Dear Reader,
I have listened to the book of Jonah three times and those 4 chapters
have been a challenge. Questions upon questions have arose in my mind and I
have been off in various places on the net to find some more details about this
Jonah-fellow; but - as many people - as many opinions. Why not ask
Jesus; had he any thought about Jonah?
Sincerely
yours, Ida
Matthew 12:38-42 and 16:1-4) and the Gospel of Luke 11:29-32).
Matthew 12:38-42
The Sign of Jonah
38 Then some of
the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, “Teacher, we want to see a
sign from you.”
39 He answered,
“A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it
except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For as Jonah was three
days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be
three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 The
men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn
it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now something greater than
Jonah is here. 42 The Queen of the South will rise at the
judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the
earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now something greater than Solomon is
here.
Matthew 16:1-4
New
International Version (NIV)
The Demand for a Sign
16 The
Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them
a sign from heaven.
2 He replied, “When
evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,’ 3 and
in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You
know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the
signs of the times.[a] 4 A
wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it
except the sign of Jonah.” Jesus then left them and went away.
Luke 11:29-32
The Sign of Jonah
29 As the
crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign,
but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. 30 For as
Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this
generation. 31 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment
with the people of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends
of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom; and now something greater than
Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the
judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the
preaching of Jonah; and now something greater than Jonah is here.
… to
be continued
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