{"id":33988,"date":"2021-04-09T18:28:01","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T23:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=33988"},"modified":"2021-04-09T20:50:34","modified_gmt":"2021-04-10T01:50:34","slug":"jonah-wrath-of-man-mercy-of-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/jonah-wrath-of-man-mercy-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonah &#8211; Wrath of Man \/ Mercy of God"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Jonah-Wrath-of-Man-Mercy-of-God.mp3\" \/><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-33988-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Jonah-Wrath-of-Man-Mercy-of-God.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Jonah-Wrath-of-Man-Mercy-of-God.mp3\">https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Jonah-Wrath-of-Man-Mercy-of-God.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\t<p>by Ross Ward<\/p>\n<p>We all know the story, but have we really gotten <u>the point<\/u>?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Story\n<ol>\n<li>The book is about Jonah\n<ol>\n<li>Not gentile city<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Outline of book\n<ol>\n<li>Ch 1 &#8211; Jonah runs from God<\/li>\n<li>Ch 2 &#8211; Jonah&#8217;s salvation<\/li>\n<li>Ch 3 &#8211; Nineveh&#8217;s salvation<\/li>\n<li>Ch 4 &#8211; God&#8217;s mercy on Jonah<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Jonah&#8217;s faults\n<ol>\n<li>Wrath\n<ol>\n<li>Nineveh was worthy of God&#8217;s wrath!\n<ol>\n<li>Jonah 1:2 &#8211; God judged wicked<\/li>\n<li>Jonah 3:8 &#8211; evil way, violence in their hands<\/li>\n<li>Jonah 3:1 &#8211; woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Jonah&#8217;s deep resentment toward Nineveh\n<ol>\n<li>Jonah 4:1 &#8211; exceedingly displeased<\/li>\n<li>Jonah 4:5 &#8211; sat and watched the city hoping for its destruction<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Selfishness\n<ol>\n<li>Rejoiced and sorrowed over the gourd<\/li>\n<li>Despised mercy of God over 120,000 people<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lessons\n<ol>\n<li>God&#8217;s mercy\n<ol>\n<li>Jonah 4:2 &#8211; Jonah knew of God&#8217;s mercy<\/li>\n<li>Jonah 3:5-9 &#8211; Nineveh hoped for God&#8217;s mercy<\/li>\n<li>God loves mercy\n<ol>\n<li>Deuteronomy 5:10, 7:9 &#8211; to those who love him and keep his commands<\/li>\n<li>Micah 6:6-8 &#8211; God instructs mercy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>On Nineveh\n<ol>\n<li>Jonah 4:11 &#8211; God provided Nineveh instruction of righteousness<\/li>\n<li>Jonah 3:10 &#8211; God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way and God repented of the evil<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>On Jonah\n<ol>\n<li>Jonah 1:2-3 &#8211; Jonah fled from God<\/li>\n<li>Jonah 1:4-14 &#8211; storm battered the ship<\/li>\n<li>Jonah 1:15-2:10 &#8211; fish swallowed Jonah<\/li>\n<li>Jonah 4:6-11 &#8211; seen in the gourd and the following interaction<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>God&#8217;s patience\n<ol>\n<li>Seen in his mercy<\/li>\n<li>Genesis 19:15-22 &#8211; Lot lingered at the destruction of Sodom &amp; Gomorrah<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>God&#8217;s wrath\n<ol>\n<li>Real\n<ol>\n<li>Nahum 1:2-3 &#8211; eventual judgment against Nineveh<\/li>\n<li>Matthew 24:36-39 &#8211; Noah and flood<\/li>\n<li>II Peter 3:1-13 &#8211; warnings of final judgment<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Balancing God&#8217;s wrath and God&#8217;s mercy\n<ol>\n<li>Adhere to his instructions<\/li>\n<li>James 2:13 &#8211; God&#8217;s mercy triumphs over his wrath<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>God desires all to be saved\n<ol>\n<li>John 3:16 &#8211; God sent Jesus<\/li>\n<li>I Timothy 2:1-6 &#8211; will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<ol>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/portraits-of-gods-leaders\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPortraits of God&#8217;s Leaders\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Ross Ward We all know the story, but have we really gotten the point? Story The book is about Jonah Not gentile city Outline of book Ch 1 &#8211; Jonah runs from God Ch 2 &#8211; Jonah&#8217;s salvation Ch 3 &#8211; Nineveh&#8217;s salvation Ch 4 &#8211; God&#8217;s mercy on Jonah Jonah&#8217;s faults Wrath Nineveh&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[119,32],"tags":[1503,404,519],"class_list":["post-33988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio","category-sermon","tag-anger","tag-jonah","tag-mercy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21835,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/lessons-from-jonah\/","url_meta":{"origin":33988,"position":0},"title":"Lessons from Jonah","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 24, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The book of Jonah is unique among the prophets \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The emphasis of the story is upon the messenger instead of the message. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We learn lessons from the actions of the prophet, instead of the message he delivered. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The tale of a man being swallowed and living\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sermon&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/sermon\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":33868,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/portraits-of-gods-leaders\/","url_meta":{"origin":33988,"position":1},"title":"Portraits of God&#8217;s Leaders","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 2, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"A series of lessons presented by Ross Ward of Des Moines, Iowa, April 4-9, 2021 King Saul - An 'I' Problem Saul relies on his own will and ability, ultimately refused to accept responsibility for his actions (I Samuel 8-16) Jesus - Humble Servant King Jesus is King but not\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Audio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4801,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-men-change-gods-will\/","url_meta":{"origin":33988,"position":2},"title":"Can Men Change God&#8217;s Will?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 30, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Daniel 4:28-37 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A difficulty those raised in Calvinist beliefs is resolving the idea of God\u2019s sovereign will with the actions of men. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0To many Calvinists, God\u2019s will is immutable (unable to be changed). The idea that men might do something to alter God\u2019s decisions\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Audio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":88961,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/looking-to-his-holy-temple\/","url_meta":{"origin":33988,"position":3},"title":"Looking to His Holy Temple","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 26, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"by Seth Mauldin via\u00a0Biblical Insights, Vol. 15 No. 2, February 2015 For me, the book of Jonah has always been something of a depressing book. Of course, there are positives to be found; we'll always have the good example of the Ninevites who threw themselves into the task of repentance.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":87422,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/am-i-jonah\/","url_meta":{"origin":33988,"position":4},"title":"Am I Jonah?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"by Chadwick Brewer \"And he prayed to the LORD and said, \"O LORD, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5759,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-thrill-of-salvation\/","url_meta":{"origin":33988,"position":5},"title":"The Thrill of Salvation","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 12, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. 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