Who is God?

The book of Jonah ends with a revelation on the nature of God and points to our Messiah in more ways than we realize. This sermon is about what happens when we consider the cumulative effect of Scripture.

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Series Overview

1.Who is Jonah?

2.See Jonah Run

3.Holy Envy

4.Whale Spit Monologues

5.Art of Repentance

6.“Who Knows?”

7.Jonah and the Worm

8.Who is God?

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Scripture: Jonah 4

(Additional Reading: Matthew 18.21-35; Exodus 32.7-14, 34.6-7; Genesis 6.12; Hebrews 1.1-4; Romans 3.26).

How He Reveals It

What He Reveals 

They asked the Torah: "How is the sinner to be punished?" It replied, "Let him bring a sacrifice and he will be pardoned."

They asked prophecy: "How is the sinner to be punished?" It replied, "The person who sins,...he shall die" (Ezek. 18:4).

They asked David: "How is the sinner to be punished!" He replied, "May sinners disappear from the earth and the wicked be no more" (Ps. 104:35).

They asked Wisdom: "How is the sinner to be punished?" It replied, "Misfortune pursues sinners" (Prov. 13:21).

They asked the Holy One Blessed be He: "How is the sinner to be punished?" He replied, "Let him do repentance, and I will accept it, as it is written: 'Good and upright is the LORD [; therefore He shows sinners the way]' (Ps. 25:8)".”

- Jewish Liturgy, Genizah Fragment -