LESSON 2 

MARCH 14, 2010

SUBJECT: A Community to Redeem DEVOTIONAL READING: Matthew 9:9-13

BACKGROUND: Jonah 3:10-4:11 LESSON: Jonah 3:10-4:5

MEMORY VERSE: He prayed to the Lord, "O Lord, is this not what I said when I was still at home? That is why I was so quick to flee to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity. Jonah 4:2 NIV

LESSON AIM: To see how God provides His grace and mercy in the redemption of people.

INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDY OUTLINE

I. THE EFFECT OF JONAH’S PREACHING: JONAH 3:10

1.     How did the Ninevites respond to Jonah’s preaching?  Jonah 3:5a

2.     What did the Ninevites do to show their repentance? Jonah 3:5b

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3.     What did God notice about the Ninevites? Jonan 3:10a

4.     What was God’s response to the Ninevites’ repentance?  Jonah 3:10bc

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5.     What would have happened to the Ninevites if they had not repented? Jonah 3:4

II. JONAH’S POUTING:  JONAH 4:1-5

7.     What was Jonah’s reaction to God’s pardon of the Ninevites?  Jonah 4:1

8.     Do you think Jonah was justified in being angry with God for sparing the Ninevites?  Why of why not?

9.     Why do you think Jonah hated and despised the Ninevites and wished their destruction?

10.     Why had Jonah disobeyed God the first time and fled from Him?  Jonah 4:2a

11.     Even though Jonah was displeased that the Ninevites were forgiven, how did he rightly characterize God in five ways?  Jonah 4:2b

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12.     Do you think Jonah was right to pray to God as recorded in Jonah 4:2?  Explain your answer.

13.     What was wrong with Jonah’s prayer?

14.     What did Jonah wish for because of his displeasure with God’s decision to forgive the Ninevites?  Jonah 4:3

15.     How did God respond to Jonah’s pouting?  Jonah 4:4

16.     What do you think God was trying to get Jonah to realize? What must we all realize?  Romans 3:9, 23

17.     What was Jonah still hoping for even after God had forgiven Nineveh?  Jonah 4:5

18.     How did God show mercy toward Jonah as he waited to see the punishment of Nineveh?  Jonah 4:6

19.     What did God do to stimulate Jonah to think about his attitude?  Jonah 4:7-8a

20.     What was Jonah’s wish after the incidents in verses 7-8? Jonah 4:8b

21.     What was God’s question to Jonah because of his attitude? How did Jonah answer? Jonah 4:9

22.     What was Jonah more concerned about than the people of Nineveh?  Jonah 4:10

23.     How do we sometimes put things before people?

24.     In what ways were the people of Nineveh not spiritual mature? Jonah 4:11

25.     What did God want Jonah to learn about His divine nature?  Jonah 4:11