(May 7, 2020) Jonah 4:9 But God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the bush?” And he said, “Yes, angry enough to die.” Jonah, [...]

(May 6, 2020) Jonah 4:1 “But Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry.” Let’s set the record straight: Once upon a time, the prophet Jonah was called by God. [...]

(May 5, 2020) Jonah 3:8a “But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth.” One thing about Jonah’s story is extremely unusual, the fish notwithstanding: Jonah preaches on his [...]

(May 4, 2020) Jonah 1:2; 3:2 “Arise, go to the great city of Nineveh and preach…” Seven Hebrew words are repeated twice verbatim; they are translated: “Arise, go to [...]

(May 1, 2020) Jonah 1:17 “And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three [...]

(April 30, 2020) Jonah 2:10 “And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.” We often have the tendency to sanitize the scriptures, or to [...]