Now the word of the Lord - literally, “And,...” This is the way in which the various inspired writers of the Old Testament indicate that wha…

JONAH’S DISOBEDIENCE AND PUNISHMENT.

Now ...—More strictly, And; but the English quite adequately …

Observe the misconduct of the prophet Jonah. He had a plain command from the Lord, and he knew it to be a command; but he felt that the commission …

As I have previously observed, Jonah seems here indirectly to imply that he had been previously called to the office of a teacher; for it is the sa…

Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai ,
&c.] Or, "and the word of the Lord was" ^F12 ;…

It is sad to think how much sin is committed in great cities. Their wickedness, like that of Nineveh, is a bold and open affront to God. Jonah must…