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NASB | 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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Jonah 1:17 ¶ Now the LORD had prepared (appointed, destined) a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the stomach of the fish three days and three nights. [Matt 12:40] |
Bible Question:
Matthew 16:4 This is the second time in Matthew that Jesus sais that there will be no signs for this wicked generation except for the one of Jonah. Can someone explain to me what the sign of Jonah is? |
Bible Answer: Dear eascusa, Welcome to the forum. Matt 16:4 A wicked and morally unfaithful generation craves a sign, but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. Then He left them and went away. [Jonah 3:4, 5.] Jon 3:4 Then Jonah began to go through the city one day's walk; and he cried out and said, "Yet forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown." Jon 3:5 Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them. Here is my 2 cents. The first time Jesus mentioned about Jonah's sign in Matthew Ch 12 was to show His status in Ch 12 v41 where within the context He refuted Pharisees' blasphemies. I believe this is the central idea when Jesus cited about Jonah. Now, in Ch 16, the context is different from that in chapter 12. You see from the amplified version, the cross reference verse for Mat 16:4 is Jonah 3:4-5. It is God's miraculous work that the whole Nineveh (a wicked people as well as Israel's enemy) saved. I believe this is to show God's mercy to also save the gentile when following the context in Ch 16 and the preceding chapter 15 v21-39. Jesus also compared the Pharisees and Sadducees with the wicked Ninevites that even the most wicked Ninevites did not reject God's grace and repented, yet the Pharisees, Sadducees and religious leaders were so much hard-hearted. I heard a preacher said that Ch 15:37 (feeding the 4000 thousand) "...large baskets full", original word "spuris; of unc" used is in association with gentiles; while a different word used in Ch 14:20 (feeding the 5000 thousand) "kophinos; a prim. word; a basket:--baskets" denotes the Jews. However, I don't know Greek, I believe brother Tim or other can help to verify this if they are around. Shalom Azure |
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