The Holt County sentinel., 1911-04-28
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DRY Verse II.
GOLDEN TExT-"c,o ye therefore, and
teach all nations Matt ex:is
T1ME-Jeroboam H. king Of Israel, in
whose time Jonah prophesied. reisned
tBeecher, B. G. 12-Ts2, uiastines) y. G.
M-7sS Amos and Hosea were contem-
porary prophets
PLACE Gath-hcpher. north Of Haza-
reth In Galilee, the Mediterranean Sea-
Jopps. and Nineveh
k1NGS-Jercboam n attained sue.
rainty over all the peoples from the Medi.
terranean TO the Euphrates THE writer
or the book Of Jonah has presented accu.
raely the values ~ the historical situa.
t'on. II was the unknown diasters In As.
syria, Just after R,rtnan- nirari had bro
on tic power NJ Damascus, that rem
frrcd the successes OF Jeroboam possi
BILE"
Jonah was PROFESSIONALLY q his
torical parsonage. lie lived in thu
reign OF Jeroboam H.. king OF tsrae'
In whose time Amos's work was nc
complished According to 2 Kings "a:
20. he prophesied the recovery from
Syria OF the lost border possessions @
Israel. lie - said TO have belongc,
to Gath.hepher. a town Of Zebuion
and his grave Ia eth shown In tn,
vicinity Of Nazareth. Gath.hephe'
was about an hours walk north q
Nazareth. Jonah was therefore y
prophet Of Galilcc. Jewish legend
said that he was the son Of the widow
OF Sarepts. whom Elijah had restored
TO life: and also that he was the youth
whom Elisha had sent to anoint Jehu
king Of Israel.
This little biography begins with
the announcement that God asked .
man TO do something for him. II L.
significant that other Bible writers
nehemiah. jeremiah. Zephaniah.
Haggai. Micah) begin the story Of
their lives at the same point. Our nc.
Quain,ancc with Paul begins with his
summons TO duty, and the apostles
were not known until Christ bade
them follow him. JonRh's call was 10
go 10 Nineveh. the greatest and wick.
edes, city IN the world. and threaten
II with doom from Jehovah.
How did Jonah answer his mission.
AIRY call? by running away. He Ned
from the presence Of the Lord. as II
God were. In his mind. only . local
divinity. ruling ever Israel. but unable
10 see the fugitive n he fed far enough
beyond his territory. Jonah should
have asked himself. IT the God OF
Israel sees what 10 going on u distan,
Ninevsh. and IL concerned about Il. I,
II to be supposed that his unfsithful
servant will escape bis notice. like
some defanltinG apprentice lad. who
hopes 10 eluds his masters notice b.
running away 10 sea-"
Jonah Jumps on board . vessel
bound for the most remote place
known To the ancient world, Tarsus.
that II Tsrtessus. on the Guadalquivir
In Spain. God interfered with Jonsh's
plans by sending one OF those sudden,
ir-scherous storms 80 frequent on the
Mediterranean. n storm 80 herce that
even the skilful Phoenician sailors
were compelled to throw out their
cargo. and we're hlled with terror.
Jonah calls upon the sailors TO
throw him into the sea--to purchase
iheir peace by his sacrince, That cell
10 the nnest thing IN the picture II
10 the real miracle u marks the en-
lsrsenent OF the man. But the honest
Fellows were ioath TO take him ~ his
~ord' and the poor rowers piled the
long sweeps more earnestly than ever
Even When oblsed ~ last 10 throw
Jonah overheard. they did II with .
prayer 70 Jenovsn' Ana ~ once tue
sea was CAIN
HOW long was Jonah ~ inc great
nsn' Tnrse Gays snd ,nree n'snts'
sn'e", sV0o'o'"s 70 'ue 'e~'Sn 'uooe
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ou, ''oro s.S " 'ne .o"o' nave oeeh
on'' one sne us' ~uu ps,.. VI Wv
1~y p'eo.uMs sau ,"o uAs 'o""""s
u'A"s 10 "ouee 'us ensnke
~ JONAH !" SUN 20 NO esAAeo " ~"
! .om MS ou'y s"a ocvHue ope
ue". W W. r." ~ wa. "se
.ne eonnsnu Tue nrs' repes'ea
10 70 N'nsveo, tnat srea' c'ty' ana
pro''.'m wa. p"uo ~" p'oe's"''
lQe uOOIl vi lIlplI ttub.