Jonah Runs – Chantilly
September 13, 2026
Brett Andrews – Sept 13
Jonah 1:1-17, The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai:2 “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it because their evil has come up before me.”3 Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the Lord’s presence. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the Lord’s presence.
4 But the Lord threw a great wind onto the sea, and such a great storm arose on the sea that the ship threatened to break apart. 5 The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his god. They threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. Meanwhile, Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel and had stretched out and fallen into a deep sleep.
6 The captain approached him and said, “What are you doing sound asleep? Get up! Call to your god.[a] Maybe this god will consider us, and we won’t perish.”
7 “Come on!” the sailors said to each other. “Let’s cast lots. Then we’ll know who is to blame for this trouble we’re in.” So they cast lots, and the lot singled out Jonah.8 Then they said to him, “Tell us who is to blame for this trouble we’re in. What is your business, and where are you from? What is your country, and what people are you from?”
9 He answered them, “I’m a Hebrew. I worship[b] the Lord, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.”
10 Then the men were seized by a great fear and said to him, “What have you done?” The men knew he was fleeing from the Lord’s presence because he had told them. 11 So they said to him, “What should we do to you so that the sea will calm down for us?” For the sea was getting worse and worse.
12 He answered them, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea so that it will calm down for you, for I know that I’m to blame for this great storm that is against you.” 13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they couldn’t because the sea was raging against them more and more.
14 So they called out to the Lord, “Please, Lord, don’t let us perish because of this man’s life, and don’t charge us with innocent blood! For you, Lord, have done just as you pleased.” 15 Then they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging. 16 The men were seized by great fear of the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.
17 The Lord appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Jonah– history or parable?
Matthew 12:40, …as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.
Proverbs 3:5,7,
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not rely on your own understanding;
7 Don’t be wise in your own eyes;
Jonah Called
Jonah 1:1-2, The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it because their evil has come up before me.”
Hebrews 1:1,2, Long ago God spoke to our ancestors by the prophets at different times and in different ways. 2 In these last days, he has spoken to us by his Son.
John 1:1, In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.
Psalm 19:1, The heavens declare the glory of the Lord….
John 10:4b-5, The sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 They will never follow a stranger; instead they will run away from him, because they don’t know the voice of strangers.”
Jonah 1:2, “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it because their evil has come up before me.”
Jonah 1:2, Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it because their evil has come up before me.”
Jonah 4:2, I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in faithful love, and one who relents from sending disaster.
How is God calling you?
John 14:15 Jesus says, “If you love me, you will keep my commands.
Jonah 1:3, Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the Lord’s presence. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the Lord’s presence.
Jonah Runs “Down”
Jonah 1:3, Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the Lord’s presence. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the Lord’s presence.
Jonah 1:5, Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel
Jonah 2:3, (Jonah’s prays), [God] you threw me into the depths, into the heart of the seas,
Jonah 1:3a, Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the Lord’s presence
1 John 5:3, For this is what love for God is: to keep his commands. And his commands are not a burden…
Jonah 1:4, But the Lord threw a great wind onto the sea, and such a great storm arose on the sea that the ship threatened to break apart.
5 The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his god. They threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. Meanwhile, Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel and had stretched out and fallen into a deep sleep.
1 Corinthians 15:33, Bad company corrupts good character.
Jonah 1:6, The captain approached him and said, “What are you doing sound asleep? Get up! Call to your god. Maybe this god will consider us, and we won’t perish.”
Hebrews 12:5-7, My son, do not take the Lord’s discipline lightly or lose heart when you are reproved by him,
6 for the Lord disciplines the one he loves
and punishes every son he receives.
7 Endure suffering as discipline: God is dealing with you as sons.
Psalm 119:67, Before I was afflicted I went astray,
but now I keep your word.
Jonah 1:8, Then they said to him, “Tell us who is to blame for this trouble we’re in. What is your business, and where are you from? What is your country, and what people are you from?” 9 He answered them, “I’m a Hebrew. I worship the Lord, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.”
Jonah 1:10, Then the men were seized by a great fear and said to him, “What have you done?” The men knew he was fleeing from the Lord’s presence because he had told them.
“The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians: who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.”
–Brennan Manning,
Jonah, “It’s all my fault.”
Jonah 1:11, So they said to him, “What should we do to you so that the sea will calm down for us?” For the sea was getting worse and worse.
Jonah 1:13, Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they couldn’t because the sea was raging against them more and more.
Jonah 1:14-16, 14 So they called out to the Lord, “Please, Lord, don’t let us perish because of this man’s life, and don’t charge us with innocent blood! For you, Lord, have done just as you pleased.” 15 Then they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging.
The men were seized by great fear of the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.
Psalm 46:1-2, God is our refuge and strength,
a helper who is always found
in times of trouble.
2 Therefore we will not be afraid,
though the earth trembles
and the mountains topple
into the depths of the seas,
3 though its water roars and foams
Proverbs 18:10, The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are protected.
Isaiah 40:29, He gives strength to the weary. Power to the weak.
Psalm 147:2, He heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds.
