- Jonah is a book about a man that was facing the exact same issue we are raising this morning. This is why God makes statements such as 2 Chronicles 7.14. Extra-biblical sources such asDiodorus Siculus (1st century B.C. It is a story of repentance. Then, God prepared() a worm to eat the gourd which killed it (Jonah 4.7). In those contexts, it strongly seemed as though God initially forgot.. Or were these just wrong use of language by the prophets or wrong presentation by the prophets because of their weak and limited understanding of God probably as a result of their spiritually dead nature. Jonah instinctively knows that if they repent of their sinfulness they will grow stronger. 7 Then the crew cast lots to see which of them had offended the gods and caused the terrible storm. Jonah pouted. Ant. His words revealed his change of attitude: . Bren, Your email address will not be published. Each response was internal (were afraid, believed), spoken (cried to god, proclaimed a fast), and active (cast wares, put on sackcloth). The people of Nineveh repented, and God spared the city. In this case, He commissioned Jonah to address the evil of the Ninevites. His scoffing and defiance likely result from hatred or excessive nationalism. One night, when Hill was 15 years old, he and a friend snuck out in an SUV. In that event, Jesus had slept through the storm. The passage reveals Jonahs thinking and motivation in fleeing God. One problem with analyses of the size of Nineveh is to assume the city was only within the city walls. Jonahs experience in the sea-beast, this living submarine, must have been terrifying. Jonahs great fear was God would show mercy to Nineveh. He tried to kick up to the surface, but no air was foundonly waves and water. I. Defiance-This is the word of the LORD that came to Jonah, son of Amittai: Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and preach against it; their wickedness has come up before me. But Jonah made ready to flee to Tarshish away from the LORD. In response to Jonahs flight, God hurled () a storm onto the sea. The power of Gods word is revealed by the peoples response. God controls and uses nature to achieve His ends. This is futility. Copyright 2023 Catholic Standard Thanks for all. Indeed, he never really repents, just continually runs from his mistakes even repeatedly prefers death over repentance. In the end, they DID finally turn to God in repentance. I have a question on your comment above: If Jonah did die, he was resuscitated, not resurrected. It represented Gods throne, where the Almighty sat, as the Tabernacle represented Gods throne complex. Like the laborers who complained, Jonah could not accept God blessing the Ninevites. Ask Jonah. The phrasing of the order emphasized individual accountability and personal responsibility: that each may turn from his wicked way. The text reads: 7He issued a proclamation and it said, In Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let man, beast, herd, or flock taste a thing. The owner replied he had done no wrong. We read: Then Jonah began to go through the city one days walk; and he cried out and said, Yet forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown (Jonah 3.4).9. Oct 7, 2019. Distance-He went down to Joppa, found a ship going to Tarshish, paid the fare, and went aboard to journey with them to Tarshish, away from the LORD. Like Jonah, though, many line up to pay the price and take the long, painful journey deeper into defiance and sin. We read: 5Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them. caused by our greed, addiction, lack of forgiveness, pride, impatience, and lack of charity. Bulletin for Biblical Research 18.2 (2008) 193207,How Big Was Nineveh? The worms destruction of the gourd was a picture of Gods potential destruction of Nineveh. To defy means to resist what one is told to do, openly and boldly. Note that he also puts down good money in order to flee. God has restrained judgment for 2,000 years and given men and women an opportunity for eternal life by believing Pauls gospel of grace (1 Corinthians 15.1-4). , Joshua 22:16-20 Thus saith the whole congregation of the LORD, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the LORD, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the LORD? 2The book of Jonah has received numerous accolades for it literary artistry. God repeated his command to Jonah. 3:3). Jonah cared for his gourd. In the end, the men must hand Jonah over to the Lord. c. Proclamation was one of Judgment. The challenge for believers is to rejoice in Gods salvation and His goodness. The other worker, with whom he made no contract (whatever was right), received pay according to the landowners heart. Our age is characterized by Gods grace. Such was the case of Peter who reluctantly went to Cornelius house (Acts 10.28). "Pol minume miror, navis si fracta est tibi,Scelus te et sceleste parta quae vexit bona.". From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice. Hi Don, wonferfully insightful study. The book of Nahum prophesied and described its doom. The great deep engulfed me, weeds were wrapped around my head. The misfortune of the Israelites at Ai was consequent on the sin of Achan (Joshua 7.). There is abortion, disease, teenage pregnancy, children with no fathers, and all the grief and pain that come from broken or malformed families. If only we had the faith of Jonah, evangelism might leap forward into warp drive. Those who are morally alert do not say such things; those who are in the darkness of delirium, in a moral slumber, say them. The crew, decent men, insist on trying once more to row to shore, a desperate attempt to save the man who had callously endangered their lives. Because He remembered Hannah, He remembered the Israelites. All Your breakers and billows passed over me. It provides a foretaste of the fullness of Israels destiny to bless Gentiles anticipated in the great Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 12.1-3 cf. Surprisingly, the men are not willing to kill him,at least not as the first recourse. The Ninevites werepagan, idolatrous Gentiles. The challenge of the book of Jonah for unbelievers is to trust God and believe the gospel. Jonah was part of that. I understand much more of this book now than previously. Exceptions are Rahab, the harlot, Naaman, the Syrian general, Ruth, the Moabitess, and Nebuchadnezzar. Better that way. Their story highlights Gods benevolence, the quickness with which God wishes to forgive people who want to make a genuine change, whatever their motivation. IX. Why was Jonah disappointed in the repentance of the Ninevites? Even the fallen deserve our love and respect as fellow human beings. Too many wander around in a kind of delirium, a moral sleep, talking about their rights and insisting that what they do is nobody elses business. Yet all the while the storm winds buffet and others suffer for what they do. After the great fish vomited up Jonah on dry ground, God appeared to Jonah a second time (3:1). It is rife with wickedness. Jonah had gone down () to Joppa (Jonah 1.3), down to the ship (Jonah 1.3), down to the hold (Jonah 1.5). 8But both man and beast must be covered with sackcloth; and let men call on God earnestly that each may turn from his wicked way and from the violence which is in his hands (Jonah 3.7-8). Deor. When spoken, it brings men to salvation. Surprisingly, the men are not willing to kill him. 6When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he arose from his throne, laid aside his robe from him, covered himself with sackcloth and sat on the ashes (Jonah 3.5-6). But both Elijah and Elisha raised a person from the dead. He spends three nights in the belly of the fish and with nowhere left to run, not even death, he finally repents. at least not as the first recourse. Sign up for a special email series here. I wish I were dead! Its a pretty bad day for a prophet when those whom he is supposed to address, must turn and call, First there comes the pointed question, What are you doing asleep?. That was Jonah. Rather than trusting God, he brazenly disobeys, foolishly thinking that he can outrun God. A tough case. Every crew member was praying to his god for deliverance. He asked them if they were evil because he was good. As a result, they cast lots to learn about this strange man. Perhapsyour god will be concerned about us so that we will not perish (Jonah 1.6). Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not. And should not I care about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons?!. While all these storms (which he caused) are raging, Jonah is asleep. Throughout the story, Jonah uses the Socratic method . He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. All things are His. Numbers 32:23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out. Next they say to him, Pray!In other words, get back in touch with God, from whom youre running. Jonah 1.1-2 should arrest ones attention. Jonah is a scientist who becomes a business theorist and helps Alex save his plant. Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret. I agree that Christ was the first to be permanently raised from the dead. The book of Jonah is short, compassing four brief chapters of 48 verses. Note that Jonahs defiance also endangers others. After his whale of a ride, a ride in which he must experience the full depths and acidic truth of his sinfulness, Jonah is finally delivered by God right back to the shore of Joppa where it all began. 8Sennacherib boasted hemade Hezekiah a prisoner in Jerusalem, his royal residence, like a bird in a cage (Magnus Magnusson,Archaeology and the Bible, 1977, p.186). John, God set aside the Gentiles in terms of His direct contact and blessing. Site by Glass Canvas, Whither shall I go from thy spirit? Gods mercy trumps every time. Jonah Scott will no longer be appearing this year. Many people today talk about victimless sins,. Deliverance-Then they cried to the LORD, We beseech you, O LORD, let us not perish for taking this mans life; do not charge us with shedding innocent blood, for you, LORD, have done as you saw fit. Then they took Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the seas raging abated. 1 But it greatly displeased Jonah and he became angry. Our first instinct should always be to respect the dignity of every personeven great sinnersand strive to bring them to the Lord with loving correction. They question Jonah more closely and though Jonahs responses are minimal and cagey, eventually the sailors are able to pull from him the whole story of how he has run away from a divine directive. We read: So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh according to the word of theLORD. Indeed, many people spend lots of money and go miles out of their way in order to be able to stay in sin. Struck with great fear of the LORD, the men offered sacrifice and made vows to him. Externally, Assyria was threatened by Arameans and Urartians and suffered famine and revolts internally. If we had Jonah's faith, our evangelistic efforts might be multiplied exponentially. This was a large army, even by modern standards. Water, whale, withering wind: Jonah wished to die (Jonah 4.8 cf. The storm was so violent they knew their ship was about to shatter. Nineveh survived for another 150 years after it heeded Jonahs message. Jesus referencedJonah as a prophecy and type of His resurrection. Its always a longer journey when you disobey God. If a learner starts displaying a skill learned in DTI within natural environment, we might say that the learner: Has generalized the skill from DTI to the natural environment. It may be that he is trying to die again (first time by drowning, now by dehydration). Finding him asleep, the flummoxed captain said: How is it that you are sleeping? Romans 9.15-16). Obviously, from their superstitious perspective, some god or gods are angry with somebody, and they are all suffering because of what this person has done. In many American courtrooms, upon the pronouncement of a death sentence, the judge says,May God have mercy on your soul. Even in the sad situation in which we can do little but prevent people from ever harming others, we ought to appreciate their need for Gods mercy as well as our own. They now knew they were dealing not with nature alone but with supernature. It would be an interesting study to see what the heart of the earth actually means. God heard him and asked a question. Jonah did nothing to merit the gourd. Because if God changed His mind, then theres a big question mark about His all knowing nature. If he was really dead, he had to be resurrected, as I understand the terminology. They recognized Gods sovereignty: You, O Lord, have done as You have pleased. When Jonah hit the water, the storm ceased. For I will send you far away to the Gentiles (Acts 22.21). But the entire city of Nineveh responded to Jonahs message. Through Jonah, the sailors experienced salvation. If Only We had the Faith of Jonah! Meanwhile, the gales grow stronger and civilization continues to crumble. It reveals God's greatness and man's pettiness. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, a three days walk (Jonah 3.3). She taught her how to rinse dishes and put them in the dishwasher, how to wipe counters, and how to sweep. 5This raises interesting questions about the nature of reality. (Conington's trans.). Gods statement to Jonah reminds one of Jesus parable of the laborers of the vineyard (Matthew 20.1-16). Yom Kippur in the Community. That fear had been realized. Jonah provided no details of the nature of their impending destruction but history records this was a period of Assyrian weakness. That Jonah thought he could run from God shows his foolishness, typifying mans foolishness in thinking he can escape God (Jeremiah 23.24). Whether he did or not does not affect the Lords statement of his own death. Therefore in order to forestall this I fled to Tarshish, for I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, and one who relents concerning calamity. Jonah's Commission Was Clear But Distasteful "Arise, go to Nineveh the great city, and cry against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me." a. It is true, however,that not everyone is willing or able to be corrected. Jonah's willingness also shows his awareness that his actions had displeased God. On account of selfishness and sexual misbehavior, many families have been torn apart. Finally, at 5 p.m. he hired the last group. We are all fools. I do not deserve to live.This is not repentance; it is despair. To lighten it, they began to toss cargo into the sea (Jonah 1.4-5). What is your country, and to what people do you belong? Jonah answered them, I am a Hebrew, I worship the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land. Now the men were seized with great fear and said to him, How could you do such a thing? They knew that he was fleeing from the LORD, because he had told them. Does God repent? God pursues each of us to restore our broken relationship with Him (Genesis 3.8-10). The last thing Jonah imagined was that God would bring a great sea creature to swallow him! Yes, what are you doing? In four short chapters, the story of Jonah reveals God's consistent, unchangeable character and is a testament to his relentless love and abundant mercy. The message couldnt be clearer: Jonah is going in the wrong direction. Literal vs. Figurative Interpretation of City Size. They were aghast at Jonahs behavior in fleeing God (Jonah 1.10). We are currently reading Jonah's story in daily Mass. Jonah had wanted to die rather than face his mistakes and complete his mission, but God wont permit it. Coming to his senses he declared, I have been expelled from Your sight. 1 Now the word of the LORDcame to Jonah the second time, saying, 2Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim to it the proclamation which I am going to tell you (Jonah 3.1-2). 1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God. Jonah is to warn the Ninevites that because of their sinfulness they now face divine destruction. In the story we see a portrait of sin and of God's love for sinners. Every living thing was clothed in sackcloth () and every living creature fasted ( ). 6The Hebrew reads, , a great fish. But if only resuscitated, I would think Jonah was not really dead; he was just unconscious or had stopped breathing. We might have expected Jonah to be pleased. The bottom line (if youll pardon the financial pun) is that sinful choices are usually very costly. Jonah 1:14-16witnesses that only reluctantly did the sailors cast Jonah overboard, as he had commanded them to do. Mr. Reade went on to say, "It contains forty-eight verses and 1,328 words. Jonahs ministry is the greatest exception. When God saw their deeds, that they turned from their wicked way, then God relented concerning the calamity which He had declared He would bring upon them. Despite his sin, Jonah does not lose his dignity. When God called Jonah to go to Nineveh, Jonah fled as far as he could from God. The crew, terrified out of their minds, throw all the cargo overboard and each prays individually to his own god, to no avail. Gods will and plan operates within and accommodates human volition. villains of the ancient world whose sins are so terrible they merit destruction. He expected to die. All the while, they continue to ramble on about their right to do as they please. Lazarus and the rich man both in the place of hell one on paradise side and one on torment side. He then asked the laborers if he did not have the right to do what he wanted with his own money. Soph. How much of our trouble comes from our sin? II. At the opening of his story, God calls Jonah to go to Nineveh, one of the largest cities in ancient Mesopotamia, and the capital of Israels most dangerous enemy, the Assyrian empire. But their rowing is futile and the storm continues to rage, so they reluctantly toss Jonah into the sea, instantly calming the waters. God sent a great storm upon the ship and the men decided Jonah was to blame so they threw him overboard. Sigh. Why did the storm intensify if the men were trying to row to land? Jonah had a choice. Can you help me out here? God asked why Jonah had so much more . The reason: God destroyed his army. Something was not right. He belonged to the tribe of Zebulon and ministered during the reign of King Jeroboam II (c.786746 BC). he could not see beyond his fear of the Assyrians. Instead of fear, I thought a more appropriate word would be hatred. Reputation of wicked Nineveh well-known. Verse 7 - Finding the storm still violent, the crew come to the conclusion that it is sent by Heaven in punishment of some crime committed by one on board; and they proceed to cast lots to discover the guilty person. As soon as Jonah has settled gratefully into its shade, God sends a worm to chew the roots of the plant, killing it so that Jonah is left exposed once again. He realized he could not escape God and looked to Him for deliverance. d. ), and Herodotus (4th century B.C.) Jonah's story reveals God's missionary heart to us as well as Jonah's prejudice toward foreigners. In a remarkable turn in the story, those who are not believers in the God of Israel dress down Jonah, who is to be Gods prophet, unto repentance! All but Jonah. It is of course the children who suffer the most pain and injustice as a result of so much bad adult behavior. You cared about the plant, which you did not work for and which you did not grow. Or whither shall I flee from thy face? Whither shall I go from thy spirit? At this point, Jonah has not only disobeyed Gods command to go to Nineveh, he has willfully endangered a ship full of innocent strangers. To all this pain can be added many other sufferingscaused by our greed, addiction, lack of forgiveness, pride, impatience, and lack of charity. Meanwhile, Jonah sleeps in the hold of the ship, oblivious to the clamor and uproar. Jonah could not understand Gods mercy to Israels enemies. Yes, God works with the sinner, drawing him back. A story about prophecy and repentancebut not in the way you think. These and many other sins unleash storms that affect not only us but others around us as well. They now prayed that He would spare them and not hold them guilty for shedding innocent blood by throwing Jonah overboard. Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple. 5Water encompassed me to the point of death. Sennacherib (705-681 B.C. Even his forced timeout in the belly of the fish does not affect true repentance. But on particular occasions, He reveals Himself and acts. There is abortion, disease, teenage pregnancy, children with no fathers, and all the grief and pain that come from broken or malformed families. His prophecy has been believed, the city has responded magnificently to his words, and the people are turning their lives around. And Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. Somehow, they sense His just verdict yet they fear their own judgment and ask for His mercy. In the second section, chapters 2 and 4, Jonah was alone with God. Why oh why did you send me on this mission? we are also members of the Body, members of the community, whether we want to admit it or not. Similarly, in our own culture today a good deal of pain and loss results from the defiant, selfish, and bad behavior of many. To his great credit, Jonah told the truth. He was a hard case, preferring death to life (Jonah 4.3, 1.12). And this is not to mention all of the Biblical prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and more than a dozen others who immediately act on Gods command. The men decide to draw lots to see who is responsible for the storm and the lot falls on Jonah. Tell us, they said, what is your business? The mariners () salts were seasoned sailors. The last thing Jonah thought God would do was send him to the Assyrians (Jonah 1.1-2). . Here, Jonah a prophet who likely understood what was happening might, indeed should have taken responsibility for the storm and prayed to his God to save the innocent sailors. It is a story of repentance. First there comes the pointed question, What are you doing asleep?Yes, what are you doing? 9The message was certainly longer, but this was the central message. Ask Saul of Tarsus. Jonahs evangelistic message was brief. One of our greatest Christian authors, Charles Reade, known for his book, The Cloister and the Hearth, has called Jonah, "The most beautiful story ever written in so small a compass.". Parallel Commentaries "Pol minume miror, navis si fracta est tibi, Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural, Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural. Chapter 1 ends, And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the stomach of the fish three days and three nights (Jonah 1.17).6 This verse fits more appropriately as the beginning of chapter 2 which contains Jonahs prayer to God. Godwould not let him die. Jonah was one of only four writing prophets that Jesus mentioned by name during His earthly ministry (Isaiah, Daniel, and Zechariah were the others). Turn back to God lest we all perish. 1. Charles Pope. iii. The Book of Jonah is read in synagogue on the afternoon of Yom Kippur. K. M. Craig, Jr. stated it was enormously varied, rich, and complex (A Poetics of Jonah: Art in the Service of Ideology). In the end, the men must hand Jonah over to the Lord. Julie Rogo. May God have mercy on your soul. Even in the sad situation in which we can do little but prevent people from ever harming others, we ought to appreciate their need for Gods mercy as well as our own. Charles Reade, the English novelist, wrote, Jonah is the most beautiful story ever written in so small a compass.2The story has a clearly defined structure and is replete with figures of speech: puns, hendiadys, merism, chiasm, parallelism, etc. The waves quickly enveloped him and overpowered his body. 270, 271.) The angel of the Lord killed his expeditionary force of 185,000 soldiers (2 Kings 19.32-6; Isaiah 37.36-37). the story told by Cicero of Diagoras (de Nat. That attitude, rather than Jonah's outward disobedience, was what upset God the most. In effect, Jonah says to them, Kill me. Wake up from your delusions. And boats are wrecked; true men and thieves, HOR. Isaiah 2.2-3, 49.6; Zechariah 8.23). Hi John just a few verses about the heart of the earth. The Ninevites repented from wickedness to righteousness. The phrase, or like expression, the word of the LORD came governs the books structure and occurs twice (Jonah 1.1, 3.1). Now, with a quick divine reminder, the reluctant prophet heads straight for Nineveh and delivers the intended prophecy: Nineveh is wicked and will be destroyed in 40 days. Such objections fall outside the realm of serious scholarship for the Lord Himself attested to itshistoricity (Matthew 12.39-41; Luke 11.29-32) and removed all doubt of the record. I believe Jonah didnt go, nor was the intent of God that he go to preach the Gospel but rather he was to preach judgement. During that time, which will last seven years (Daniels 70th week, Daniel 9.27), God will pour His wrath upon all mankind for its unbelief and evil (Psalm 2.5, 9). Einstein was wrong. A gigantic storm was raging. In verse 7 the sailors are casting lots, doing divination to try to figure out who the guilty person is. 7While I was fainting away,I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came to You, into Your holy temple. Jonah 1.12, 4.3, 9). Jonah said to them, Pick me up and throw me into the sea, that it may quiet down for you; since I know it is because of me that this violent storm has come upon you.. Want to get to know more amazing, complicated, and relatable biblical personalities? He pouted and expressed anger. He entered the city and proclaimed the message to the inhabitants. I am not sure if I've ever heard the prophet Jonah held up as a model of faith, but that might warrant a second look. In that story, a landowner contracted with laborers early in the morning to pay a denarius for a days work. Hmm, now why does this description seem so familiar? Jonah did his best to escape one great fish, only to be swallowed by another. The sailors, captain, king, nobles, citizens of Nineveh responded to Gods mercy. To defy means to resist what one is told to do, openly and boldly. Jesus called this day the Tribulation (Matthew 24.21, 29). Jonah decided it was better to live than to die, due to his discomfort. But Sennacheribs entire army would have been much larger.8. I would say we can file this in the "God's Will will be done." Jonah 1: NASB 1 The word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai saying, 2 "Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and cry against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me." 3 But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. Jonahs defiance sends him and others headlong into a storm. Throughout the telling, Jonahs disobedience and iniquity is highlighted by repeated use of the verb down. Rather than follow Gods instruction, Jonah goes down to the port city of Jaffa, then down onto the ship on the way to Tarshish, then down to a lower deck. The simplicity of holiness is often far less onerousand less costly as well. Stop with your self-justifying slogans and look at whats really going on! The gourd was Gods mercy to Jonah. In other words, man rolls dice but God makes the spots come up. He realized he could not escape God and looked to Him for deliverance. Indeed, many people spend lots of money and go miles out of their way in order to be able to stay in sin. And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is on us. Tarshish is widely held to refer to the coastline of modern-day Spain. The earth with its bars was around me forever, but You have brought up my life from the pit, O Lord my God. Then the sea will become calm for you, for I know that on account of me this great storm. Its a pretty bad day for a prophet when those whom he is supposed to address, must turn and call him to conversion. Defiance also indicates a lack of faith because it comes from the Latin . His scoffing and defiance likely result from hatred or excessive nationalism. Ask Nebuchadnezzar. No worries. Suggestions for Teaching Be attentive to students' behavior and respond appropriately The Ninevites repented from wickedness to righteousness. Of all the prophets, Jonah is perhaps the most reluctant; his struggle with sin is not hidden. Jonah has been able to grasp the situations they have been in all show but can't seem to grasp that Ben was putting the whole family/operation at risk and Wendy had to chose between him or everyone and everything else. The book is divided into two sections: chapters 1 and 3 comprise one section and chapters 2 and 4 the other. Kerry Malakosky, Weatherford, OK I also pastor Liberty Heights Chapel, Lawton, OK. LHC is listed as a Grace Church, How Big Was Nineveh? The text doesnt say. 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