Jonah 1:10-14
1:10 - Then the men became extremely frightened and they said
to him, "How could you do this?” For the men knew that he was fleeing from
the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.
Man shows no concern for the collateral damage his fleeing
from God may cause.
Man can be uncaring and hard hearted.
1:11 - So they said to him,
“What should we do to you that the sea may become calm for us?”—for the sea was
becoming increasingly stormy.
God increases the pressure upon
men so that His will is done.
1:12 - He said to them, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea.
Then the sea will become calm for you, for I know that on account of me this
great storm has come upon you.”
Man knows his sin.
Man acknowledges his guilt, if
God grants him.
1:13 - However, the men rowed desperately to return to land
but they could not, for the sea was becoming even stormier against them.
Man fights against the direction from the Lord.
God increases the discipline/tribulation to turn man to His
will.
Man cannot win in a battle with the Lord.
1:14 - Then
they called on the Lord and said, “We
earnestly pray, O Lord, do not let us
perish on account of this man’s life and do not put innocent blood on us; for
You, O Lord, have done as You have pleased.”
Man knows right from wrong and
appeals to the Judge of the earth for clemency.
The Lord does as He pleases.
Man knows the penalty (death) for
the taking of a life.
Paragraph summary
In the battle between man and God,
God always wins and has His way.
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