“The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.”
The statement that Jonah descended to the land whose bars closed behind him and that the LORD brought up his life from the pit indicates the restoration of Jonah from death. The rising of the soul from the pit suggests rescue from the brink of death.
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Adam SmithNote1mo agoGod's faithfulness through history - Jonah 2
Their context of persecution gives these words a weight we often miss. The Hebrew word used here carries a richness that English can't fully capture. Today it speaks comfort; a year ago it spoke convi...
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Amara DialloNote1mo agoGod's faithfulness through history - Jonah 2
Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing - both the anguish and the hope. The early church would have heard this very differently than we do today. ...
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Yuki TanakaNote1mo agoThe heart of worship - Jonah 2
God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. His timing, His methods, His purposes - all beyond our comprehension, yet perfectly good. Following God is costly, but the...
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