Jonahs story is told in the short just 48 verses but powerful book of jonah. The book depicts the larger scope of gods purpose for israel. We also will spend some time reading the entire book of jonah, looking for the specific moments in which jonah undergoes changes, and then reflects on his life. There are 8 physical miracles in the story of jonah, not just one. Free sunday school lesson for children jonah and the whale. This summary of the book of jonah provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of jonah. The way we fully understand ourselves is to compare our selfinterest with gods sacrificial love. The essentials here are jehovah and jonahgod and manthat is what the book is all about. Key 1 god has no problem removing you from your comfort zone.
Jonah was called by god to take a message to nineveh modern mosul in iraq but ran away instead. The book of jonah emphasizes that god in heaven, hath made the sea and the dry land. The book of jonah offers valuable lessons in regards to this fear and shows us how we can become the prophets we are called to be. The book of jonah vividly demonstrates the meaning of repentance. Shop reflection 7 great lessons from the book of jonah. He thought he could escape on a boat bound for tarshish, which was about a thousand miles in the wrong direction. In his rebellion against god, jonah fled to tarshish. The book of jonah begins with god telling jonah to get up, go to nineveh, that great city, and call out against it because of its evil jonah 1. The following jonah sunday school lesson for children is a sample lesson. The book of jonah is more than just a humorous, interesting literary work or simple historical account of a man, a fish and a wicked city. Lift up your head, god is the glory and lifter of our heads psalm 3.
But who then wrote the book and where do those intimate details of the story come from. Jonah was the son of amittai, who came from gathhepher in zebulun called gittahhepher in joshua 19. This did not mean, however, that jonah remained the same. Key 3 disobedience will create turmoil in your life. To further familiarize all with the book of jonah and the lessons it teaches. It is only 4 chapters long, but tells us a lot about jonah and teaches us to do what god wants and not what we want.
A 4week series encouraging students to choose gods way. This book shows us that god is still in control of the world he created. Jonah and the whalethe book of jonah sunday school. This series contains opening games with each week and a biblical youth group lesson to tie it all together. The incidentals in the book of jonah are the fish, the gourd, the east wind, the boat, and even the city of nineveh. Prophet jonah disobeyed god and attempted to escape, but god caught him redhandedly. I dont know about you but i consider jonahs deliverance to be a great miracle. I love the old statement that states, though you cant go back and make a brand new start my friend, you can start now and make a brand new end. An overview of the book of jonah leads one to determine two prominent sections, namely, jonahs abortive voyage to tarshish jon 12 and jonahs journey to nineveh. Jonah archives childrens bible activities sunday school. Jonah and the whalethe book of jonah sunday school lesson. For being only four chapters long, the book of jonah packs quite a punch. Clues to the meaning of the object lesson one of the possible clues to the object lessons purpose is the use of the compound divine. Nineveh, the city to which jonah was sent by god, was the capital of assyria.
Set in the reign of jeroboam ii 786746 bc, it was probably written in the postexilic period, some time between the late 5th to early 4th century bc. We read in the book of jonah that god prepared the fish. Jonah sermon lessons from the life of jonah proposition. Here are 10 valuable lessons gleaned from jonahs encounter with the great fish and the. We can almost picture an older, wiser, humbler man ruefully shaking his head as he describes his own mistakes, his rebellion, and his stubborn refusal to show mercy. Just imagine that prophet, once again safe in his homeland, writing this account. Apr 28, 2017 beautifully balanced, deep and profound jonahs adventure opens a window into the heart of god. The book of jonah is short and a lot of time we can read through it quickly. It focuses on how a persons disobedience to god causes difficulty in the lives of others. It is found in the old testament, towards the back, in the book called jonah. Through some supernatural events, god convinced him to obey and carry out the lords plan. It is his divine will that young people come to faith in jesus christ and find salvation through the gospel and the work of the holy spirit to bring them to faith. This lesson is based on the the first chapter of the book of jonah. Jonah learning from jehovahs mercy, and then answer the following questions what challenges did the three publishers in the video face.
When we left jonah at the end of chapter one it is fair to say he was in a slightly sticky situation. If you have ten or fifteen minutes, stop and read it through. The book of jonah shows us seven interesting life lessons about what happens when we take this course of action. The book of jonah bible study, lesson 1 jesus revisited. Jonah learning from jehovahs mercy, and then answer the following questions. This is the hour b lesson plan for jonah and the fish ot11l4hb. As students study the book of jonah, they will learn valuable lessons that are relevant to their lives. Remember that god wants you to be open and honest with him. For it begins with a commission to jonah and with jonahs refusal to heed it, in other words, the book of jonah begins with a formal expression of gods sovereign will and with a mans determined opposition. Conservative scholars place the writing of the book of jonah before 745. In the belly of the whale, jonah repented and cried out to god in prayer. You can find a complete lesson with printable patterns on the resource room. The cruel acts of the ninevites certainly showed them to be enemies of god. Jonah learned a lesson in mercy at nineveh true faith.
Gods sovereignty and his response to genuine repentance. Jonah, whose name means dove, lived in gathhepher, located just north of nazareth, during the reign of jeroboam ii in the. Jonah is identified as a prophet and servant of god during the reign of king jeroboam ii of israel 2 kings 14. The book is clearly didacticas the allegorical and parabolic interpretations rightly affirm. Book of jonah lesson 1 welcome to the study of the book of jonah. Instead of drowning, jonah was swallowed by a great fish, which god provided. But in the end, he learned a valuable lesson about the lords mercy and forgiveness, which extends beyond jonah and israel to all people who repent and believe. The book of jonah in the old testament is a short book with just four chapters. Book of jonah is a bible study specifically dealing with the old testament book of jonah. Im sure youre familiar with the story of jonah and the whale big fish. Apr 19, 2014 our lesson today is one i know you have heard before. This old testament book describes at least part of the ministry of a prophet called jonah, the only prophet who attempted to run away from god. Feb 04, 2015 there are 8 physical miracles in the story of jonah, not just one. A lesson from jonah that we can all learn new life.
The book of jonah is a book of the neviim prophets in the hebrew bible. What did you learn from the book of jonahwatch the video family worship. Not stopping and chewing on what the scripture is trying to show us. Despite knowing his mission from god, jonah allowed prejudice and fear to control his actions. Jonah got up to flee to tarshish, away from the presence of the lord jonah 1. A storm is an opportunity to witness about gods love. I have appreciated our recent study in the book of jonah, both in our adult bible fellowships as well as in our childrens sunday school classes. This lesson plan was prepared for older elementary sunday school, but you modify it to use. He praised god, ending with the eerily prophetic statement, salvation comes from the lord. At the time of jonah, nineveh was israels greatest threat. It focuses on how a persons disobedience to god causes difficulty in the lives. Interestingly enough, this is the point at which the book starts.
Jonahs lack of response indicates that he got the point. Jonah lesson 4 verse by verse ministry international. While jonah eventually departed and proclaimed gods message, the lesson of his story does not end there. We can almost picture an older, wiser, humbler man ruefully shaking his head as he describes his own mistakes, his rebellion, and his. Written by the prophet jonah, son of amittai, around 785760 b. Printable patterns available to members on the resource room. Jonah prophesied to nineveh but he wasnt happy about it jonah 4. In his word, jehovah has preserved the life stories of men and women of faith in order to teach us valuable lessons. The book is named after its principal character, whose name means dove. As students study the book of jonah, they will learn valuable lessons that are. It is an important book to both religious traditions christianity and jewish. The short book of jonah tells the story of the prophet jonah who refused to obey the commandment of jehovah to call nineveh to repentance. The book ends with jonah brooding over nineveh, angry with god for the grace he gave to the people jonah so despises. Jonahs second opportunity to preach the gospel and do as god asked can.
In this session, we will explore our own spiritual journeys in addition to jonahs. For one, it is god who controlled the fish big enough to swallow a fullgrown man. It is a well known story for obvious reasons, not least of which are a disobedient prophet, an obedient fish and a wicked nation that starts out bad, yet ends up good. Click on the get activity button below to view andor download read more. Instead of making excuses, use your talents to fulfill gods mission. Mar 16, 2019 written by the prophet jonah, son of amittai, around 785760 b.
The essentials here are jehovah and jonah god and manthat is what the book is all about. These lessons are designed to help us understand the book of jonah by asking some basic questions. Beautifully balanced, deep and profound jonahs adventure opens a window into the heart of god. In this sermon, jerry gifford deals with how the book of jonah ends abruptly with a question. Our lesson today is one i know you have heard before. Apr 04, 2020 an overview of the book of jonah leads one to determine two prominent sections, namely, jonahs abortive voyage to tarshish jon 12 and jonahs journey to nineveh. Conservative scholars place the writing of the book of jonah before 745 b. It includes the hour b lesson plan and the needed reproducibles for that plan. Book of jonah youth group bible series ministry to youth. The book of jonah is the fifth book in the christian canons and the jewish tanakh. Print out the cards onto card stock, cut them apart, and send one home with each child.
So exactly one day after receiving the plant and enjoying its company, god brings the second half of the lesson. To teach a lesson that jonah dearly needs to learn. Book of jonah overview insight for living ministries. Every lesson from gods unfolding story for older preschoolers includes two lesson plans hour a and hour b. Is there some area of your life in which you are defying god, and rationalizing it. You see, evidence indicates that jonah wrote the book bearing his name.
T he book of jonah is an old testament story which tells about how the prophet jonah refused to follow the lord. The audience of the book of jonah was the people of israel and all future readers of the bible and, typically, prophets issued warnings or gave instructions to the people of israel. It is one of trei asar the twelve prophets in the tanakh, and in christian tradition as oi dodeka prophetai or ton dodekapropheton, greek for the twelve prophets. God commanded jonah to go one direction, but he decided to go another. Let me share with you seven great lessons from the book of jonah. In this sermon we will study the book of jonah and glean some general lessons from the book. While there are many important lessons we can learn from this book, the truth that has impacted me the most in recent days is the principle that gods plans cannot be thwarted. Aug 04, 2010 this lesson is based on the the first chapter of the book of jonah. Ministry to helps you tell kids about jesus by providing ageappropriate bible study material and sunday school curriculum all 100% free online we believe that god is the loving father of all kids. Jonah sermon sermon outline by kevin cauley on the life of jonah and those lessons from it that are profitable for us today date written. He was the earliest of the prophets and close behind elisha in his place in the old testament. While jonah eventually did what he was asked to do, the book closes with showing jonah as a bitter man. After jonah attempted to avoid preaching repentance to the. Jonah and the big fish bible story jonah teacher challenge nineveh was the great city of the assyrian empire and would later become its capital.
Ask students to look through the book of jonah and identify all the things the lord prepared to help jonah learn the lessons he needed to learn. We read nowhere in the book that jonah confessed his sin and received a new heart. Due to jonah shirking his divine mission, god sends. He went westward in a ship that would take him as far as. The lord had given a specific great fish a new task swallow jonah. Jonah prayed to the eternal his god from the belly of the fish. The book of jonah is more than just a delightful story for children. It tells of a hebrew prophet named jonah son of amittai who is sent by god to prophesy the destruction of nineveh but tries to escape the divine mission. The word of the lord came to jonah and jonah refused. Jan 02, 2020 the book of jonah is more than just a humorous, interesting literary work or simple historical account of a man, a fish and a wicked city. God taught jonah the lesson of obedience bible arena.