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JONAH 2. THE PRAYING PROPHET. Chapter 2. 3 Parts of Jonah’s Prayer. Summery of his prayer (vs.1-2). Description of his experience (vs.3-6a). God’s redemptive work (vs.6b-10). Introduction and Summary Jonah 2:1-2.
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JONAH 2 ....................... THE PRAYING PROPHET
3 Parts of Jonah’s Prayer Summery of his prayer (vs.1-2). Description of his experience (vs.3-6a). God’s redemptive work (vs.6b-10).
Introduction and SummaryJonah 2:1-2 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 answered me;out of the belly of Sheol I cried,and you heard my voice.”
I love the Lord, because he has heardmy voice and my pleas for mercy.2 Because he inclined his ear to me,therefore I will call on him as long as I live.3 The snares of death encompassed me;the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;I suffered distress and anguish.4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:“O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!” 5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;our God is merciful. - Psalm 116:1-5
When you pray • Cry Out • Know that He listens • He loves to deliver, but in His Way!
Jonah’s ExperienceJonah 2:3-6a • 3 For you cast me into the deep,into the heart of the seas,and the flood surrounded me;all your waves and your billowspassed over me.4 Then I said, ‘I am driven awayfrom 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 head6 at the roots of the mountains.I went down to the landwhose bars closed upon me forever; Jonah 2:3-6A
5 Causes of our Suffering The Fall Other people sinning against us Satan Our own sin A Sovereign God
More things to Pray Meditate on a Big Sovereign God Be honest There’s always hope, even it’s small as a mustard seed Know that He is close!
The work and redemption of His GodRemembering His goodness Jonah 6b-10 “…yet you brought up my life from the pit, O Lord my God. When my life was fainting away, I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came to you into your holy temple.” Jonah 2:6b-7
Remedy for Sheol Experiences Cry Out and Remember!
Jonah 2:9 “But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to the LORD!”