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    In this essay‚ I will argue that the book of Jonah illustrates the process God takes to refine the characters of His servants‚ and how He chooses to work through sinful people to bring about redemption. This process is first exemplified by God’s orchestration of events to redeem Jonah from his disobedience. Secondly‚ the narrative demonstrates Jonah’s prideful nature‚ in contrast with the humble nature seen in the Ninevites’ repentance‚ which kept him from experiencing true‚ lasting repentance. Lastly

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    Wisdom

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    Wisdom Wisdom is a personality possession that one may gain over a lifetime of experience. It is a possession that is bestowed upon a person‚ Wisdom incorporates many other traits‚ but the requirement that it is recognized by people other than the ones possessing it set wisdom apart from other personality traits. Wisdom is a compilation of a life’s experience marked by humility‚ Kairos‚ and unselfishness. Wisdom is an idea that is often confused with or improperly attributed to old age. Not all

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    Wisdom

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    Period 3 Wisdom‚ Good‚ and Evil; The Necessities of Life Wisdom based on knowledge of good and evil is a very powerful concept. Without wisdom‚ people would base life with no sense of right and wrong. Society values smart people who make good decisions and frowns upon people that do badly towards others. Therefor understanding the role of wisdom in the human experience is to comprehend how to live life according to acceptable social norms and constructs. Humans are not born with wisdom; one must

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    happen. During the entire first chapter of Jonah the author is always raising the tension because every terrible event seems to arise by the minute. While it did begin with the Lord hurling a great wind to sea then downgraded to the mariners and sailors tragic events despite the characters in the story. The men ended up fearing Jonah because Jonah was fleeing from God. We have moved from a significant amount of tension to tension. The tension especially when Jonah got overthrown overboard and swallowed

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    Biblical Character - Jonah

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    this present world. Let me focus on Jonah‚ the prophet‚ who played a great role in the Old Testament people especially to the people of Nineveh. THE BIBLE CHARACTER Jonah in Hebrew is “Yona” or “Yunus” in Islam which means Dove is placed in the tradition of the prophets called by God and sent to announce His Word. He was the son of Mitta according to a Tradition quoted in Sahih Bukhari but the Torah states that his father ’s name was Amittai‚ “…the prophet Jonah‚ the son of Amittai from Gath-hepher”

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    The Date Of Jonah Essay

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    What is the date of Jonah and what historical situation might it address? Introduction: story of Jonah. Jonah tells the story of a man who is sent by the lord to instruct a unfamiliar city of non-Jews to regret their sins‚ otherwise they be destroyed[1]. Jonah personally doesn’t want to pass on this message as he doubts that they will repent and will surpass the behaviour of the Jews who don’t repent[2]. This would then cause God to destroy the Jews. Jonah eventually makes it to Nineveh and

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    Jonah Prophet Summary

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    Jonah I. Jonah’s Journey—1:1-1:17 i. Instructed to go to Nineveh—1:1-2 ii. Jonah’s defiance of Yahweh’s command—1:3 iii. The brutal storm unveils the truth—1:4-10 iv. The elimination of the storm—1:11-16 v. Jonah gulped up by a big fish—1:17 II. Jonah’s Prayer While in the Fish—2:1-10 vi. Prophet prays and makes a vow—2:1-9 vii. Yahweh spurs fish to spit out Jonah—2:10 III. Jonah’s Preaching and the People’s Remorsefulness—3:1-10

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    The Book of Jonah is a special and interesting book in the Hebrew Bible. Unlike other eleven prophets’ books which focus on the prophecies from the Lord‚ the Book of Jonah is a book which focuses on the prophet himself. Jonah alone is the main human character in this book. The fours chapters are like four acts; together they tell a story about Jonah’s special travelling experience and portray the image of this running-away prophet. However‚ the Book of Jonah does not tell the readers about Jonah’s

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    Knowledge and Wisdom

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    Knowledge and Wisdom Knowledge - and wisdom. Sometimes we have all we need of one‚ but not enough of the other. And often‚ too often‚ we don’t know the difference. Often‚ too often‚ we mistake knowledge‚ the accumulation of facts‚ for wisdom‚ the ability to make the right choices in life. To succeed as individuals‚ and as a nation‚ we need to know how to put what we know to proper use. Perhaps this is why our system of education so often fails. Children are fed facts‚ lots of facts‚ without

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    Modern Day Jonah

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    Jonah also known as Jonas is the name given in the Hebrew bible to a prophet‚ Jonah’s name stands for “dove” or “peace. Jonah was the son of Amitai and was one of the greatest prophets during the time of Jeroboam II. As a disciple Jonah had anointed Jehu and enjoyed the Kings benevolence. God commended Jonah to go to Nineveh and speak for God and speak out to them telling them what they where doing bad as Nineveh was founded by Nimrod and shorty after during 900 B.C. Nineveh had rose to power‚ planning

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