Jonah is displeased and angry that God spared the people of Nineveh from destruction after they repented. Jonah complains to God, wishing to die rather than see the people spared. God questions whether Jonah's anger is justified, and points out that Jonah cares for a plant that required no work but will not pity the great city of Nineveh and its people who know not their right hand from their left. God shows more compassion even for Nineveh's people and livestock than Jonah does.

2. Jonah 4:1-11
B u t i t d i s p l e a s e d J o n a h e x c e e d i n g l y , a n d h e w a s
a n g r y.

3. Jonah 4:1-11
A n d h e p r a y e d t o t h e L O R D a n d s a i d , “ O L O R D ,
i s t h i s n o t w h a t I s a i d w h e n I w a s y e t i n m y
c o u n t r y ? T h a t i s w h y I m a d e h a s t e t o f l e e t o
Ta r s h i s h ; f o r I k n e w t h a t y o u a r e a g r a c i o u s G o d
a n d m e r c i f u l , s l o w t o a n g e r a n d a b o u n d i n g i n
s t e a d f a s t l o v e , a n d r e l e n t i n g f r o m d i s a s t e r .

4. Jonah 4:1-11
T h e r e f o r e n o w , O L O R D , p l e a s e t a k e m y l i f e
f r o m m e , f o r i t i s b e t t e r f o r m e t o d i e t h a n t o
l i v e .

5. Jonah 4:1-11
A n d t h e L o r d s a i d , “ D o y o u d o w e l l t o b e
a n g r y ? ”

6. Jonah 4:1-11
J o n a h w e n t o u t o f t h e c i t y a n d s a t t o t h e e a s t
o f t h e c i t y a n d m a d e a b o o t h f o r h i m s e l f t h e r e .
H e s a t u n d e r i t i n t h e s h a d e , t i l l h e s h o u l d s e e
w h a t w o u l d b e c o m e o f t h e c i t y.

7. Jonah 4:1-11
N o w t h e L O R D G o d a p p o i n t e d a p l a n t a n d m a d e
i t c o m e u p o v e r J o n a h , t h a t i t m i g h t b e a s h a d e
o v e r h i s h e a d , t o s a v e h i m f r o m h i s d i s c o m f o r t .
S o J o n a h w a s e x c e e d i n g l y g l a d b e c a u s e o f t h e
p l a n t .

8. Jonah 4:1-11
B u t w h e n d a w n c a m e u p t h e n e x t d a y, G o d
a p p o i n t e d a w o r m t h a t a t t a c k e d t h e p l a n t , s o
t h a t i t w i t h e r e d .

9. Jonah 4:1-11
W h e n t h e s u n r o s e , G o d a p p o i n t e d a s c o r c h i n g
e a s t w i n d , a n d t h e s u n b e a t d o w n o n t h e h e a d
o f J o n a h s o t h a t h e w a s f a i n t . A n d h e a s k e d
t h a t h e m i g h t d i e a n d s a i d , “ I t i s b e t t e r f o r m e
t o d i e t h a n t o l i v e . ” B u t G o d s a i d t o J o n a h , “ D o
y o u d o w e l l t o b e a n g r y f o r t h e p l a n t ? ” A n d h e
s a i d , “ Ye s , I d o w e l l t o b e a n g r y, a n g r y e n o u g h
t o d i e . ”

10. Jonah 4:1-11
A n d t h e L O R D s a i d , “ Yo u p i t y t h e p l a n t , f o r
w h i c h y o u d i d n o t l a b o u r, n o r d i d y o u m a k e i t
g r o w , w h i c h c a m e i n t o b e i n g i n a n i g h t a n d
p e r i s h e d i n a n i g h t . A n d s h o u l d n o t I p i t y
N i n e v e h , t h a t g r e a t c i t y, i n w h i c h t h e r e a r e
m o r e t h a n 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n s w h o d o n o t k n o w
t h e i r r i g h t f r o m t h e i r l e f t , a n d a l s o m u c h
c a t t l e ? ”

11. Receive Mercy
Give Mercy

12. Using and Misusing
Scripture

13. False Shade
is
No Shade

14. Loving your Country
vs
Nationalist Pride

15. Jesus
is the
Ultimate Jonah

16. [1:2] Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city;
[1:4] But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea and there was a
great tempest on the sea;
[1:10] …the men were greatly afraid…
[1:16] …Then the men feared the Lord greatly;
[1:17] And the Lord appointed a great fish…
[3:2] Go to Nineveh, that great city…
[3:3] Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city…
[3:5] They put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of
them.
[4:1] But it displeased Jonah greatly, and he was angry.
[4:11] And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city…

17. JONAH – JESUS

18. Romans 5:8
“ B u t G o d d e m o n s t r a t e s h i s o w n l o v e f o r u s i n
t h i s : W h i l e w e w e r e s t i l l s i n n e r s , C h r i s t d i e d f o r
u s . ”