Unit 15 Session 1
GOD'S HEART FOR THE NATIONS
JONAH
God loves all peoples and sends out His Word so that they might repent of their sin.
Many use the story of Jonah, a picture book favorite, as a cautionary tale of the consequences of disobedience. Yet the book of Jonah is more than a tale of a man on the run who ends up in the belly of a fish. God gave Jonah, a prophet during the rule of Jeroboam II (793 - 753 B.C.), the great honor and responsibility of declaring His words to His people. He enjoyed the role of prophet during a time of relative ease and safety. But when God called him to go and speak out against his evil enemies, Jonah bolted in an attempt to shirk the responsibility he had previously embraced.
Points to consider:
✞ A wayward prophet leads others to worship the Lord.
* How have you seen the decisions of Christ-followers
positively or negatively affect unbelievers around
them?
✞ A stubborn prophet draws others to repent to the Lord.
* Why might we give into the thought that some people
are too far gone for God to redeem?
✞ A hard-hearted prophet receives compassion from
the Lord.
* What are some difficult lessons you have had to learn
from the Lord?
* How might we grow in our desire to see all people
repent and believe in Jesus?
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