by dcaudillo | Jun 19, 2022 | Devotion, Jonah
Taking it In As we conclude the book of Jonah we have noticed that everyone has repented and turned back to God except Jonah. From the pagan sailors, to the Assyrian King, the Ninevites and even the cows have repented, yet Jonah is still filled with so much hate for... by dcaudillo | Jun 19, 2022 | Devotion, Jonah
Taking it In All by himself, Jonah would like to overturn God’s redemption in and through Nineveh and prevent it, which is interesting, because God provides a shrub of sorts to provide Jonah shade, or protection, during this time. Perhaps God is giving Jonah a... by dcaudillo | Jun 19, 2022 | Devotion, Jonah
Taking it In There is a lot going on in our two verses today. God wants Jonah to not simply profess God’s goodness but consider it, starting with his own life and existence. God is wrestling for Jonah’s soul and much of that wrestling match is with Jonah himself. One... by dcaudillo | Jun 19, 2022 | Devotion, Jonah
Taking it In There is a deep irony in the way Jonah’s request echoes the one Elijah makes in 1 Kings 19:3 when he fled for his life from Queen Jezebel, who swore revenge after the death of her prophets of Baal. He goes a day’s walk into the desert just like Jonah does... by dcaudillo | Jun 19, 2022 | Devotion, Jonah
Taking it In Jonah is a kind of an “anti-prophet.” He refuses to work for the future that God desires. Jonah fears the future that God desires because it is a future in which Nineveh is spared instead of being destroyed. In v. 2 we have another “prayer” if you could... by dcaudillo | Jun 12, 2022 | Devotion, Jonah
Taking it In What else can this king do besides hope that God, whoever this God may be, will have a change of mind? The king may not have known that this is Yahweh yet, but his response as we have seen is spot on. One is reminded of Joel 2:14, “Who knows whether [God]...
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