Jonah Chapter 01 Matthew Henry Commentary Concise

( 2 Kings 14:25 ) deliverance from out of the fish, rendered him a type of our blessed Lord, who mentions it, so as to show the certain truth of the narrative. All that was done was easy to the almighty power of the Author and Sustainer of life. This book shows us, by the example of the Ninevites, how great are the Divine forbearance and long-suffering towards sinners. It shows a most striking contrast between the goodness and mercy of God, and the rebellion, impatience, and peevishness of his servant; and it will be best understood by those who are most acquainted with their own hearts.

Jonah, sent to Nineveh, flees to Tarshish. (1-3)
He is stayed by a tempest. (4-7)
His discourse with the mariners. (8-12)
He is cast into the sea, and miraculously preserved. (13-17)

1-3. It is sad to think how much sin is committed in great cities. Their wickedness, as that of Nineveh, is a bold and open affront to God. Jonah must go at once to Nineveh, and there, on the spot, cry against the wickedness of it. Jonah would not go. Probably there are few among us who would not have tried to decline such a mission. Providence seemed to give him an opportunity to escape; we may be out of the way of duty, and yet may meet with a favourable gale. The ready way is not always the right way. See what the best of men are, when God leaves them to themselves; and what need we have, when the word of the Lord comes to us, to have the Spirit of the Lord to bring every thought within us into obedience.

○욘1:1 여호와의 말씀을 거역하는 요나
  욘1:1 불순종하는 요나
욘 1:1 여호와의 말씀이 아밋대의 아들 요나에게 임하니라 이르시되 
욘 1:2 너는 일어나 저 큰 성읍 니느웨로 가서 그것을 쳐서 외치라 그 악독이 내 앞에 상달하였음이니라 하시니라 
욘 1:3 그러나 요나가 여호와의 낯을 피하려고 일어나 다시스로 도망하려 하여 욥바로 내려갔더니 마침 다시스로 가는 배를 만 난지라 여호와의 낯을 피하여 함께 다시스로 가려고 선가를 주고 배에 올랐더라 

Verses 4-7 God sent a pursuer after Jonah, even a mighty tempest. Sin brings storms and tempests into the soul, into the family, into churches and nations; it is a disquieting, disturbing thing. Having called upon their gods for help, the sailors did what they could to help themselves. Oh that men would be thus wise for their souls, and would be willing to part with that wealth, pleasure, and honour, which they cannot keep without making shipwreck of faith and a good conscience, and ruining their souls for ever! Jonah was fast asleep. Sin is stupifying, and we are to take heed lest at any time our hearts are hardened by the deceitfulness of it. What do men mean by sleeping on in sin, when the word of God and the convictions of their own consciences, warn them to arise and call on the Lord, if they would escape everlasting misery? Should not we warn each other to awake, to arise, to call upon our God, if so be he will deliver us? The sailors concluded the storm was a messenger of Divine justice sent to some one in that ship. Whatever evil is upon us at any time, there is a cause for it; and each must pray, Lord, show me wherefore thou contendest with me. The lot fell upon Jonah. God has many ways of bringing to light hidden sins and sinners, and making manifest that folly which was thought to be hid from the eyes of all living.

  욘1:4 요나 태풍을 만남
욘 1:4 여호와께서 대풍을 대작하여 배가 거의 깨어지게 된지라 
욘 1:5 사공이 두려워 하여 각각 자기의 신을 부르고 또 배를 가볍게 하려고 그 가운데 물건을 바다에 던지니라 그러나 요나는 배 밑층 에 내려가서 누워 깊이 잠이 든지라 
욘 1:6 선장이 나아가서 그에게 이르되 자는 자여 어찜이뇨 일어나서 네 하나님께 구하라 혹시 하나님이 우리를 생각하사 망하 지 않게 하시리라 하니라 
욘 1:7 그들이 서로 이르되 자 우리가 제비를 뽑아 이 재앙이 누구로 인하여 우리에게 임하였나 알자 하고 곧 제비를 뽑으니 제 비가 요 나에게 당한지라 

Verses 8-12 Jonah gave an account of his religion, for that was his business. We may hope that he told with sorrow and shame, justifying God, condemning himself, and explaining to the mariners what a great God Jehovah is. They said to him, Why hast thou done this? If thou fearest the God that made the sea and the dry land, why wast thou such a fool as to think thou couldst flee from his presence? If the professors of religion do wrong, they will hear it from those who make no such profession. When sin has raised a storm, and laid us under the tokens of God's displeasure, we must consider what is to be done to the sin that raised the storm. Jonah uses the language of true penitents, who desire that none but themselves may fare the worse for their sins and follies. Jonah sees this to be the punishment of his iniquity, he accepts it, and justifies God in it. When conscience is awakened, and a storm raised, nothing will turn it into a calm but parting with the sin that caused the disturbance. Parting with our money will not pacify the conscience, the Jonah must be thrown overboard.

욘 1:8 무리가 그에게 이르되 청컨대 이 재앙이 무슨 연고로 우리에게 임하였는가 고하라 네 생업이 무엇이며 어디서 왔으며 고 국이 어디며 어느 민족에 속하였느냐 
욘 1:9 그가 대답하되 나는 히브리 사람이요 바다와 육지를 지으신 하늘의 하나님 여호와를 경외하는 자로라 하고 
욘 1:10 자기가 여호와의 낯을 피함인줄을 그들에게 고하였으므로 무리가 알고 심히 두려워하여 이르되 네가 어찌하여 이렇게 행하였느냐 하니라 

  욘1:11 물에 던져지는 요나
욘 1:11 바다가 점점 흉용한지라 무리가 그에게 이르되 우리가 너를 어떻게 하여야 바다가 우리를 위하여 잔잔하겠느냐 
욘 1:12 그가 대답하되 나를 들어 바다에 던지라 그리하면 바다가 너희를 위하여 잔잔하리라 너희가 이 큰 폭풍을 만난 것이 나 의 연고인 줄을 내가 아노라 하니라 

Verses 13-17 The mariners rowed against wind and tide, the wind of God's displeasure, the tide of his counsel; but it is in vain to think of saving ourselves any other way than by destroying our sins. Even natural conscience cannot but dread blood-guiltiness. And when we are led by Providence God does what he pleases, and we ought to be satisfied, though it may not please us. Throwing Jonah into the sea put an end to the storm. God will not afflict for ever, He will only contend till we submit and turn from our sins. Surely these heathen mariners will rise up in judgment against many called Christians, who neither offer prayers when in distress, nor thanksgiving for signal deliverances. The Lord commands all creatures, and can make any of them serve his designs of mercy to his people. Let us see this salvation of the Lord, and admire his power, that he could thus save a drowning man, and his pity, that he would thus save one who was running from him, and had offended him. It was of the Lord's mercies that Jonah was not consumed. Jonah was alive in the fish three days and nights: to nature this was impossible, but to the God of nature all things are possible. Jonah, by this miraculous preservation, was made a type of Christ; as our blessed Lord himself declared, ( Matthew 12:40 ) .

 


욘 1:13 그러나 그 사람들이 힘써 노를 저어 배를 육지에 돌리고자 하다가 바다가 그들을 향하여 점점 더 흉용하므로 능히 못한 지라 

욘 1:14 무리가 여호와께 부르짖어 가로되 여호와여 구하고 구하오니 이 사람의 생명 까닭에 우리를 멸망시키지 마옵소서 무죄 한 피를 우리에게 돌리지 마옵소서 주 여호와께서는 주의 뜻대로 행하심이 니이다 하고 

욘 1:15 요나를 들어 바다에 던지매 바다의 뛰노는 것이 곧 그친지라 

욘 1:16 그 사람들이 여호와를 크게 두려워하여 여호와께 제물을 드리고 서원을 하였더라 

욘 1:17 여호와께서 이미 큰 물고기를 예비하사 요나를 삼키게 하셨으므로 요나가 삼일 삼야를 물고기 배에 있으니라 

  






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