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God said to Jonah, "Is it right for you to be angry about the vine?" He said, "I am right to be angry, even to death."
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The Danger of Defiant Anger
Commentators note Jonah's shocking response: "I do well to be angry." He justifies his extreme, death-wishing anger even when questioned by God Himself. Scholars like Calvin warn that this shows how unchecked passion can blind us, making us stubbornly resist God's correction. It's a powerful reminder to examine our own anger and ensure it aligns with God's will, not just our frustrated desires.
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Jonah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Do you well to be angry? – o “See again how Almighty God, out of His boundless lovingkindness, with the yearning tendern…
19th Century
Anglican
Doest thou well ...? — See Note to Jonah 4:4. Jonah was really hurt at the loss of his shade, not sorry for the destruction of the…
Baptist
And said, It is better for me to die than to live. And God said to Jonah, Do you do well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to b…
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16th Century
Protestant
We see here that God had concealed Himself for a time, but did not yet forsake His servant. He often looks on us from behind; that is, though we th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And God said to Jonah, do you well to be angry for the gourd? &c.] Or, "art you very angry for it?" as the Targum: no men…
Jonah went out of the city, yet remained nearby, as if he expected and desired its overthrow. Those who have fretful, uneasy spirits often create t…
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