Precept upon Precept®

Where Are You Going?

A STUDY OF JONAH

PRECEPT UPON PRECEPT®

KINGS AND PROPHETS SERIES

Course 5

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

A STUDY OF JONAH

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2nd edition

Contents

Lessons

Lesson One: Jonah 1 and 2

Lesson Two: Jonah 3 and 4

Appendix

Jonah Observation Worksheets

“Jonah at a Glance” chart

Map, “Jonah’s Journey”

“The Historical Chart of the Kings and Prophets of Israel and Judah”

LESSON ONE

Chapters One and Two

This Lesson Incorporates

Cross-references

Word studies

The following located in the Appendix:

Observation Worksheets of Jonah 1–2

“Jonah’s Journey” map

Was there ever a time when you wanted to run away from the will of the Lord, even die, because it seemed easier, your way out? Many have been there at one time or another.

What’s the answer? What are we to do? And what if we don’t?

The book of Jonah has answers. It’s far more than a whale of a story!

DAY ONE

1. The book of Jonah is just four chapters long; it can be read in minutes. If it were a New Testament epistle, we would suggest you sit down and read it through to familiarize yourself with the content. However, because its historical content took place over a period of time, we think it’s better for you to study it event by event. Therefore, may we ask you to restrain yourself and experience the venture chapter by chapter.

Read through the first chapter of Jonah and stop. Then go to the Lord in prayer and ask Him to show you His purpose in including this account in His book, the Bible. What has He ordered written and preserved all these millennia for the world, particularly for the nation of Israel, and for the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ? Seek His face in this matter every time you begin your study.

2. There are Observation Worksheets on Jonah in the Appendix so you can freely mark the text. Read through Jonah 1 again. This time mark references to Jonah including pronouns in a color of your choice. When you finish, list everything you learn about Jonah that answers one of the 5 Ws ...