Running from Purpose: When Obedience Is Delayed

About this episode

This episode explores the spiritual consequences of delaying obedience to God's purpose, using the story of Jonah as a backdrop.

Subtitle- The Spiritual Consequences of Delayed Yes Background & Context Book: Jonah (4 chapters) Author: Traditionally attributed to Jonah Historical setting: Around the 8th century BC Audience: Israel and, prophetically, the nations Key city: Nineveh (capital of Assyria, Israel’s enemy) Unlike other prophetic books, Jonah focuses less on prophecy and more on the prophet’s posture of heart toward God’s mercy.

People in this episode

Host: Rev. Dr. Edwina D. Perrin

Topics covered

• obedience
• spiritual consequences
• God's mercy
• prophetic literature
• Jonah
• delayed purpose

Keywords

• obedience
• spirituality
• Jonah
• Nineveh
• God's mercy
• prophecy
• delayed purpose

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Jonah

Places: Nineveh, Assyria