Rescuing Scripture, Theology, & Church from the Shackles of Religion
Jonah 3 begins in almost exactly the same way as Jonah 1. Jonah 3:1 is nearly identical to Jonah 1:1.
Jonah 3:1 reveals that God is a God of second chances. After Jonah’s blatant rebellion and shameful disobedience of chapter 1, and after Jonah’s self-righteous, unrepentant behavior in chapter 2, God still calls Jonah to go to Nineveh and preach to it the message that God to him.
Do you fear death? I do not.
But as we study the book of Jonah, we see that Jonah sort of wanted to die, but he did not want to die by drowning. We see why in this study of Jonah 2:3. We see that Jonah prefers to die by digestion that to die by drowning.
In Jonah 1:3, Jonah pretty much slaps God in the face. He spits in God’s face. To put it more crudely, Jonah gives God the finger.
We will see in future episodes how God responds.
If you feel like you have sinned pretty badly, then make sure you keep listening to the podcast because you will be both challenged and encouraged.
![[#60] Genesis 4 Overview – Sin and Civilization](https://redeeminggod.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Genesis-4-1-Eve-Conceived-And-Gave-Birth-To-Cain-black-copy-340x140.jpg)
What event is at the foundation of all human society and civilization? We see what the answer is as we look at Genesis 4:16-26.
It is important to understand what forms the foundation of society and civilization because doing so helps us understand our own lives, and also what is going on all around us all the time in current events and culture.
![[#57] Genesis 4:9-12 – From the Blood of Abel](https://redeeminggod.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/cain_abel-340x140.jpg)
In Genesis 4:10 we read that the blood of Abel cried out to God from the ground. Have you ever wondered what it said? Well, the book of Hebrews gives us a hint, and we will be looking at this question in today’s podcast episode.
