Jonah Chapter 1 Part 4 Finish Chapter 1

JONAH was the most ancient of all the prophets whose writings have come down to us. He is supposed to have prophesied in the latter end of Jehu’s or the beginning of Jehoahaz’s reign

The author of the book is Jonah. His name (הָונֹי Yonah) means “dove.” Yahshua Messiah mentions Jonah, and the account of this book, as true history (Mat 12:39-41).

In this Part 4 of Chapter 1 we will finish the Chapter and go into Chapter 2. 

In our last study we read where the captain and the sailors of the ship started to question Jonah beginning with verse 8. Jonah then in verse 9 explains to them who he is and where he came from. In verse 10 we read that these men were afraid of Jonah’s Yahweh and His anger caused this great storm to develop. Now in verse 12 Jonah begs that they should throw him overboard in order to please Yahweh and calm the seas. However in verse 13 we see the men of the ship beginning to row harder, trying to reach the shoreline. Now realizing that Jonah’s Yahweh is greater than all of their gods, they now cry out to Yahweh seeking His forgiveness for their evil thoughts.

15  took up Jonah = Took up with care and did throw him into the sea. Here ‘took up’ in the Hebrew manuscripts reads, “naw-saw' eth”. ETH, being the Alph and Tav or the first and last letters of the Hebrew Alphabet.

the sea ceased from her raging = They had obeyed Yahweh and fulfilled His will by casting Jonah into the sea, therefore Yahweh ceased the storm upon the sailors and they saved their lives. 

16  feared the LORD exceedingly = Reverence the Lord totally. 

Once again within this verse we see the Hebrew word ‘eth’ in the manuscripts.

Feared ‘eth’ = “yaw-ray eth'”

 offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows = The conversion of the sailors to the One True Yahweh was now complete. Yahweh truly does work in mysterious ways, 

17   had prepared = This is a special word in the Hebrew, it means to appoint or assign, it never means to create. This was a special fish sent by Yahweh on a one-time basis especially for this event. 

great fish = It is commonly assumed that this was a whale, but in the manuscripts, the word whale is not used here or in [Matt 12:40] where Yahshua Messiah refers to this fish. In this section of Matthew we see Yahshua extend credibility to the story of Jonah, and He establishes Jonah as a 'type' of Himself:

Swallow up = Once again in the Hebrew manuscripts we see the ‘eth’

Swallow up eth = baw-lah' eth

Jonah was in the belly = Not therefore kept alive in the fishes mouth as some imagine. When thus swallowed up, Jonah must have died, and thus became a 'type' of Yahshua Messiah.

 three days and three nights = Just as with Yahshua Messiah in the tomb, thus fulfilling the 'type.'

Chapter 2

1    belly = Innards, digestive tract.

2    cried = Cried out in distress.

 heard = Answered. Hebrew word 'anah,' not the same Hebrew word translated to 'heardest' in the next clause.

 out of the belly = Hebrew word #990 beten: Used of the depth of Sheol (figurative) 

hell = Hebrew word # 7585: Sheol (sheh-ole'); Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates. 

 heardest = Gavest heed to. Hebrew word 'shama,' not the same Hebrew word translated to 'heard' in the preceding clause.

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