Study From the Book of Jonah,5

                           Study From the Book of Jonah,5*

Today is the fifth and final part of this series. We study a couple of principles at chapter 4 of the book, which deal with Jonah’s displeasure at God’s withholding of judgement after the Ninevites’ repent and how God responded to Jonah’s strange behaviour.

Principle 7 (4:6-8) “ And the Lord God  prepared a plant...the next day God prepared a worm... God prepared a vehement east wind.” 

Lesson 7: God’s providence watches over all the details of our lives. A plant, a worm, a wind –He prepares and uses them all to shape us into people who more closely resemble His son Jesus.

Principle 8 (4:11) “And should I did not pity Nineveh....?

Lesson 8: Jonah did not pity Nineveh. But God did pity it. He did spare it. Why? Because He loves mercy, not judgement.

• The principles and the lessons in Jonah’s  book are adopted from Charles Stanley Life Principles Bible NKJV, Thomas Nelson Publication , 2005