Now have you ever thought about Jonah being a stubborn man? Where is his stubborn self going to take him? Don't you think although he's going away from a wicked and evil city that he's walking into trouble (wickedness) himself? Sounds like it to me!
A godly person will display instant, willing obedience to God's word of instruction. Godly people are not stubborn people. Oops, that leaves me out! I can get quite stubborn when I want to be. In my stubbornness I have discovered that it does bring trouble. That's too bad. Or is it. If it's God's word/way we are to be following, then that must be the better way if stubborn disobedience brings trouble. The better way, God's way. We must promptly do what the Lord directs us to do. Trust Him. Obey Him.
So, who is Jonah? At present he is a disobedient man. A man of God. He knows the Lord. He has served the Lord faithfully. He's one of the Lord's own men, a prophet. (v. 9) People knew about Jonah and his God or did they? (v. 6/8) So what's up with Jonah now? He's walking into trouble.
Jonah's trouble... a storm comes up.
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