Psalm 18:1-6 I will love You, O Lord, my strength. 2 The Lord is my Rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 3 I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised;so shall I be saved from my enemies.4 The pangs of death surrounded me, and […]
In the book of Jonah the author alludes to two distinct Psalms: Psalm 18, and Psalm 42. He prays: For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the floods surrounded me; all Your waves and Your billows passed over me. (Jonah 2:3) Psalm 42:7 states:[Roaring] deep calls to [roaring] […]
Jonah 4:4 Then said the Lord, Do you do well to be angry? There was a young man that attended school in a large north-eastern city. In his studies he fell in love with eagles. He read, and watched anything, and everything about eagles. The more he studied the more he loved eagles. He promised […]
Pay close attention to the following passages taking note of any recurring theme: Jonah 4:2 O Lord, is not this just what I said when I was still in my country? Jonah 4:3 Therefore now, O Lord, I beseech You, take my life from me,…Jonah 4:5 …he made a booth there for himself…..Jonah 4:8 …It […]
Jonah 3:8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth and let them cry mightily to God. Yes, let every one turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands. In 1980 “It’s Hard to Be Humble” was a song written and recorded by Mac Davis that became an […]
Jonah 3:5-9 So the people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them. 6 Then word came to the king of Nineveh; and he arose from his throne and laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth and sat in ashes. 7 And he caused it to be proclaimed and published throughout Nineveh by […]
Jonah 2:6-7 .…Yet You have brought up my life from the pit and corruption, O Lord my God. When my soul fainted upon me [crushing me], I earnestly and seriously remembered the Lord; and my prayer came to You, into Your holy temple. Do you remember the process you went through to truly surrender to Jesus? Can you recall […]
