Not too long after the ministry of elijah and elisha, another prophet came onto the scene in the northern kingdom of israel during the rule of jeroboam ii 2 kings 14. Aside from portions of the book of jeremiah and daniel, all of the other prophetic books focus primarily on the message of the prophet. Most striking of all is the application of psalm 16. The book of jonah is essentially a missionary book, a foreshadowing of our lords great commission to go and preach the gospel to every creature.
He quotes short fragments from various psalms, and adapts them to meet his own case. We have just added many new sources, including the expositors bible commentary, bengels gnomon, langes commentary, hastings great texts and many more. Both the septuagint and the latin vulgate ascribe the same name. Set in the reign of jeroboam ii 786746 bc, it was probably written in the postexilic period, some time between the late 5th to early 4th century bc. This warmhearted devotional commentary originated as a sermon series and is meant for every christian who wants to apply the lessons of jonah in a practical way. Jonah 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. The paperback bible presents the bible by the book and is designed to be portable, readable, and truly personal with ample margins for notations. When the army of syria defeated the army of israel in war, it took some of israels land. His name was jonah son of amittai from gathhepher near. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with. John macarthur on biblical books open book with stephen nichols.
John 111 macarthur new testament commentarynook book. Jonah was the son of amittai, the prophet, a native of gathhepher. Even so, in the event you downloadable this software and still have. The abingdon old testament commentaries provide compact, critical commentaries on the books of. The books of joel, obadiah, jonah, and micah the new international commentary on the old testament. Rating is available when the video has been rented. The style of the book of jonah is distinctive among the prophetic books.
In the book of revelation, the paradise which was lost in genesis will be regained. During this time, an important event happened to israel. And you know the story, weve gone through the story in years past. Unfortunately, many christians thoughtlessly cast aspersions upon this important book in the canon of scripture without realizing that they are playing into the hands of the critics and innocently becoming the dupes of the skeptics.
So far we have now virtually no critiques upon the macarthur bible commentary yet probably none of our user feedback did not abandon. Yonah is a strange prophet, and sefer yonah the book of jonah a strange book. There is life and excitement in the book of jonah, it is drowned out in this book. Rather, the book relates the account of his call to preach repentance to nineveh and his refusal to go. I love john macarthur bible studies and this one is much like his individual studies but in more depth.
Bible introductions nahum by john macarthur blue letter bible. A list of the best commentaries on jonah ranked by. Study the bible online using commentary on jonah and more. The prophet jonah lived during the reign of jeroboam ii over the northern kingdom of israel. Jonah commentary john gills exposition of the bible. Although this phrase is one of the several indications in the book of jonah of ninevehs impressive size, interpreters are not precisely sure what a threeday walk means. From one of todays topselling commentary series comes volume one of the gospel of john, the 25th installment to the macarthur new testament commentary series. Commentary on the book of jonah relevant bible teaching.
Hosea, joel, amos, obadiah, jonah, micah minor prophets by daniel j. Pastor john macarthur unlikely heroes of scripture. Following the lead of the hebrew masoretic text mt, the title of the book is derived from the principal character, jonah meaning dove, the son of amittai 1. Book 1 philip and pat juler book 2 chun kertyoo book 3 reg and marjorie vines book 4 david clines book 5 john and grace robertson book 6 bob and vic mccallum book 7 chue petnamngern book 8 vic and jean fleming in the present book, as in my other books, my aim is to provide biblical reference material that bridges two gaps at the same time. Jonah 1 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Text commentaries by john macarthur john macarthur is the pastorteacher of grace community church in sun valley, california, as well as an author, conference kjv nkjv nlt niv esv csb nasb net rsv asv ylt dby web hnv. In 1969, after graduating from talbot theological seminary, john came to grace community church. But also without exception, man responded in greater sinful rebellion. The macarthur bible commentary hardcover may 8, 2005. Summary page for preaching outline and commentary on the book of nahum including big idea.
And he prayed unto the lord,but in a very different manner from his praying in the fishs belly. Lets pause here for a little bit and talk about the biblical books that. Click the commentary tab or pulldown menu for a full selection of commentaries over any bible passage you are researching. Jonah originated from gadhefer, a little city in the area of zebulon, a few miles from the border with issachar. The macarthur bible commentary offers pastors, bible teachers, serious bible readers, and anyone seeking to read and understand the scriptures a way to focus their studies while still seeing the entire bibles application to the christian life. Those words not only begin marks gospel, but they also capture one of its most important themesone that contin. Text commentaries by john macarthur blue letter bible. The books of joel, obadiah, jonah, and micah the new. Summary page for preaching outline and commentary on the book of nahum including big. It tells of a hebrew prophet named jonah son of amittai who is sent by god to prophesy the destruction of nineveh but tries to escape the divine mission.
These first four study guides in a 16volume set from noted bible scholar john macarthur take readers on a journey through biblical texts to discover what lies beneath the surface, focusing on meaning and context, and then reflecting on the explored passage or concept. Their wickedness, as that of nineveh, is a bold and open affront to god. The prophets, and jesus himself, and john the baptist, who said, who warned you. He is cast into the sea, and miraculously preserved. The opening chapter of jonah is set in the midst of an intense storm, a really intense storm. Calvins complete bible commentaries with active table of contents in biblical order ebook. There are allusions, in his prayer, to the great messianic psalms 22, 69 and 16. Macarthur, an evangelical bible expositor, pastorteacher of grace community church, and president of the masters seminary, in sun valley, california. In biblical words, the more sin abounded the more did gods grace abound.
Title following the lead of the hebrew masoretic text mt, the title of the book is derived from the principal character, jonah meaning dove, the son of amittai 1. Donald grey barnhouse testified to the value of using scripture as a commentary on itself, remarking that you very rarely have to go outside the bible to explain anything in the bible. There are a number of helpful commentaries on jonah, and the following are five of the best. Weve gone through the story in years past, but in connection with the book, i want to reiterate it one more time to you. Though there is a place for good scholarly work, i am sometimes amazed how one can read a text of scripture like this and seem like they are unmoved by it. This book of jonah, though it be placed here in the midst of the prophetical books of scripture, is yet rather a history than a prophecy. The theme of repentance nominates it for being read on yom kippur, but it has less to say about repentance than it.
Assyrias demise turned out just as god had prophesied. Theres only a supernatural explanation, and that is that god. Written by wellknown and popular theologians, bible commentaries aid in the study of scripture by providing explanation and interpretation of biblical text. In addition to more than 150 individual books and monographs, macarthur has also contributed to more than 30 multiauthor works. The one incident in the book of jonah upon which almost all the attacks are leveled is the story of jonahs sojourn in the belly of the fish. I now want to tackle books of the bible that have been difficult to understand. The prophet jonah a dove is already mentioned in 2 kings 14. He was the son of amittai and was of gathhepher in galilee north of nazareth. John macarthur is the pastorteacher of grace community church in sun valley, california, as well as an author, conference speaker, president of the masters university and seminary, and featured teacher with the grace to you media ministry. That is the point of the book of jonah in the old testament. Jonah 14 nkjv jonahs disobedience now the word bible. The macarthur bible commentary treats every passage of the ot and nt phrase by phrase, with hundreds of word studies as sidebars throughout. On sunday mornings at grace community church, where john macarthur preaches, small groups gather together in fundamentals of the faith classes to use this manual of thirteen lessons that blend basic biblical truths with personal obedience and service.
John macarthur says that the treasury of scripture knowledge is the one book, aside from the bible itself, that i value most in my studies. Jonah is the book of the bible which perhaps has been criticized more than any other. Jonah 4 commentary john gills exposition on the whole bible. A prodigal god with prodigal mercy and his prodigal prophet1. Jonah was a prophet in the land of israel about 800750 bc. The book of jonah is a book of the neviim prophets in the hebrew bible. For students, pastors, and teachers, check out the list of s top 50 bestselling commentaries. The book makes no direct claim regarding authorship. Whether you are just beginning to read scripture or have been studying the bible daily, commentaries offer greater understanding with background information on authorship, history, setting, and theme of the gospel. Commentary on the book of jonah jonah 1 1the word of the lord came to jonah the son of amittai saying, 2arise, go to nineveh the great city and cry against it, for their wickedness has come up before me. To receive john macarthurs monthly letter, as well as free resources by mail, click here. The books of joel, obadiah, jonah, and micah the new international commentary on the old testament allen, leslie c.