Jonah 4:5

"The LORD said, “Is it right for you to be angry?”"

Key Reflection

In first-century Judaism, prophets often faced resistance from their own people when delivering God's message. The Lord asks Jonah if it is right for him to be angry, challenging Jonah's motives and the basis of his anger at God’s plan. This question would have resonated with the original audience, who understood that prophets needed to maintain a balance between their personal emotions and their mission to deliver divine truth.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

So Jonah went out of the city -o, The form of the words implies (as in the English Version), that this took place after Jonah was convinced that God would spare Nineveh; and since there is no intimation that he knew it by revelation, then it was probably after the 40 days . “The days being now past, after which it was time that the things foretold should be accomplished, and His anger as yet taking no effect, Jonah understood that God had pity on Nineveh.

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