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 Jonah Chapter 1 Distributed by: KJV Bible Studies Website www.KjvBibleStudies.net e-mail: [email protected] Introduction: We begin a series this week on the book of Jonah. Jonah is perhaps the most disputed book of the 66 in the Word of God. People thinking from a purely worldly viewpoint have a hard time believing a man could have been swallowed by a whale and cast up on dry land after a period of three days. However, I know we can believe this record as fact. Jonah is the fifth book of what is traditionally referred to as the Minor Prophets. The book is a record about a man of God who was chosen as God's instrument in proclaiming God's message to the Assyrians, particularly to the idolatrous pagans of Nineveh. This book is also a revelation of the amazing grace of God as He deals in mercy and patience with His servant who at first refused to carry out his divinely appointed task. I. Jonah’s Call and Commission Jonah 1:1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Jonah 1:2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. God had a task to be done and chose from among His servants, Jonah, the son of Amittai. Jonah was a tried and proven prophet of the Lord who served during the rule and reign of a wicked king named Jeroboam (II) whereby he predicted that this king would reclaim some territory for Israel which had been lost under previous administrations. (2 Kings 14:23-25) Continue Reading in PDF 
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