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All Flesh Shall See the Salvation of God
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe account of Jonah, read specifically on the Day of Atonement, provides the central illustration of what it means to flee from God. When commanded to go to Nineveh and cry out against its wickedness, Jonah instead boards a ship bound for Tarshish, deliberately moving in the opposite direction from God's instruction. This …
The Rest of the Sign of Jonah
Sermonette byJonah likely drowned; the great fish was his coffin rather than his prison. While Nineveh repented and was spared, Judah did not repent when Christ preached.
Jonah: Typical Israelite
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughTo this borderline-suicidal narcissist, his universe held only himself, permitting God's will for others only if it conformed to his own will.