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Jonah 4:8 – God is a Divine Enabler

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Jonah 4:8 – God is a Divine Enabler
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At a conference I attended a while back, I mentioned in passing to someone that I do not believe that God punished people for their sin. The person I was talking to looked at me like I had lost my mind.

“If God doesn’t punish people for their sin,” he said, “then God is just an enabler, letting people get away with their sin.” The man thought I was going to back peddle from my position, but I didn’t. The truth is that I do believe God is a divine enabler. He is the biggest enabler the universe has ever seen.

It’s a challenging idea, I know, but it is what we are seeing here in Jonah, which somewhat explains Jonah’s frustration with God. Stick around and we’ll see more as we study Jonah 4:8 today.

Jonah 4:8

The Text of Jonah 4:8

When the sun rose, God prepared a harsh, east wind and the sun attacked Jonah’s head and he became faint and begged with all his life to die, saying, “Death is better to me than life.”

In this discussion of Jonah 4:8 we look at:

  • Why that harsh east wind was probably strong rather than hot
  • What it means for the sun to beat down on Jonah’s head
  • Why Jonah wanted justice
  • Why God did not want justice
  • How this reveals that God is a divine enabler

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God is Redeeming God, Redeeming Scripture Bible & Theology Topics: divine enablement, forgiveness, grace, Jonah 4:8, mercy, One Verse Podcast, violence

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Jonah 4:7 – Is God a God of Love AND Justice?

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Jonah 4:7 – Is God a God of Love AND Justice?
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Jonah 4:7Have you ever heard someone say, “God is a God of love, but He is also a God of justice?” Usually this is said in the context of a discussion on hell. You might object to the idea of torturing people forever in hell as being not very loving, and the other person might say, “Well, you know, God is a God of love, but He is also a God of justice.”

In other words, God wants to forgive, but He must be just. He must punish sin. It this true? Must God punish people for their sin? Does God punish people for sin? While it is true that God is both merciful and just, both forgiving and just, the question is “How?”

This is what we discuss in this study of Jonah 4:7.

The Text of Jonah 4:7

But God prepared a worm at the rising of the dawn the next day to attack the vine so that it withered.

In this discussion of Jonah 4:7 we look at:

  • The worm that God sent to attack the plant
  • Why the rising of the sun hints at justice
  • Why Jonah wants justice
  • Why God does not want justice
  • Why God cannot both forgive AND give justice

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God is Redeeming God, Redeeming Scripture Bible & Theology Topics: forgiveness, grace, Jonah 4:7, justice, love, mercy, One Verse Podcast, restorative justice

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Jonah 3:1 – The God of Second Chances

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Jonah 3:1 – The God of Second Chances
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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.

Jonah 3:1 second chances

The Text of Jonah 3:1

Then the word of Yahweh came to Jonah a second time,

In this discussion of Jonah 3:1 we look at:

  • Why Jonah 3:1 is nearly identical to Jonah 1:1
  • What this reveals to us about the character of God
  • How you should respond when God gives you a second chance

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God is Redeeming God, Redeeming Scripture Bible & Theology Topics: forgiveness, Jonah 3:1, One Verse Podcast, second chances, sin

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Jonah 2:3 – Why Jonah Feared Drowning

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Jonah 2:3 – Why Jonah Feared Drowning
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I’ve encountered several people recently who fear death. I don’t know if you fear death or not. Personally, I don’t.

But as we study the book of Jonah, we see that Jonah sort of wanted to die, but he didn’t 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. Isn’t that strange?

Jonah 2:3 Jonah prays

The Text of Jonah 2:3

For you cast me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the floods surrounded me; All Your billows and Your waves passed over me.

In this discussion of Jonah 2:3 we look at:

  • Why Jonah says God threw him into the sea when it was the sailors
  • The description of the sea and what it means for Jonah
  • Why Jonah prefers to die by digestion than to die by drowning

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God is Redeeming God, Redeeming Scripture Bible & Theology Topics: death, forgiveness, Jonah 2:3, love of God, One Verse Podcast, suicide

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Jonah 1:3 –Slapping God in the Face

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Jonah 1:3 –Slapping God in the Face
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I published a post this week on the blog about how a true understanding of grace allows you to just go sin all you want. If that is really what you want.

I am going to write more about that in the coming weeks, but I received several emails from readers who wanted to know if I meant intentional sin as well.

If a person intentionally and knowingly sins, will God still love them, forgive them, accept them, and keep them in His family?

The answer is yes. There is no sin, intentional or unintentional, which will cause God to stop loving you and forgiving you. This is a big theme in a lot of my writings and teachings. I teach a lot more about this in my course, The Gospel According to Scripture, but I’m bringing it up now because in the verse we are looking at today from Jonah, we see Jonah commit a pretty big sin. And he does it intentionally.

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. You can’t get much worse or much more intentional than that. And 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.

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I very often wonder if publishing these podcasts is worth it. They take a lot of time to prepare, record, edit, and publish, and since I have a full time job, a wife, three kids, and am trying to write books, prepare courses, and run my blog in there as well, I sometimes wonder if this Podcast is worth the effort. So if you think it is, help me increase the number of people who listen to it by inviting others to listen to it as well. So if you enjoy this podcast and want me to keep them coming, invite other people through email, Twitter, Facebook, your blog, or just word of mouth to subscribe as well. Thanks!

The Text of Jonah 1:3

But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.

In this discussion of Jonah 1:3 we look at:

  • What it means for Jonah to flee to Tarshish instead of go to Nineveh
  • The significance of the term “the presence of the Lord”
  • What the story is telling us by the repeated use of the word “down”

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Jonah 1:3

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God is Redeeming God Bible & Theology Topics: forgiveness, grace, honor, Jonah 1:3, One Verse Podcast, shame, sin

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