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Thomas Constable
Expository Notes
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Jamieson, Fausset, Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory
on the Whole Bible
(1871)

Introduction
Jonah 1
Jonah 2
Jonah 3
Jonah 4

S Lewis Johnson
Sermons
Believers Chapel
Audio Only

Jonah 1:1-3 The Doctrine of Satanic Providence Mp3
Jonah 1:4-16 Man Overboard Doctrine of Christian Declension Mp3
Jonah 1:17-2:10 Salvation: All of God, Damnation: All of Man Mp3
Jonah 3:1-10 The God of Another Chance History's Greatest Evangelistic Campaign Mp3
Jonah 4 The Old-Testament Cousin of John 3:16 Mp3

Alexander Maclaren
Sermons

Jonah 1:1-17 Guilty Silence and Its Reward
Jonah 2:8 Lying Vanities
Jonah 3:1-10 Threefold Repentance

J Vernon McGee
Thru the Bible
Mp3 Audio
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J Vernon McGee's Mp3's

F B Meyer
Our Daily Homily

Jonah 1:3
Jonah 2:4
Jonah 3:1
Jonah 4:6-8

Miscellaneous Resources
Commentaries, Sermons, Devotionals

Caught Up in a Story of Wild Proportions

Greg Herrick
Jonah Commentary William Kelly
Jonah Middletown Bible
A Whale of a Tale - Fundamentalist Fish Stories Edward B. Davis
Jonah - The Worst Missionary
Jonah - Running Away from God's Will
Jonah - The Tragedy of an Unwilling Missionary
John MacArthur
An Introduction to the Book of Jonah
An Argument of the Book of Jonah
A Selected Bibliography of the Book of Jonah
David Malick
The Failure Of Success: The Story Of Jonah RBC Booklet
Jonah: The Man who Disagreed with God Easy English
Jonah 1-4 Rich Cathers
The Minor Prophets J Hampton Keathley
Jonah J Hampton Keathley
Jonah Loving Our City David Fairchild
Jonah - Examples of Conversion in the Old Testament William D. Barrick
Lord Break Me - a brief mention of Jonah William MacDonald
Jonah: God versus Jonah
Hello, My Name is Jonah
Bruce Goettsche
Lord, There's A Little Bit Of Jonah In Me Robert Morgan
Lessons From a Reluctant Missionary Malcolm MacGregor
Jonah: God's Reluctant Missionary - excellent Steven Cole
Jonah 1 Exposition C H Spurgeon
Jonah 1:1-2:10 You Can't Get There From Here
Jonah 3:1-4:11 Now That I'm Here I Don't Like It!
 Ron Ritchie
Jonah 1 Running From God Sermon Starter
Jonah 1-4 The Tragedy of an Unwilling Missionary John MacArthur
Jonah: The Education of a Prophet: Jonah John Piper
Jonah 2 Exposition C H Spurgeon
Jonah 2: Cry of Distress and Voice of Thanks John Piper
Jonah 3 Exposition C H Spurgeon
Jonah 3:10-4:11: Should Not I Pity That Great City? John Piper
Jonah 4 Exposition C H Spurgeon

Net Bible Notes
Commentary

Jonah 1
Jonah 2
Jonah 3
Jonah 4

Phil Newton
Sermons on Jonah
South Woods Baptist Church

Jonah 1:1-3 Running from God
Jonah 1:4-9 Found Out!
Jonah 1:10-17 Divine Pursuit
Jonah 2:1-9 Lessons from the Belly of the Fish, Part 1
Jonah 2:1-9 Lessons from the Belly of the Fish, Part 2
Jonah 2:10-3:4 Recommissioned (Audio)

Jonah 3:4 Jonah: A Book About God
Jonah 3:5-10 The Awakening, Part 1
Jonah 3:5-10 The Awakening, Part 2

Jonah 4:1-4 Theology Unapplied

Jonah 4:5-9 When God Makes His Point

Jonah 4:10-11 The Missionary Challenge (Audio)

Our Daily Bread
Devotionals for
Sermon and teaching illustrations
Radio Bible Class

Jonah 1:1-10 Running from God
Jonah 1:1-11 Headed The Wrong Way?
Jonah 1:2-3 Sign-Seekers
Jonah 1:3 A Ticket To Tarshish
Jonah 1:1-17 He is in Control
Jonah 1:1-17 Swallowed Up
Jonah 2:1 Strange Places
Jonah 2:1 Unusual Places
Jonah 2:2 Lessons from Jonah
Jonah 3:10 Anger or Applause?
Jonah 4:1 Grieved By Grace
Jonah 4:1-10 The Trouble with Me

Grant Richison
Verse by Verse Commentary
Recommended

Introduction
Jonah 1:1
Jonah 1:2
Jonah 1:3
Jonah 1:3b
Jonah 1:3c
Jonah 1:3d
Jonah 1:4
Jonah 1:5
Jonah 1:5b
Jonah 1:5c
Jonah 1:6
Jonah 1:7
Jonah 1:8
Jonah 1:9
Jonah 1:10
Jonah 1:11-16

Jonah 2:1
Jonah 2:2
Jonah 2:3-4
Jonah 2:5-9
Jonah 2:10











 
Jonah 3:1
Jonah 3:2
Jonah 3:3
Jonah 3:4
Jonah 3:4b
Jonah 3:5
Jonah 3:6-9
Jonah 3:10








 
Jonah 4:1
Jonah 4:2
Jonah 4:2b
Jonah 4:2c
Jonah 4:2d
Jonah 4:2e
Jonah 4:3
Jonah 4:3b
Jonah 4:4
Jonah 4:5
Jonah 4:6
Jonah 4:7
Jonah 4:8
Jonah 4:9
Jonah 4:10
Jonah 4:10b

Rob Salvato
Calvary Chapel, Vista, California

Jonah 1 The Pursuing Heart of God
Jonah 2 The Prayer of Jonah
Jonah 3 The God of the Second Chance
Jonah 4 The Sovereignty of God

C I Scofield
Reference Notes

Introduction
Jonah 1
Jonah 2
Jonah 3
Jonah 4

Chuck Smith
Sermon Notes
Calvary Chapel

Jonah 2 Then Jonah Prayed

Jonah 2:3 Lying Vanities

Jonah 2:7-10 When My Soul Fainted Within Me

Jonah 2:8-9 Learning An Easy Lesson the Hard Way

Jonah 2:8 The Lying Vanities

Jonah 2:8 Learning an Easy Lesson the Hard Way

Jonah 2:8The Mercies of God

Jonah 3:4,9 Who Can Tell

C H Spurgeon
Verse by Verse
Expository Notes
on Jonah

Jonah 1
Jonah 2
Jonah 3
Jonah 4

C H Spurgeon
Devotionals
Morning and Evening
Faith's Checkbook

Jonah 1:3
Jonah 2:8
Jonah 4:9

Today in the Word
Moody Bible Institute

Jonah 1:1-17
Jonah 3:1-10
Jonah 3:1-4:11
Jonah 3:10-4:11

Warren Wiersbe
Mp3 Audio

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Jonah 1
Jonah 2
 Jonah 3
Jonah 4

 

Related Resources
on Jonah

Jonah 1:1-10
January 23, 2007
Running From God
READ: Jonah 1:1-10


Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. —Jonah 1:3

Why do people run away from God? Is it because of anger, disappointment, despair, disobedience, or a web of rebellion woven from our own desires?

The book of Jonah looks at a prophet who rejected God’s call to deliver His word to the people of Nineveh. In the first chapter (vv.3,10), we read that Jonah deliberately headed for Tarshish to run away from the Lord. He knew exactly where he was going and why. After being given a second chance (3:1-2), Jonah delivered God’s message but reacted angrily when the Lord spared the repentant city (3:10–4:2).

The book ends with the Lord speaking to Jonah about His compassion: “Should I not pity Nineveh?” (4:11). But there’s no indication that the disgruntled prophet changed his attitude. The people of Nineveh repented; Jonah did not.

The story of Jonah should cause each of us to be honest about our feelings toward the Lord. Do we harbor resentment for His leniency toward people we feel deserve judgment? Have we forgotten that God has forgiven us? Are we ready to obey His call and leave the outcome to Him?

The story of Jonah illuminates our reactions to God and measures our willingness to trust Him when we can’t understand His ways. —David C. McCasland
(Our Daily Bread, Copyright RBC Ministries, Grand Rapids, MI. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved)

Sometimes it’s hard to trust the Lord
When you don’t understand;
But fight the urge to run from Him—
Reach out and take His hand. —Sper

He pleases God best who trusts Him most

Jonah 1:2-3
June 26, 2004
Sign-Seekers
READ: Luke 11:29-32


This is an evil generation. It seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet. —Luke 11:29

A skeptic once said to me, "I'll believe in Jesus if He comes down and appears visibly above my house." Not necessarily!

The Christ-rejecting religious leaders who requested a sign from Jesus had plenty of evidence for believing. They had undoubtedly heard of, if not seen, His miracles of healing, casting out demons, and even raising the dead. What more did they need?

Jesus therefore called them an "evil generation" (Luke 11:29). The only sign they would be given was the sign of Jonah the prophet, who had been thrown into a stormy sea (Jonah 1:2-3). When the Ninevites heard Jonah's message of repentance after he had spent 3 days in the belly of a fish, they believed God had sent him and they repented.

Likewise, the religious leaders who already knew of Jesus' words and works would soon see Him crucified and securely entombed. And in the following weeks they would hear personal testimonies from those who had seen Him alive, and had even touched Him, but they still wouldn't believe.

Today we have in the Gospels a record of what Jesus said and did, written by people who knew Him. If we are open to the truth, we have all the evidence we need to believe. We don't need to be sign-seekers.—Herbert Vander Lugt
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