Jonah: The Tale of Two Stories
This sermon was preached by Louise Gibbon at Common Ground Church Rondebosch on the 23 October 2022.
Scripture: Jonah 1:1-4
Jonah Flees the Presence of the Lord
1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up beforeme.” 3 But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it,to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord. 4 But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest onthe sea, so that the ship threatened to break up.