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December 22, 2017
Title: Jonah and the Big Fish
Topic: Jonah and the Big Fish
Discussed by Rabbi Michael Vowell
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 5
On Sunday, December 10, 2017, Houston Rabbi Michael Vowell was the special guest speaker during Mark Lanier’s Biblical Literacy Class, offering a different look at the story of Jonah and the giant fish.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Do you know someone who is living an absolutely evil life? If they accepted Jesus as their Savior and started living a “better” life than you, would it make you angry? Hopefully not, but be honest!
Listen as Rabbi Michael Vowell shares a personal story of a neighbor who was a White Supremacist…
Did Jonah know his actions were wrong?
Did Jonah beg for death?
Was Jonah changed?
Rabbi Vowell also mentions the Enniskillen bombing in Ireland in 1987 and a testimony from Gordon Wilson. It’s a great story of forgiveness…
Final thoughts: Do you love or hate your enemies?
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December 21, 2017
Title: Jonah and the Big Fish
Topic: Jonah and the Big Fish
Discussed by Rabbi Michael Vowell
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 4
On Sunday, December 10, 2017, Houston Rabbi Michael Vowell was the special guest speaker during Mark Lanier’s Biblical Literacy Class, offering a different look at the story of Jonah and the giant fish.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
When Jonah finally went into Nineveh, his sermon wasn’t really what God meant it to be.
Did the Ninevites misunderstand what Jonah was saying?
God used Jonah’s words against him. How did God use a five word sermon from a rebellious prophet for His glory?
Why did the King of Nineveh declare a fast for the nation? Did he warn the people of the consequences of their sin? Did he call for repentance? Why didn’t Jonah do the same?
The people of Nineveh were truly repentant. “They had a paper thin conscience,” Rabbi Vowell says. Why is this so significant? HINT: The people of Nineveh were really, really, really bad people!
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here].
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December 20, 2017
Title:
Jonah and the Big Fish
Topic: Jonah and the Big Fish
Discussed by Rabbi Michael Vowell
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 3
On Sunday, December 10, 2017, Houston Rabbi Michael Vowell was the special guest speaker during Mark Lanier’s Biblical Literacy Class, offering a different look at the story of Jonah and the giant fish.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Were the pagans behaving more like Christ-followers than Jonah, the prophet? Rabbi Vowell discusses how the first prayer, the first sacrifice, and the first vow of obedience were all done by the pagans, not the prophet.
Do we know what kind of giant fish swallowed Jonah?
Was Jonah presumed dead? Of course!! This is what the story of Jonah is about!
“The instrument of Jonah’s death became the instrument for his life,” Rabbi Vowell says. “Likewise, the instrument of Jesus’s death was the instrument for his life.” The difference, however, is this: Jonah was upset that God loved his enemies. Jesus loved his God for loving his enemies.
How long was Jonah’s “sermon” in Nineveh? In Hebrew, it was only five little words!
Did Jonah really follow God’s command to preach in the city?
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December 19, 2017
Title: Jonah and the Big Fish
Topic: Jonah and the Big Fish
Discussed by Rabbi Michael Vowell
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 2
On Sunday, December 10, 2017, Houston Rabbi Michael Vowell was the special guest speaker during Mark Lanier’s Biblical Literacy Class, offering a different look at the story of Jonah and the giant fish.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
In Monday’s segment, Rabbi Vowell compared Jonah to Sherlock Holmes. Today, he uses a comic book reference to describe the story. Listen in!
What does Jonah’s name mean? Also, what does his father’s name mean? NOTE: This is really cool information to know!
Why did Jonah use a giant ship to escape God?
Why did Jonah go below deck to take a nap?
The men on the ship realized that God was angry with Jonah and wanted him off the ship. Did the ship want him off, too? This is where the comic book comparisons comes in…
Who suffered as a result of Jonah’s sin? Rabbi Vowell says this: “When you rebel, it hurts ‘we’ and not just ‘me’.”
Jonah told the men on the ship that he feared God, but was this really true? Do you do the same – act one way and say another?
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December 18, 2017
Title: Jonah and the Big Fish
Topic: Jonah and the Big Fish
Discussed by Rabbi Michael Vowell
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 1
On Sunday, December 10, 2017, Houston Rabbi Michael Vowell was the special guest speaker during Mark Lanier’s Biblical Literacy Class, offering a different look at the story of Jonah and the giant fish.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Contrary to popular belief, the story of Jonah is NOT about a giant fish (or whale or shark or whatever sea creature you imagine…).
The story of Jonah is about a rebellious prophet who hates God for loving his enemies.
Rabbi Michael Vowell compares Jonah to Sherlock Holmes. Why?
Was Jonah a real person? Or is the story satire? Rabbi Vowell uses Luke 11:29-32 as a reference, quoting Jesus.
Was Jonah the only person in Nineveh who didn’t repent?
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