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1 | Did Jonah die in the belly of the fish? | Matt 12:40 | stjohn | 192331 | ||
Hi Brad Sorry if I seem to be ungraceful, but, the story would indeed give credibility if it were possible it was credible. Although there are sharks and whales large enough to hold a man in their bellies, their throats are not large enough to accommodate something that large. In the case of the sperm whale for instance [the largest carnivore on the planet] their esophagus is not much larger then a big grapefruit. MY brother this thread has strayed to far from the intent of this forum so this will be my last word. I had no intention for it to go even as far as it has, I was just attempting to bring things down to the ground if you please, with some good old horse sense. Again I am sorry to appear ungraceful but credibility and "Truth" is what I am after here. BY the way, did "rare" graduate to "fantastic: and bizarre"? I guess I missed it.... :-) And again, my apology. I have no intention to offend. God bless John |
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2 | Did Jonah die in the belly of the fish? | Matt 12:40 | Hank | 192350 | ||
Before we attempt to discredit the ability of a fish to swallow a man, "we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it" (see Hebrews 2:1). So, then, let us pay much closer attention to the text of Jonah 1:17: "And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the stomach of the fish three days and three nights." What part of this text is hard to understand? And what should one do with a text like that? Believe it! God sovereignly prepared (appointed) a great fish to rescue Jonah. Jesus did not teach the story of Jonah as a parable or an allegory but as an actual account firmly rooted in history. See Matthew 12:38-41; 16:4; Luke 11:29-32. Is it really too large a task for God, who spoke the universe into existence, to appoint a big fish capable of swallowing a man? Come, come. Are we to lean on our puny understanding or trust in the power of almighy God and take Him at His word? --Hank | ||||||
3 | Did Jonah die in the belly of the fish? | Matt 12:40 | stjohn | 192353 | ||
Hi Hank, good to hear from you my friend. Pardon me sir, but what part of my post said that I didn't believe the story of Jonah? Could you please go back and read it and then point that out to me? I would be glad to recant if I said that I didn't believe ANY part of the Bible! The fact that whales nor fish nor any other animal that I have ever heard of can possibly swallow a man whole makes the story of Jonah all the more miraculous. God obviously did something to the fish that allowed it to be able to swallow Jonah. Hank, I agree with you and Jesusman, and I apologize to anyone that I may have offended especially you Jesusman. There is nothing wrong with extra biblical information to help prove that the Bible is true, although I also don't think it can soften a heart, only God can do that. My Intent, is to only make sure that we have our facts straight when we make a claim that we have a prof that will back up something in the Bible. If we don't do that, then its just one more reason for the lost world to say that we don't know what we are talking about. There is an awesome responsibility on us to GET IT RIGHT or we could just cause more of the lost to turn away. We better make very sure that we know exactly what we are talking about. And Hank, "paying attention" is something that I try very hard to do,... but thanks for the reminder anyway :-) God bless John |
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4 | Did Jonah die in the belly of the fish? | Matt 12:40 | Hank | 192361 | ||
John, points well taken and thanks for your painstaking efforts to set down your position with added clarity. One of the earmarks of a true believer, so it seems to me, is his deep resolve to take God at His word, that is to say, to look to Scripture as the plumb line by which to measure all truth. The Psalmist said, "The sum of Your word is truth, and every one of Your righteous ordinances is everlasting" (Psalm 119:150, NASB). And our Lord prayed, "Sanctify them in truth. Your word is truth" (John 17:17, NASB). God's blessings to you, too, John. --Hank | ||||||