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Jonah’s Futile Flight

Jonah 1:3

But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. So he went down to Joppa, found a ship which was going to Tarshish, paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

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Maybe It Was Prejudice

• The Ninevites were enemies of Israel–May not have wanted to preach to

them–Many have not wanted to teach people

of other races, nationalities, or classes–Jesus said - Matt. 28:18-20

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Maybe It Was Prejudice

• Prejudice in the first century - Acts 10:34-35• Prejudice is a form of partiality - Jas.

2:1-4

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May Have Felt Unequal To The Task

• Certainly, the Lord has a big job for His people - Lk. 24:46-47• Many Christians look at the vastness of

the job–Conclude that since they can’t do it all,

they won’t do anything– Like the one-talent man - Matt. 25:24-27

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May Have Felt Unequal To The Task

• Remember, when God gives a responsibility, He will give us the ability to do it - Phil. 4:13, 19

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May Have Felt He Was Doing Enough

• Was already a prophet–Possibly thought that His prophesying

to Israel was sufficient–He didn’t need to go to Nineveh - 2 Ki.

14:23-25

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May Have Felt He Was Doing Enough

• Some may think, “I go to church, I give, etc., so that’s enough,”–Given what God has done for us–We can never “do enough” for Him -

Lk. 17:10

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May Have Felt He Was Doing Enough

• The command is NOT just “be faithful up to a certain point” - Rev. 2:10 (cf. Matt. 25:21, 1 Cor. 4:2)

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May Have Considered The Task Too Unpleasant

• The message of Jonah wasn’t pleasant (cf. 3:4)–There have been other times when

God’s message has been unpopular - Matt. 14:1-4ff

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May Have Considered The Task Too Unpleasant

• The gospel contains good news–Also contains a warning of punishment

for sin which is not always popular - Rom. 1:18, 2:4-9

• We must preach and teach it anyway - 2 Tim. 4:1-5

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May Have Felt That He Did Not Have The Time

• May have felt that he was so busy–We all know how limited our time is -

Psa. 90:9-12• But knowing that this is so–We need to use our time wisely to do

what God wants us to do - Eph. 5:15-16

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May Have Felt That He Did Not Have The Time

• This means not putting off till tomorrow what needs to be done today–We don’t know what the future holds -

Jas. 4:13-14

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