Jonah: The Parochial Prophet
Overview
Unlike most prophetic books in the Bible, Jonah is mostly narrative. It does not contain lengthy prophetic messages, but rather it is a record of events—dramatic, action-packed events. The lessons it teaches can effect one for eternity! Butler examines Jonah in the following chapters:
- Duty
- Disobedience
- Disturbance
- Detection
- Dialogue
- Debarkation
- Disbelief
- Devotions
- Declarations
- Directives
- Dedication
- Decisions
- Displeasure
- Denunciation
Product Details
- Title: Jonah: The Parochial Prophet
- Author: John G. Butler
- Series: Bible Biography Series
- Publisher: LBC Publications
- Publication Date: 1994
- Pages: 208
About John G. Butler
John G. Butler, originally from Iowa, has been a Baptist minister for over fifty years and a pastor for over thirty-five years with pastorates in Clinton, Iowa; Williamsburg, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; and Chicago, Illinois. Having attended Tennessee Temple University and graduated from Cedarville University, he also authored the 27-volume Bible Biography Series, a 10-volume Study of the Savior series about Jesus Christ, and the 4-volume Butler's Daily Bible Reading set, a unique daily devotional focusing on expository Bible study. He is also a veteran of the United States Navy.
Top Highlights
“Truth before peace is also seen in the Gospel formula. If a soul wants peace with God, he must receive Jesus Christ as Savior. Who is Christ? He is the ‘Truth’ (John 14:6). So there is no such thing as peace with God without first receiving Christ as Savior.” (Page 15)
“Our own devotional habits will also reflect whether we are living an obedient life or not. Disobedience will produce a decline in our interest in reading and studying the Word of God and in praying. These things, as we noted above, reflect the presence of God; and we will flee from them when we walk in disobedience. Our church attendance will oftentimes reveal our obedience or lack thereof, too. Disobedience does not like the presence of God; and since worship speaks of the presence of God, church attendance will frequently suffer when disobedience enters our lives.” (Page 34)
“Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah’ (v. 1). The source of Jonah’s duty was the Word of God. It is the source of our duty, too. Either by precept or by principle, the Word of God tells all mankind their duty.” (Page 12)
“We sin inwardly in thought, desire, and will before we take a single bad step outwardly. There will be a number of little falls before a great fall occurs in one’s life.” (Page 30)
“‘Go to Nineveh’ meant a walk of 500 to 600 miles for Jonah, depending on how direct his route would be. No airplanes, trains, cars, busses, or super highways were available for Jonah. He had to go to Nineveh by feet-express, for he had to walk. This would take time, and it would be laborious and even boring. But every duty has the walking part. It is the long, lonely hours of preparation which are necessary to fulfill one’s duty. Once Jonah gets to Nineveh the excitement will begin. But he must first make the long walk before he gets there.” (Pages 21–22)
- Title: Jonah: The Parochial Prophet
- Author: John G. Butler
- Series: Bible Biography Series
- Volume: Number Two
- Publisher: LBC Publications
- Print Publication Date: 1994
- Logos Release Date: 2011
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Jonah (Biblical prophet)
- ISBNs: 9781889773025, 1889773026
- Resource ID: LLS:BBS2JONAH
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-05T16:36:20Z