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Der Of Faculty Moody Bible Institute
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(6, 1929. Western Newspaper Union.)
Lesson for November "a
THE HIGHER PATRIOTISM

THE HIGHER PATRIOTISM
, LESSON TEXT-Jonah 1918; s:l-6;
/ ASH.
GOLDEN TEXT-And hath made OF
one blood all nations of men for to
! dwell on all the face of the earth.
PRIMARY TOPIC-God's Love for
| Everybody.
! JUNIOR TOPIC-Gods Love for Ev-
| erybody.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
| IC-What is True Patriotism?
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
LC-Patrotism and Internationalism.
The lesson committee has rightly
suggested the entire book Of Jonah
as the basis of our study. The topic
! selected by the committee may seem
little strained. 1t will hardly do to
call the spirit which moved Jonah to
preach to the Ninevites, patriotism !;
rather. we should recognize it as the
passion of a missionary going forth
with the message of God, calling upon
men to repent. and turn to Him. Pa
triotism means love for ones country,
while the spirit of the missionary is
passionate love for lost men of all
countries.
!. Jonah's Call and Commission
G:1, q.
Jonah, a Jew, was called to go and
preach repentance to a Gentle city.
In real sense, salvation is of the
Jews. In the seed of Abraham all
nations of the earth shall be blessed
(Gen. 12:1, p. The story of Jonah
graphically portrays the history OF
Israel as a nation. God separated
Israel to be the channel through which
His mercy and salvation were to be
carried to all the nations of the earth.
They, like Jonah, have been recreant
| to duty. Because of this God has
caused them to be swallowed up by
the nations, who will one day in the
future spue them out upon dry ground,
| Palestine. After chaStisement they,
like Jonah, will discharge their obi-
cation and nations will repent and
turn to God.
II. Jonah's Flight From Duty Il :3).
He turned his back upon God and
attempted to flee from His presence.
He went in the opposite direction to
which he was sent He did not believe
In foreign missions. In the same way,
Israel has become an apOstate people,
and instead of blessing has become
burden and curse to the nations.
| III. Jonah's Correction Il AZ :10).
/ /. Overtaken by storm Il ~.
Trouble soon came upon the disobe-
dent servant of God. So with the
Jews, misfortune after misfortune,
storm after storm have overtaken
them because they turned from God.
They are now tossed about by the
nations. They, like Jonah, are asleep.
2. Cast overheard Il 49,.
In their perpleXity the sailors cast
lots and the lot fell upon Jonah. Ac-
! cOrding to his own direction they did
this. God had prepared a great fish
which swallowed Jonah.
3. Jonah's deliverance (ch. p.
Jonah in his affection turned to God
and prayed Games 5:13).
God miraculously preserved him
while in the belly of the fish. God has
miraculously preserved Israel while in
the heart of the nations. The fish
could not digest Jonah, neither can the
nations assimilate Israel. Jonah re-
pented while in the fish. So Israel
will repent as she goes into the great
tribulation. God made the fish to
vomit out Jonah. SO He will at the
proper time cause the nations to cast
out Israel.
W. Jonah's Commission Renewed.
(3:1-10).
Although Israel has been rebellious
and failed in the execution of her
commission. she will repent and go
forward to fulfill her commission in
preaching the gospel TO the nations
of the earth observe.
l. The field Of his ministry ". 81.
1t was to be the great Gentle city
Nineveh.
2. His message ". ~.
He was instructed TO preach the
preaching" which God had commits
stoned him to utter-Nineveh was to be
overthrow within forty days.
8. Effect upon the people of Nlneveh
wv 5-10).
They repented and sued for pardon
In the time to come the Gentle ma
tons will repent of their sins when
the gospel of the kingdom is preached
unto them by the Jews.
v. Jonah's Behavior (4:1-1D.
1. His displeasure wv 1-3).
He now makes known the real rea-
son for his flight from duty. He
knew that the gracious God would
spare the people who repented.
2. God reproves Jonah wv. 4-1D.
By means of the gourd God shows
him his error. The closing scene af-
fords a striking example of the pa
tience and pity of God In contrast
with the hard-heartedness of man.