Jonah 1:4

"But the LORD sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up."

Key Reflection

This verse symbolizes divine judgment and God's power over nature. The fierce storm serves as a physical manifestation of God’s displeasure with Jonah's disobedience, setting the stage for Jonah's confrontation with his own sin and the need for repentance.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

But (And) the Lord sent out -(literally ‘cast along’). Jonah had done his all. Now God’s part began. This He expresses by the word, “And.” Jonah took “his” measures, “and” now God takes “His.” He had let him have his way, as He often deals with those who rebel against Him. He lets them have their way up to a certain point. He waits, in the tranquility of His Almightiness, until they have completed their preparations; and then, when man has ended, He begins, that man may see the more that it is His doing . “He takes those who flee from Him in their flight, the wise in their counsels, sinners in their conceits and sins, and draws them back to Himself and compels them to return.

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