The Great Sin
February 5, 2023 • Stu Fuhlendorf • Jonah 4
February 5
10:00 am
The Great Sin
Jonah 4:1-11
Jonah’s prideful anger over the LORD’s mercy toward the Ninevites reveals the fallen nature of mankind and the merciful character of God in salvation.
Questions to Consider:
What are some things over which you have been outraged, only later to discover you were wrong about the injustice being committed toward you? What later evidence helped you think differently?
Name a recent experience in which you rejoiced in the LORD’s grace, mercy, and patience toward you, and how did you feel about the LORD when you had this experience?
Since the world has fallen and every sovereign country has identified national enemies, what are your feelings about those nations? What does Jonah teach you about how you might view such nations and peoples as a follower of Christ?
When you consider Jonah 4, do you believe it is normal for the Lord to appoint events and be the cause of natural disasters in the world? How should one view these events within the Will of the Creator?
Consider Job 5:9-10; 28:26; Isaiah 45:7; 50:2, Nahum 1:3-5: Mark 4:39-41. What do these passages tell you about the sovereign Will of God?