Inhaltsangabe
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848. Excerpt: ... JONAH. B.c. 830. We have seen how the kingdom of Israel became estranged from the Lord's ordinances, both in Church and state; and have remarked the long-suffering of the Lord, who, notwithstanding, delayed to give up his people which had given up Him; even in the dreadful apostasy of Ahab, He withdrew not his prophets; and though Israel revolted more and more, He continued those teachers of his word, that He might afford his people every chance of coming to a better mind, and returning to their forsaken pasture and their deserted fold. Of the greater number of these messengers, the names in the book of this life have been obliterated. Some few occur in the course of the narrative; others appear in other writings, which are designated by their own names. Among these latter, and as the very earliest of them, appears Jonah, the son of Amittai, a native of Gath-hepher, which was a small town in Lower Galilee, in the tribe of Zebulon, and proved that, in those days at least, there was no inconsistency in a prophet arising out of Galilee. The opening of his career was likely to gratify that secret ambition, and afforded that aug.ury of success, which novices are so apt to cherish and embrace, even in spiritual missions; if, at least, the first message, of which we hear, was the first on which God sent him. It was to assure his countrymen, under bitter affliction, when they were sorely pushed by the Syrians, and were left without any ally to help them; and he had to express the gracious promise, that He would not blot out the name of Israel from under heaven. The promise was performed, by enabling Jeroboam, the son of Joash, to regain his lost territory, and save his country. And the mercy was so much the more signal, in that Jeroboam had done evil in the sight...
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