What is repentance? What is evil? If you think you know, here are some harder questions: Does God ever need to repent? Does God commit evil?
Well, Jonah 3:10 seems to indicate that God does commit evil and does repent of it. Yikes! What does that mean? This is what we’ll look at in today’s study.
The Text of Jonah 3:10
Jonah 3:10. And God saw what they had done, that they repented from their evil ways, and God was sorry about the evil which He had declared to do to them, and He did not do it.
In this discussion of Jonah 3:10 we look at:
- What is repentance?
- Does God ever repent?
- What is evil?
- Does God commit evil?
- The sad, humorous truth about repentance from evil in Jonah 3:10
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Pretty controversial…I like it.
Also I seriously questioned my faith after completely reading the first five books. I. Was. Horrified.
Great post, Jeremy (as always)! I came to believe that the Bible always reflects the writer’s view of God and the world, like you said in this episode. Therefore, I see the Bible itself in a whole different light than before (previously it was more like “the Bible says it, that settles it”), which on one hand liberates me so much, and on the other hand solves many questions I couldn’t figure out, because it was very cofusing, sometimes even contradictory. It also helps me see what is meant by God’s Kingdom, why Jesus is the Prince of Peace. I can understand the world better and what’s going on, that it’s not just black and white. That everybody is on a journey and I don’t have to judge people anymore, even if they have different views and understandings. I don’t have to be afraid of the future any more. Thank you for your food for thought!
Yes, Regula. I think this is a good way of reading Scripture, as it helps make sense of Scripture, and helps us see Jesus as truly the supreme revelation of God.