by Tanya Salter | Sep 6, 2023 | Jonah
In the New Testament we see his name mentioned again (Matthew 12:38-42 and Luke 11:29-32). Both Matthew and Luke are relaying the same conversation that was spoken by our Lord to the Pharisees, the crowd, and experts of Law who had gathered. There are times that...
by Tanya Salter | Sep 5, 2023 | Jonah
We have spent some time in Jonah, and hopefully have had some important takeaways. Did you know that Jonah is mentioned elsewhere in the Scriptures? Go ahead and see it for yourself. Turn to 2 Kings 14:25. It is here we see that Jonah was given a message to deliver,...
by Tanya Salter | Sep 4, 2023 | Jonah
Summary of Jonah 4
by Tanya Salter | Sep 2, 2023 | Jonah
In the last verse of Jonah 4 we see the spiritual lesson that the Lord has been patiently trying to teach Jonah. It is a question that needs no initial response from Jonah or us, as the answer is obvious. God cares about people and there was 12,000 people in Nineveh...
by Tanya Salter | Sep 1, 2023 | Jonah
Jonah’s situation gets very interesting in Jonah 4:10. God does not play the political correctness game here, He cuts to the chase and tells it like it is. It is explained to Jonah quite bluntly, that he has no right to his anger as he had no part in the...
by Tanya Salter | Aug 31, 2023 | Jonah
In Jonah 4:9 we see that Jonah gave God what appears to be a habitual situational response. It appears that Jonah’s habitual response to something he is not in agreement with is to get angry, run, and pout. We see this when God first told him to go to Nineveh...
by Tanya Salter | Aug 30, 2023 | Jonah
Take a look at Jonah 4:7-9. Here we see following on the heels of God’s compassion of providing shade for Jonah, we see Him trying to draw Jonah’s heart. God brings another situational lesson for Jonah, as he did not seem to learn from the first situation....
by Tanya Salter | Aug 29, 2023 | Jonah
Jonah seems insistent in remaining in his anger and walks out of the city and sits to watch what will happen. Take a look at Jonah 4:4-6 and watch his emotions quickly change based on his situation. God has COMPASSION on Jonah, EVEN when he is pouting, having an ager...
by Tanya Salter | Aug 28, 2023 | Jonah
In Jonah chapter 4 we get to see a situation, up close and personal. Have you ever had a situation that you was stuck in? Go ahead and read Jonah 4:1-3. Here we see Jonah angry, but how long has this situation been brewing? He was not happy with the situation when God...
by Tanya Salter | Aug 26, 2023 | Jonah
In Jonah 3 we have seen a cycle of restored relationships from reiterations to returns, requests, and repents. Here is a visual to recap the last 6 devotions we covered in the book of Jonah.
