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Faith in the Face of Judgment
Commentators note the Ninevites' remarkable faith. They received only a message of impending destruction, with no explicit promise of mercy. Yet, they believed God, trusted in His unknown goodness, and immediately repented. Their hope was based on a mere "who can tell?" if God might relent, a powerful example of faith that doesn't require full certainty.
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Jonah
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Albert Barnes
On Jonah 3:5
18th Century
Theologian
And the people of Nineveh believed God; – strictly, “believed in God.” To “believe in God” expresses more heart-belief than “to bel…
Charles Ellicott
On Jonah 3:5
19th Century
Bishop
Believed God. —Or, believed in God. Notice again an implied contrast to the dullness of the Jews, who were “slow to believe” the …
Charles Spurgeon
On Jonah 3:5–9
19th Century
Preacher
Note that the only message they had heard was a prophecy of impending judgment. God had sent his servant to warn them of the coming destruction; an…
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John Calvin
On Jonah 3:5
16th Century
Theologian
I overlooked one thing in the third verse: Jonah said that Nineveh was a city great to God. This form of speech is common in Scripture, fo…
John Gill
On Jonah 3:5
17th Century
Pastor
So the people of Nineveh believed God
Or "in God" F18 : in the word of the Lord, as the Targum; they be…
Matthew Henry
On Jonah 3:5–10
17th Century
Minister
There was a wonder of Divine grace in the repentance and reformation of Nineveh. It condemns the people of the gospel generation ([Reference Matthe…