"The Pouting Prophet and God's Mercy for All," a series by Dr. Matt Thornton through the book of Jonah.
From the belly of a huge fish - whatever kind of fish it was, does not matter - jonah, this disobedient and pouting profit, praise to Yahweh his God and cries out from his despair. He thanks God for rescuing him from what was going to be certain death in a watery grave, and he asks that God would rescue him again, saying "But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to the Lord.”
However, in this prayer that begins with Jonah directly quoting from several different Psalms, there is a rather unfortunate plot twist to the prayer of this prophet. The prayer beings with thanksgiving for his rescue, and it ends in a pitiful attitude of arrogance.
Pastor Matt Thornton, Speaker.
Painting by Sally Santoyo.
Date Recorded: 05/02/21
