Jonah 4: Justice or Mercy (God’s Reluctant Missionary)

Welcome to the 4th sermon in our series on the book of Jonah. (4 of 4)

The book of Jonah is fairly well known. It has been discussed, debated, and preached regularly. In Jewish culture on the day of Yom Kippur, the book is read in is its entirety as a model of repentance. The story is an assurance that if God can forgive Nineveh, he can forgive us. A reminder of God’s sovereignty over all things and a reminder to pray and bring your fears and hurts before God. Jonah is also brilliant literature. The reader is drawn in with mystery, action, chaos, satire, irony, conflict, and resolution. We are going to try to cover all this in just a few weeks.