Study questions, maps, charts, outlines, and links to help you study the Old Testament book of Jonah.
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Basics
- Jonah was a prophet from the village of Gath Hepher, located approximately 3 miles north of Nazareth.
- Jesus likened the prophet Jonah to himself (Matthew 12:39-41).
- The story of Jonah involves almost exclusively a Gentile nation.
- Nineveh was a world empire for about 300 years from 900-60 BC.
- Jonah was a contemporary of Jeroboam II, King of Israel 782-753 BC.
- Assyria’s willingness to repent may have been helped by a plague in 765 BC; a solar eclipse in 763 BC and another plague in 759 BC.
- The repentance of Nineveh probably took place during the reign of Ashurdan (773-755 BC).
- After repenting due to the preaching of Jonah, the city stood for another 150 years until the Babylonians rebelled against the Assyrians in 636 BC and conquered Nineveh in 612 BC.
Genre: Understanding Narrative
Background
Chart: Bible History at a glance
Blue Letter Bible: Old Testament Timeline
Chart: Kings of Israel & Judah
Minor Prophets Quotes in the New Testament
Jensen’s Survey of the Old Testament
Ray C Stedman: Overview of the Book
John MacArthur: Author, Date, Background
NIV: Introduction to the Minor Prophets
ESV: The Global Message of Jonah
James Van Dine: Analysis of Jonah
JVernon McGee: Jonah – Introductory Notes, Outlines
David Malick:An Introduction to the Book of Jonah
David Malick: An Argument of the Book of Jonah
Charles Swindoll: Book of Jonah Overview
Maps from Holman Bible Atlas
The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah
The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (1)
The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (2)
The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (3)
Conflicts between Israel and Aram-Damascus
The Golden Ages of the 9th & 8th centuries BCE
Phoenician Trade and Civilization
Trade Routes throughout the Middle East
Israel & Judah in the days of Jeroboam II and Uzziah
The Assyrian Empire under Tiglath-Pileser III
Fall of Samaria and Deportation of Israelites
The Fall of the Kingdom of Israel
Assyrian Districts after the Fall of Samaria
Prophets of the 8th Century BCE
Judah Alone amid International Powers
Hezekiah’s Preparation for Revolt
Sennacherib’s Campaign against Judah
Assyria in the 7th century BCE
The Rise of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
The Districts of Judah under King Josiah
Nebuchadnezzar’s Campaigns against Judah
The Persian Period
World Powers of the 6th century BCE
The Conquests of Cyrus the Great
The Return of the Jewish Exiles to Judah
ESV Study Bible Maps
Key Words
- Compassion (compassionate), relent (s), turn (turned), pray (prayer, prayed), perish, Lord, called on the Lord (called out to the Lord).
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology: Jonah, Theology Of
American Tract Society: Jonah
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary: Jonah
Easton’s Bible Dictionary: Jonah, Book Of ; Jonah
Fausset Bible Dictionary: Jonah
Holman Bible Dictionary: Jonah
Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible: Jonah; Jonah
Kitto’s Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature: Jonah
Morrish Bible Dictionary: Jonah
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Jonah
McClintock and Strong: Jonah
The Jewish Encyclopedia: Jonah; Jonah, Book of
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica: Jonah
World Jewish Bible Society: The Book of Jonah
Commentaries & Study Bibles
Ligionier.org Top 5 Commentaries: Jonah
Tim Challies Best Commentaries:
Commentary Reviews: Jonah
Calvin’s Commentary on the Bible: Jonah
Matthew Henry: Jonah
Albert Barnes Notes: Jonah
Reformation Study Bible Notes: Jonah
Geneva Study Bible: Jonah
Precept Austin Commentaries & Sermons: Jonah
Don Anderson: Minor Prophets Study Guide
Articles
Reading Jonah Again for the First Time by Robert Spender
The Prophet Jonah and His Message Part 1 by Gerald B. Stanton
The Prophet Jonah and His Message Part 2 by Gerald B. Stanton
The Power of Biblical Preaching- An Expository Study of Jonah 3:1-10 by Steven J. Lawson
Gregg Allen: The Lord of Storms
Christian Friend: The Book of Jonah.
Steven Cole: Jonah 1-3 God’s Reluctant Missionary
GotQuestions.org
What are the Major Prophets and Minor Prophets?
Why did Jonah try to go to Tarshish instead of Nineveh?
Was Jonah truly swallowed by a whale?
Did Jonah die while he was in the belly of the fish (Jonah 2)?
Why was Jonah angry that the Ninevites repented (Jonah 4:1-2)?
What does Jonah 4:11 mean by people who cannot tell their right hand from their left?
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