Jonah Flees from the Lord (Sovereign to Save)

About this episode

This episode discusses the story of Jonah and God's sovereignty as he attempts to flee from his divine mission.

In the famous Old Testament story, after being sent by God to preach to his enemies, the people of Nineveh, the prophet Jonah chose to run the other way. But try as he might, Jonah couldn't outrun God. The Lord showed himself to be sovereign over the seas and the dry land—over all. The only proper response to the sovereignty of God is the fear of the Lord. Read more...

People in this episode

Host: Rev. David Parks

Topics covered

• Old Testament
• prophet Jonah
• sovereignty of God
• fear of the Lord
• Nineveh

Keywords

• Jonah
• Nineveh
• sovereignty
• God
• Old Testament
• fear of the Lord
• prophet

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: God

Places: Nineveh

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