the Lord. The more he experienced the faithfulness and goodness of Jehovah, the more was he convinced that there was none other entitled to reverence, confidence, and prayers. I. THE DESCRIPTION HERE GIVEN OF IDOLATERS .... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:8

Lying vanities. 1 . Vanities. Vanities are vain things—things that deceive. Such are idols. All things are idols that men trust out of God. Jonah had his idol—it was his false love for his country. How many idols!—ambition, pride, strength, wealth, influence, self, self-will. And men observe them as gods. But they are all "lying." They deceive. Their promises fail. One only is "faithful who has promised" us happiness. 2 . The consequence of observing these lying vanities. Men... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:9

But I —who know better than idolaters, and who have learned a new lesson of trust in God— I will sacrifice. Pusey notes that the Hebrew denotes rather, "I fain would sacrifice," as it depended, not on him, but on God, whether he was able to worship again in the Holy Land. His sacrifice of thanksgiving (Le 7:12, etc) should be offered with prayer and praise ( Psalms 42:5 ). That which I have vowed ( Psalms 1:1-6 :14; Psalms 66:13 ). Salvation is of the Lord. This is the conclusion... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:9

Piety triumphant. The remarkable fact connected with this sublime hymn of confidence and adoration is this—it was uttered while deliverance was yet in the future. The prophet sings of God's goodness while he is still experiencing God's chastisement, and promises offerings whilst the favour which they are to acknowledge is as yet in the future. In these closing words of the hymn there is a tone of exultation and of triumph, which evinces singular confidence and singular hope. I. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:9

Thankfulness. "Thankfulness opens the door of mercy, sets God's goodness free to be good to us, prepares us to receive blessing." It should be cultivated. It should be expressed. "The voice of thanksgiving." Jonah was thankful. He had strong reason indeed to be. He paid the vows he had made. "Be ye thankful." Every mercy is an incentive to thankfulness. And God's mercies, "new every morning and repeated every evening," and pauseless in their coming, "cannot be reckoned up." And all... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:10

§ 2. The fish casts up Jonah alive on the shore read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:10

Spake unto the fish. The punishment having done its work, the fish is impelled by some secret influence to eject Jonah on the dry land, on the third day after he was swallowed ( Jonah 1:17 ). Some, who regard the Book of Jonah as an historical allegory, see in these three days an adumbration of the period of the Babylonish captivity, during which Israel was buried in darkness, and from which she rose to a new and happier life. They compare, as referring to the same transaction, Jeremiah... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jonah 2:10

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