Real Talk

10/19/2024

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One author warns us against putting too much in the names that we find in Scripture. While some have seen great significance in the meaning of “Amittai” (“truth”) and the name “Jonah” (“dove”), we must be careful not to interpret these in a way that goes beyond the book’s obvious i...

10/18/2024

Although many would like to reduce the story of 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐡 to myth or allegory, if 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 is who He claims to be, Jonah is a true story that predicts Jesus’ own death, burial, and resurrection for us. Also, Jonah is a short and powerful story about the greatness of God’s grace, the universal need for forgiveness, and a Father’s ongoing work to expose and change the hateful heart of his prophet.

Have you read this book? Jesus refers to it a few times. Does it say anything to me today? Are you a Jonah?