Jonah and Micah (Reformed Expository Commentary | REC)

by Richard D. Phillips

Publisher:

P&R

, 2010

Overview

Jonah is a figure of such contemporary features that he could walk out of one of our churches. Moreover, Jonah reminds us that the chief characteristic of redeemed people is not that they never sin, for sadly we still do, but that they are ready to repent of their sin when reminded of God’s grace.

The prophet Micah lived several generations later than Jonah. Whereas God called Jonah to cry out to the wicked idolaters in Nineveh, he called Micah to cry out against the wicked sinners of Jerusalem. Unlike the earlier prophet, who wrestled against God’s gospel message for pagan unbelievers, Micah was brokenhearted in his fervent desire for Jerusalem to repent and believe.

A study of Jonah will connect us with our mission to the world. A study of Micah will inform us to face our challenges within today’s church.

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Key Features

• Attempts to connect the story of Jonah with modern day mission
• Offers insight into facing challenges within today’s church
• Presents material well suited for pastors and students

Contents

Top Highlights

“Sometimes the very best thing that can happen to us is the very thing we most dread, for the simple reason that it strips away our self-reliance, humbles our pride, and removes from us every other hope save that of God. Sometimes this is what it takes for us really to pray.” (Page 75)

“A second lesson is that God delights to use unlikely instruments so as better to display his glory.” (Page 264)

“First, God’s grace must always be the chief delight of God’s people; without a humble rejoicing in God’s grace, no people, church, or nation can ever stand. Furthermore, the gospel gives a constant reminder to every believer that his or her own salvation is a sovereign, merciful, and unmerited gift from God, no different in kind from the grace received by the most notorious sinner imaginable. Grace humbles us before God, and grace lifts us up in saving faith. Lastly, to know God is to know his grace, and to feel God’s grace is to run on winged feet to tell the world, even to tell the Ninevites of our own time.” (Page 12)

“The first is that God’s way of salvation is contrary to the expectations of men.” (Page 263)

“Jonah’s resentment further reveals ignorance of himself as a sinner and of God’s way of justification” (Page 9)

Praise for the Print Edition

Rick Phillips is a uniquely gifted expositor, blessed with an astute mind for opening the biblical text. His skills are obvious in explaining the God-intended meaning of Scripture and showing its life-changing relevance. Distinctly reformed and exegetically sound, this commentary is an invaluable treasure house of what you need to understand the biblical passages of the prophets Jonah and Micah. If you are a preacher, teacher, or an interested reader of Scripture, this book is a must read.

—Steven J. Lawson, senior pastor, Christ Fellowship Baptist Church, Mobile, AL

Richard Phillips integrates sound exegesis, theological orthodoxy, and practical application in this volume. Focusing on grace, without losing a sense of God’s righteousness, he illuminates the familiar story of Jonah and the lesser-known message of Micah. Expositors of Micah will be particularly pleased to find this sadly neglected prophet expounded in depth.

—Paul R. House, professor of divinity, Beeson Divinity School, Samford University

Much more than just insightful comments on the Scripture, these are true expositions of the prophetic words speaking with prophetic power. Each of these expositions takes us into the very heart of grace. In Jonah, Phillips shows that the great challenge is not simply to believe the gospel of grace, but to live it in reaching out to the lost. In Micah, we are presented with the mystery of great divine judgment against his people’s sin and the astounding grace of a God who pardons our sins and casts them into the depth of the sea.

—Mark E. Ross, associate professor of systematic theology, Erskine Theological Seminary

Product Details

• Title: Jonah & Micah
• Author: Richard D. Phillips
• Series: Reformed Expository Commentary
• Publisher: P&R
• Print Publication Date: 2010
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Pages: 381
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. O.T. Jonah › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. Micah › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9781596381148, 1596381140
• Resource ID: LLS:REC32JON
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-05T17:10:08Z

About Richard D. Phillips

Richard Davis Phillips has been the Senior Minister of Second Presbyterian Church in Greenville, South Carolina (PCA) since July, 2007. He earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Michigan, and a master of business administration degree at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. Prior to entering the ministry, he commanded tank units as an officer in the U.S. Army and later served as an assistant professor of leadership at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He came to faith in Jesus Christ at the age of 30, and was soon was leading evangelistic Bible studies at the college where he was teaching. A few years later he received God’s call to enter the gospel ministry, and received a master of divinity degree from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, PA.