Jonah 1:9

"He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.”"

Key Reflection

In Jonah 1:9, Jonah's declaration identifies him as a Hebrew and affirms his reverence for the Creator, the God of both heaven and earth. This statement underscores his faith in the omnipotent deity who controls nature, setting the stage for the divine intervention that follows his disobedience.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

I am an Hebrew -This was the name by which Israel was known to foreigners. It is used in the Old Testament, only when they are spoken of by foreigners, or speak of themselves to foreigners, or when the sacred writers mention them in contrast with foreigners . So Joseph spoke of his landGenesis 40:15, and the Hebrew midwivesExodus 1:19, and Moses’ sisterExodus 2:7, and God in His commission to MosesExodus 3:18;Exodus 7:16;Exodus 9:1as to Pharaoh, and Moses in fulfilling itExodus 5:3. They had the name, as having passed the River Euphrates, “emigrants.” The title might serve to remind themselves, that they were “strangers” and “pilgrims,”Hebrews 11:13.

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