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Jonas 2

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1 Nang magkagayo'y nanalangin si Jonas sa Panginoon niyang Dios mula sa tiyan ng isda.

2 At kaniyang sinabi, Tinawagan ko ang Panginoon dahil sa aking pagdadalamhati, At siya'y sumagot sa akin; Mula sa tiyan ng Sheol ako'y sumigaw, At iyong dininig ang aking tinig.

3 Sapagka't inihagis mo ako sa kalaliman, sa gitna ng dagat, At ang tubig ay nasa palibot ko; Ang lahat ng iyong alon at lahat ng iyong malaking alon ay umaapaw sa akin.

4 At aking sinabi, Ako'y nahagis mula sa harap ng iyong mga mata; Gayon ma'y titingin ako uli sa iyong banal na templo.

5 Kinukulong ako ng tubig sa palibot hanggang sa kaluluwa; Ang kalaliman ay nasa palibot ko; Ang mga damong dagat ay pumilipit sa aking ulo.

6 Ako'y bumaba sa mga kaibaibabaan ng mga bundok; Ang lupa sangpu ng kaniyang halang ay tumakip sa akin magpakailan man: Gayon may isinampa mo ang aking buhay mula sa hukay, Oh Panginoon kong Dios.

7 Nang ang aking kaluluwa ay nanglupaypay sa loob ko; naaalaala ko ang Panginoon; At ang aking dalangin ay umabot sa loob ng iyong banal na templo.

8 Ang nagsisilingap ng mga walang kabuluhang magdaraya Binabayaan ang kanilang sariling kaawaan.

9 Nguni't ako'y maghahain sa iyo ng tinig ng pasasalamat; Aking tutuparin yaong aking ipinanata. Kaligtasa'y sa Panginoon.

10 At ang Panginoon ay nagsalita sa isda, at iniluwa si Jonas sa tuyong lupa.

   

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Exploring the Meaning of Jonah 2

Av New Christian Bible Study Staff

In Jonah 2:1-10, Jonah is trapped in the belly of the great fish. He prays for salvation, and in the end, after this terrible trial, he is vomited forth onto dry land.

Before a new church -- either a state of good and truth with a group of people, or a new state of good an truth in ourselves - can come into existence, a period of temptation, of struggle, must occur. During this time a remnant of good and truth from prior states, will be preserved. This happens to us. When we really don't want to do something that we know we should do, we get into a state of spiritual temptation. That's what this chapter is about.

In Arcana Coelestia 756, it says: "In Jonah, 'The waters closed around me, even to my soul, the deep surrounded me. Here... 'the waters' and 'the deep' stand for the full extent of temptation.

This chapter also prophesies, or foreshadows, the combats that Jesus Christ would have with the hells, and his most grievous temptations at the time. The “three days and nights during which Jonah was in the bowels of the fish,” signify the entire duration of the combat with the hells.

In the New Testament, in Matthew 12:39-41, there's a reference back to this story:

"No sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and will condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah. And now One greater than Jonah is here.

For us, then... what? When we've turned away from the Lord, and we're in "the belly of the fish" - in temptations, struggles, combats, and everything looks pretty hopeless - then if we really pray, and seek the Lord's help, he can help us.

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

Here, too, is a link to Rev. McCurdy's study guide for the Book of Jonah, which is available for free as a .pdf, for your use.

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