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The Instant Calm
Commentators emphasize that the sea didn't just gradually calm down; it "ceased" or "stood still" immediately. Scholars like John Calvin and Albert Barnes explain this sudden change was undeniable proof of God's direct intervention. It confirmed that Jonah was the cause of the storm and that the sailors were executing God's will, not acting on a whim.
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Albert Barnes
On Jonah 1:15
18th Century
Theologian
They took up Jonah - “He does not say, ‘laid hold on him,’ nor ‘came upon him’ but ‘lifted’ him; so to speak, bearing him with respect and h…
Charles Ellicott
On Jonah 1:15
19th Century
Bishop
Raging. — Compare maris ira, Ovid. Metamorphoses i. 330; iratum mare, Hor. Epodes ii. 57.
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Charles Spurgeon
On Jonah 1:14–15
19th Century
Preacher
Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon…
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John Calvin
On Jonah 1:15
16th Century
Theologian
Jonah shows here that the tempest arose through his fault, for the outcome proved this with certainty. The sailors had not only cast lots, but afte…
John Gill
On Jonah 1:15
17th Century
Pastor
So they took up, Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea
They took him out of the hold or cabin where he was, and bro…
Matthew Henry
On Jonah 1:13–17
17th Century
Minister
The mariners rowed against wind and tide, the wind of God's displeasure, the tide of His counsel; but it is in vain to think of saving ourselves an…