This series was provided by Spoken Gospel and brings light to the book of Jonah.

The Bible Explained: Jonah

The book of Jonah is not about a fish but God’s scandalous mercy. In it God’s prophet, Jonah, believes it would be wrong of God to give mercy to a guilty and ruthless people. But through a fish, a plant, and ultimately Jesus, we learn that the only hope for all people is in God’s offensive and scandalous mercy to the undeserving.

This Bible study devotional covers Jonah 1. In this passage, the rebellious prophet Jonah is compared to penitent and soft-hearted pagans. And while Jonah is swallowed by a fish, the pagans are saved. 

As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Jonah 1, we see that Jonah’s “death” in the sea meant the pagan sailors were saved from the storm. Similarly, Jesus’ death means there are calm waters and forgiveness, even for God’s enemies. 

Jonah 1

This Bible study devotional covers Jonah 2. In this passage, we see that Jonah’s descent into the sea for failing to deliver God’s message to Nineveh represents Israel’s exile for failing to live up to her calling as a nation. 

As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Jonah 2, we see that, like Jonah, Jesus’ death is a sign of coming judgment against all who refuse God’s call. The earth beneath will swallow us forever. But Jesus’ death is also a sign of a coming resurrection.

Jonah 2

This Bible study devotional covers Jonah 3. In this passage, to Jonah’s great disappointment, the city of Ninevah repents. 

As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Jonah 3, we see that Jesus transforms destruction into salvation for those who call on him, and he’ll even use the faithless Jonah to make it happen.

Jonah 3

This Bible study devotional covers Jonah 4. In this passage, Jonah calls God’s mercy “evil,” and God sends a plant to confront Jonah’s hypocrisy.

As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Jonah 4, we see that, like Jonah, we demand God’s mercy, thinking we deserve it while resenting God’s mercy towards our enemies. But the good news is that Jesus died only for sinners and enemies.