"Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus for 25 March 2013, from Cindi, a Daughter of the King of kings and Lord of lords."
Today's Blog Title: "Introduction of the Book Of Jonah"
Today, is the Introduction into the 4th of the 11 Minor Prophets, the Book of Jonah. The Book of Jonah is unique in that the entire prophecy is written in the third person. The fact that the prophecy ends with the prophet in discouragement and under God's rebuke would leave the reader discouraged, but because it is written in the third person, the reader knows that the prophet wrote it after he had returned from his mission to Assyria and had favorably responded to God's rebuke. He leaves behind a record of God's dealings with him as an individual and with Assyria as a nation, and in this unique form he magnifies the power of God and obscures himself behind his message.
What the Book of Acts is to the New Testament, the prophecy of Jonah is to the Old Testament. It shows that God has always had concern for the heathen, who are without hope apart from Him. It also shows God's concern for His people, Israel. As a result of Jonah's ministry to Assyria, the Assyrian captivity of Israel was postponed some 130 years.
While the prophecy makes no specific mention of Israel, it abounds in its clear testimony to the supernatural working of God in behalf of the prophet, who's life He preserved and whose desires He modified. The prophecy also shows God's working in behalf of the heathen Assyrians, whom He brought to national repentance, and in behalf of the nation of Israel, whose security He guaranteed and whose captivity He delayed for an additional 130 years.
The purpose of Jonah's prophecy is to show the sovereignty of God at work in the life of an individual (the prophet Jonah), and his concern for a heathen nation (Assyria). The prophecy also shows, in an oblique way, his concern for his own people and that the way to avert national catastrophe is a concentrated missionary effort toward all people.
The theme of the Book of Jonah is God's mercy to the individual (Jonah, a Jew), a group (the heathen sailors), the heathen world power (Assyria, a Gentile nation), and His people (Israel).
Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and Serve the Lord our God with Gladness. Love God More Today. ALWAYS remember, that when you have a spiritual, emotional, relational, physical, or financial dilemma in your life and you yell out, "I CAN'T," GOD WHISPERS to you, "BUT I CAN."
Click on this link www.cindi-davis.blogspot.com for Scripture Reading from Luke 12:22-26.
Jesus Reigns, and He Is, Has Been, and ALWAYS Will Be In Complete and Total Control!!!
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
Today's Blog Title: "Introduction of the Book Of Jonah"
Today, is the Introduction into the 4th of the 11 Minor Prophets, the Book of Jonah. The Book of Jonah is unique in that the entire prophecy is written in the third person. The fact that the prophecy ends with the prophet in discouragement and under God's rebuke would leave the reader discouraged, but because it is written in the third person, the reader knows that the prophet wrote it after he had returned from his mission to Assyria and had favorably responded to God's rebuke. He leaves behind a record of God's dealings with him as an individual and with Assyria as a nation, and in this unique form he magnifies the power of God and obscures himself behind his message.
What the Book of Acts is to the New Testament, the prophecy of Jonah is to the Old Testament. It shows that God has always had concern for the heathen, who are without hope apart from Him. It also shows God's concern for His people, Israel. As a result of Jonah's ministry to Assyria, the Assyrian captivity of Israel was postponed some 130 years.
While the prophecy makes no specific mention of Israel, it abounds in its clear testimony to the supernatural working of God in behalf of the prophet, who's life He preserved and whose desires He modified. The prophecy also shows God's working in behalf of the heathen Assyrians, whom He brought to national repentance, and in behalf of the nation of Israel, whose security He guaranteed and whose captivity He delayed for an additional 130 years.
The purpose of Jonah's prophecy is to show the sovereignty of God at work in the life of an individual (the prophet Jonah), and his concern for a heathen nation (Assyria). The prophecy also shows, in an oblique way, his concern for his own people and that the way to avert national catastrophe is a concentrated missionary effort toward all people.
The theme of the Book of Jonah is God's mercy to the individual (Jonah, a Jew), a group (the heathen sailors), the heathen world power (Assyria, a Gentile nation), and His people (Israel).
Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and Serve the Lord our God with Gladness. Love God More Today. ALWAYS remember, that when you have a spiritual, emotional, relational, physical, or financial dilemma in your life and you yell out, "I CAN'T," GOD WHISPERS to you, "BUT I CAN."
Click on this link www.cindi-davis.blogspot.com for Scripture Reading from Luke 12:22-26.
Jesus Reigns, and He Is, Has Been, and ALWAYS Will Be In Complete and Total Control!!!
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
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