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A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold is as pictures of silver.(Prov.25:11) It is so important to speak the right words to people at the right time to produce the right results. When you think of apples of gold in pictures of silver, then you are thinking of wealth and excellence. When we speak wisdom into the lives of others we are making them wealthy. Therefore we must seek God for He is the source of all wisdom and He will give us just the right words needed at the right time.
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#But it displeased Jonah exceedingly and he was very angry. Jonah 4:1
May is Mental Healthcare awareness month and Jonah is having a mental psychosis. The Hebrew word for angry is Charah which means to burn with or be kindled with jealousy. This response to the repentance of the Ninevites should have caused a feeling of joy but instead, Jonah is geeked with rage. Psychologists would call this a chemical imbalance in the brain. How could a man of God not respond well since God has spared the Ninevites from annihilation? Clearly, Jonah needs to sit down on the couch and let it all out so that the psychologist can diagnose him properly. It surprises me how many people will not seek psychological help when needed but will wait until they have a mental breakdown. Call 988 if you are feeling suicidal before it is too late. We will see that Jonah is so angry that he wishes he could die. God is going to demonstrate his love to Jonah to teach him why the Ninevites deserved to be spared too from judgment.
#And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way and God repented of the evil, that He had said that He would do unto them and He did it not. Jonah 3:10
Happy Mother's Day! I praise God my mother is in heaven rejoicing in the Lord with my father. Praise God they taught us to repent of our evil ways as children, just as these Ninevites had done. Amos 7:3. The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, So the LORD imputes rightousness It is paradoxical that God repented, but the key is the Ninevites repented so God forgave them and did not bring judgment as He warned through Jonah. Proverbs 20:28. Mercy and truth preserve the king and his throne is upholden by mercy. Romans 11:31. Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. Just as through the unbelief of the Jews the Gentiles have obtained mercy. This is how God imputed righteousness to the Gentiles that believe and turn to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
#Who can tell if God will turn and repent and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? Jonah 3:9
The Hebrew word for repent is Nacham which means to be sorry to avenge. Genesis 6:7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man and beast and creeping things and the fowls of the air; for it repented me that I have made them. This is the first time God used the word repent but because of Noah God saved mankind from destruction. Now because the Ninevites have repented of their wicked ways, God will repent and save them from destruction too.
#But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way and from the violence that is in their hands. Jonah 3:8
The Hebrew word for violence is Chamas which means cruelty and oppression. Genesis 6:11 The earth also was corrupt before God and the earth was filled with violence. This is how the Ninevites were and why God was about to destroy them as he did the antediluvian generation, and we see the great Love and mercy of God for sending Jonah to preach this message of judgment. Jesus said that just before his second coming the earth will be as it was in the days of Noah. Thank God that these Ninevites repented from man to beast covered in sackcloth and crying mightily to God. Let us pray for America to turn from this gun violence and cry to the Lord for mercy to be saved from the judgment to come just like the Ninevites did. Jesus is the ark of safety and we can find mercy and forgiveness through his shed blood on the cross. Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
#And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water; Jonah 3:7
#For word came unto the king of Nineveh and he arose from his throne and he laid his robe from him and covered himself with sackcloth and sat in ashes. Jonah 3:6
The Hebrew word for sackcloth is Shaqaq; i.e.Coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging) This shows the humility of the king and his repentance. God is pleased with the remorsefulness and is going to forgive their sins. 2 Cor. 7:10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of but the sorrow of the world worketh death. O that America would repent and return to the God of our fathers then families can be restored and God will heal our land. Matt. 3:8 Bring forth, therefore, fruits meet for repentance: Hebrews 12:28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: This is what the Ninevites have done at the preaching of Jonah and now the Lord who is preaching to us is calling for us to do the same.
#So the people of Nineveh believed God and proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. Jonah 3:5
The Hebrew word for fast is Tsom. I do intermittent fasting to control my diabetes and weight. Fasting is a sign of penitence and God is pleased when we fast. Hebrews 11:6 He that comes to God must believe that he is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him, for without faith it is impossible to please God. So the people believed God and their faith was counted to them as righteousness.
#And Jonah began to enter the city in a day's journey and he cried and said, "Yet forty days and Ninevah shall be overthrown."Jonah 3:4
The Hebrew word for overthrown is Haphak which means to turn about 2 Kings 21:13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria and the plummet of the house of Ahab and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down. This is how the Ninevites felt. This will lead to the greatest repentance in the history of mankind. These are the eight most powerful words ever preached. Jonah has taught us how to preach a powerful sermon using a few words. The shortest sermons are the best ones
#So Jonah arose and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days journey. Jonah 3:3
The Hebrew word for the journey is Halak meaning a walk, i.e. A passage or a distance. So Jonah is ready to take that walk to Nineveh according to the word of Jehovah. Hebrews 10:36 For ye have need of patience, that after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. What a blessing for Jonah is making haste to take that journey; we too should do the same, for we must say yes to the promise of God. The Lord just blessed me to win $100 at the PCH sweepstakes to fulfill His promise to provide for all our needs. He does this according to the glorious riches of Christ Jesus
#And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying, Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. Jonah 3:1,2
The Hebrew word for second is Sheni meaning another time again, i.e. double. Thank God He gives Jonah a second time to do the preaching that was bidden thee. We too are blessed because of that; now let us make haste to preach the gospel to the whole world while it is day, for when the night comes no man can work. Colossians 4:5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
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