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Dr. Jerry Tallo Sunday, January 20, 2013

The Book of Jonah Week Three: Chapter Two. Dr. Jerry Tallo Sunday, January 20, 2013. Jonah 1:17-2:10 ( ESV ) A Great Fish Swallows Jonah 17   And the  Lord appointed  a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Jonah's Prayer

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Dr. Jerry Tallo Sunday, January 20, 2013

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  1. The Book of Jonah Week Three: Chapter Two Dr. Jerry Tallo Sunday, January 20, 2013

  2. Jonah 1:17-2:10 (ESV) A Great Fish Swallows Jonah 17  And the Lordappointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Jonah's Prayer 2 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, 2 saying, “I called out to the Lord, out of my distress, and he

  3. answered me out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice. 3 For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; all your waves and your billows passed over me. 4 Then I said, ‘I am driven away from your sight; yet I shall again lookupon your holy temple.’ 5 The waters closed in over me to take my life; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped about my head 6 at the roots of the mountains. I went down to the land whose bars

  4. closed upon me forever; yet you brought up my life from the pit, O Lord my God. 7 When my life was fainting away, I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple. 8 Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love. 9 But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to the Lord!” 10 And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land.

  5. The Great Fish Mystery • An instrument of judgment? •   God's means of salvation and deliverance?

  6. First Lesson from Jonah's Prayer • This is what real repentance looks like • Jonah makes no excuses • Jonah freely acknowledges his guilt

  7. Second Lesson from Jonah's Prayer • Jonah is helpless to help himself • Salvation belongs to God alone • Joy follows repentance and salvation

  8. Conclusions • We all mess up at some point • There are consequences • God has a 'fish' ready  • Note:  I may not like His choice at the time • I can visit His "Holy Temple" anywhere, anytime

  9. The Book of Jonah Week Three: Chapter Two Dr. Jerry Tallo Sunday, January 20, 2013

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