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The Stupor of Sin
Commentators highlight the shocking contrast between the frantic, praying sailors and the sleeping prophet. Jonah, the one responsible for the storm, is in a deep slumber. Scholars explain this isn't just physical exhaustion but a spiritual stupor. It serves as a powerful warning that disobedience can harden our hearts and make us dangerously oblivious to the chaos our sin creates.
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Jonah
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Albert Barnes
On Jonah 1:5
18th Century
Theologian
And cried, every man to his God - They did what they could. “Not knowing the truth, they yet know of a Providence, and, amid religious error…
Charles Ellicott
On Jonah 1:5
19th Century
Bishop
And cried every man to his god. —If Phoenicians, the sailors would have their favorite deities in the national Pantheon; but they …
Charles Spurgeon
On Jonah 1:5
19th Century
Preacher
Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god,—
If there is ever a special time for prayer, it is a time of need.…
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John Calvin
On Jonah 1:5
16th Century
Theologian
This narrative, in which Jonah relates in order so many circumstances, is not without its use; for, as we will soon see, he intended to show his ow…
John Gill
On Jonah 1:5
17th Century
Pastor
Then the mariners were afraid
Perceiving that the storm was not an ordinary, but a supernatural one; and that the sh…
Matthew Henry
On Jonah 1:4–7
17th Century
Minister
God sent a pursuer after Jonah, namely, a mighty tempest. Sin brings storms and tempests into the soul, into the family, into churches, and nations…