Locate the passage This passage begins with the last verse of Jonah 1 (2:1 in the Hebrew text) and includes all ten verses of Jonah 2. The passage begins with Jonah being swallowed by a God-appointed fish, proceeds with an account of the prayer of Jonah and co... Read More »

Locate the passage Jonah 1:4-16. The passage commences with an account of a great storm and concludes with sailors sacrificing to the LORD after having thrown Jonah into the sea. Genre Historical Narrative. This account stresses the LORD’S action, the intera... Read More »

Locate the passage Jonah 1:3. This is the introduction to the book of Jonah. Genre Historical Narrative. The entire book of Jonah-4 chapters and 48 verses-is an extended example of historical narrative. Determine the structure of the passage The structure of t... Read More »

Dr. David Allen’s Preaching Jonah 1 lecture at the 2014 Advanced Expository Preaching Workshop – Preaching the Book of Jonah. Read More »