In these verses we see the closing argument for the main point of this book- Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of the OT sacrificial system. He is the “once for all” offering for sin, giving the redeemed true forgiveness and holiness, so that God’s people can be with Him.
Jonah 1:1-10 1:1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” 3 But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and…
Jonah 1:1-6 1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” 3 But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and…