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Jonah 1

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1 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P *ιωνας-N1T-ASM ὁ- A--ASM ὁ- A--GSM *αμαθι-N---GSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

2 ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAD2S καί-C πορεύομαι-VC--APD2S εἰς-P *νινευη-N1--ASF ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF ὁ- A--ASF μέγας-A1--ASF καί-C κηρύσσω-VA--AAD2S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSF ὅτι-C ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF κραυγή-N1--NSF ὁ- A--GSF κακία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GSF πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS

3 καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S *ιωνας-N1T-NSM ὁ- A--GSN φεύγω-VB--AAN εἰς-P *θαρσις-N---AS ἐκ-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C καταβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S εἰς-P *ιοππη-N1--ASF καί-C εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI3S πλοῖον-N2N-ASN βαδίζω-V1--PAPASN εἰς-P *θαρσις-N---AS καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ναῦλον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐνβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S εἰς-P αὐτός- D--ASN ὁ- A--GSN πλέω-VA--AAN μετά-P αὐτός- D--GPM εἰς-P *θαρσις-N---AS ἐκ-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN κύριος-N2--GSM

4 καί-C κύριος-N2--NSM ἐκἀγείρω-V1I-IAI3S πνεῦμα-N3M-ASN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF θάλασσα-N1S-ASF καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S κλύδων-N3W-NSM μέγας-A1P-NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF θάλασσα-N1S-DSF καί-C ὁ- A--NSN πλοῖον-N2N-NSN κινδυνεύω-V1I-IAI3S συντρίβω-VD--APN

5 καί-C φοβέω-VCI-API3P ὁ- A--NPM ναυτικός-A1--NPM καί-C ἀναβοάω-V4I-IAI3P ἕκαστος-A1--NSM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM θεός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἐκβολή-N1--ASF ποιέω-VAI-AMI3P ὁ- A--GPN σκεῦος-N3E-GPN ὁ- A--GPN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN πλοῖον-N2N-DSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF θάλασσα-N1S-ASF ὁ- A--GSN κουφίζω-VS--APN ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GPM *ιωνας-N1T-NSM δέ-X καταβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF κοῖλος-A1--ASF ὁ- A--GSN πλοῖον-N2N-GSN καί-C καταεὕδω-V1I-IAI3S καί-C ῥέγχω-VAI-AAI3S

6 καί-C προςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--NSM πρωρεύς-N3V-NSM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM τίς- I--ASN σύ- P--NS ῥέγχω-V1--PAI2S ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAD2S καί-C ἐπικαλέω-V2--PMD2S ὁ- A--ASM θεός-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS ὅπως-C διασώζω-VF--FMI2S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--AP καί-C μή-D ἀποὀλλύω-V5--PMS1P

7 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἕκαστος-A1--NSM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM πλησίον-D αὐτός- D--GSM δεῦτε-D βάλλω-VB--AAS1P κλῆρος-N2--APM καί-C ἐπιγιγνώσκω-VZ--AAS1P τίς- I--GSN ἕνεκεν-P ὁ- A--NSF κακία-N1A-NSF οὗτος- D--NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἐν-P ἐγώ- P--DP καί-C βάλλω-VBI-AAI3P κλῆρος-N2--APM καί-C πίπτω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM κλῆρος-N2--NSM ἐπί-P *ιωνας-N1T-ASM

8 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3P πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM ἀποἀγγέλλω-VB--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--DP τίς- I--GSN ἕνεκεν-P ὁ- A--NSF κακία-N1A-NSF οὗτος- D--NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἐν-P ἐγώ- P--DP τίς- I--NSM σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--NSF ἐργασία-N1A-NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S καί-C πόθεν-D ἔρχομαι-V1--PMS2S καί-C ἐκ-P ποῖος-A1A-GSF χώρα-N1A-GSF καί-C ἐκ-P ποῖος-A1A-GSM λαός-N2--GSM εἰμί-V9--PAI2S σύ- P--NS

9 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM δοῦλος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S καί-C ὁ- A--ASM κύριος-N2--ASM θεός-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--NS σέβομαι-V1--PMI1S ὅς- --NSM ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF θάλασσα-N1S-ASF καί-C ὁ- A--ASF ξηρός-A1A-ASF

10 καί-C φοβέω-VCI-API3P ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM φόβος-N2--ASM μέγας-A1P-ASM καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM τίς- I--ASN οὗτος- D--ASN ποιέω-VAI-AAI2S διότι-C γιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὅτι-C ἐκ-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN κύριος-N2--GSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S φεύγω-V1--PAPNSM ὅτι-C ἀποἀγγέλλω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM

11 καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM τίς- I--ASN σύ- P--DS ποιέω-VA--AAS1P καί-C κοπάζω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--NSF θάλασσα-N1S-NSF ἀπό-P ἐγώ- P--GP ὅτι-C ὁ- A--NSF θάλασσα-N1S-NSF πορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3S καί-C ἐκἀγείρω-V1I-IAI3S μᾶλλον-D κλύδων-N3W-ASM

12 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *ιωνας-N1T-NSM πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM αἴρω-VA--AAD2P ἐγώ- P--AS καί-C ἐνβάλλω-VB--AAD2P ἐγώ- P--AS εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF θάλασσα-N1S-ASF καί-C κοπάζω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--NSF θάλασσα-N1S-NSF ἀπό-P σύ- P--GP διότι-C γιγνώσκω-VX--XAI1S ἐγώ- P--NS ὅτι-C διά-P ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--NSM κλύδων-N3W-NSM ὁ- A--NSM μέγας-A1P-NSM οὗτος- D--NSM ἐπί-P σύ- P--AP εἰμί-V9--PAI3S

13 καί-C παραβιάζομαι-V1I-IMI3P ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὁ- A--GSN ἐπιστρέφω-VA--AAN πρός-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF καί-C οὐ-D δύναμαι-V6I-IMI3P ὅτι-C ὁ- A--NSF θάλασσα-N1S-NSF πορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3S καί-C ἐκἀγείρω-V1I-IMI3S μᾶλλον-D ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--APM

14 καί-C ἀναβοάω-VAI-AAI3P πρός-P κύριος-N2--ASM καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P μηδαμῶς-D κύριος-N2--VSM μή-D ἀποὀλλύω-V5--PMS1P ἕνεκεν-P ὁ- A--GSF ψυχή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM οὗτος- D--GSM καί-C μή-D δίδωμι-VO--AAS2S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AP αἷμα-N3M-ASN δίκαιος-A1A-ASN ὅτι-C σύ- P--NS κύριος-N2--VSM ὅς- --ASM τρόπος-N2--ASM βούλομαι-V1I-IMI2S ποιέω-VX--XAI2S

15 καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASM *ιωνας-N1T-ASM καί-C ἐκβάλλω-VBI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--ASM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF θάλασσα-N1S-ASF καί-C ἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF θάλασσα-N1S-NSF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM σάλος-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSF

16 καί-C φοβέω-VCI-API3P ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM φόβος-N2--DSM μέγας-A1--DSM ὁ- A--ASM κύριος-N2--ASM καί-C θύω-VAI-AAI3P θυσία-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--DSM κύριος-N2--DSM καί-C εὔχομαι-VA--AMI3P εὐχή-N1--APF

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Exploring the Meaning of Jonah 1

Napsal(a) Helen Kennedy

Billy Graham once said that the whole of Jesus' ministry could be summed up in two words; Come and Go.

COME to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28)

GO and make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:19)

In the beginning of the Book of Jonah, chapter 1, we have a story about what happens when you do the first step, but not the second. Jonah was supposed to go preach the gospel -- the monotheistic worship of Jehovah -- to the people of Ninevah. Swedenborg tells us that the verses in Jonah 1:1-2 are about the people of Israel, who had received the Word - but wouldn't go out and share it amongst the nations.

In Jonah 1:4-6, peoples' spiritual knowledge declines, and begins to perish. It happens both in the land of Israel, and in the wider world.

Here are some key symbolic elements in this account:

- A ship represents the knowledge of good and truth useful for life (a church). (Apocalypse Revealed 406)

- A sea, storm and wind represents Hell and its influence. (Apocalypse Revealed 343[4])

- To be asleep means to be deluded by our own glory. (Arcana Coelestia 147)

In Jonah 1:7-9, the people who lived outside the land of Israel had some perception that their own spiritual knowledge was lacking, and they it had led to a collapse of their spiritual state. As Swedenborg puts it, "the state of the church was perverted among themselves".

When they perceived this, they also came to understand that they needed to reject falsified truths that they were getting from the Jewish church at that time, and pray to the Lord for salvation, to try to restore real worship, real spiritual love and wisdom.

Drawing lots, or playing a game of chance, represents pulling truths apart. (Arcana Coelestia 9942.13)

In Jonah 1:10-13, throwing Jonah into the sea represents the rejection of that hollowed-out church, to make way for a new church. Then, in Jonah 1:14-16, when the people in the boat pray unto the Lord for salvation -- it works! They are saved from foundering and drowning.

What's the takeaway for us? If we're getting false ideas from our neighbors, we need to perceive it, and stop. We need to identify our false beliefs, and reject them -- throw them into the sea. Then, we need to pray for salvation -- and then a new "church" can start in us, too, personally, with renewed spiritual life. And, when we come to the Lord, and experience spiritual "rest", then we can also go share our new true ideas and good loves with our neighbors -- coming, and going.

Here's a link to an interesting (audio) sermon on this chapter, by Rev. Todd Beiswenger.

Finally, here's a link to Rev. McCurdy's Study Guide for the Book of Jonah, which is available for free as a .pdf, for your use.