The Bible Study Reading PlanSample

JONAH

AUTHOR:

The book of Jonah was written by a prophet in the northern kingdom named Jonah.

DATE:
Jonah most likely wrote this story shortly after the events took place around 770-750 BC.

CONTEMPORARY PROPHETS:

Amos around 755 BC and Hosea around 755-715 BC

AUDIENCE:
Even though Jonah was writing about the city of Nineveh, his main audience were his fellow patriots in the northern kingdom.

REASON:

Jonah wrote to show that salvation was for the Gentiles, too.

THEME:
Running from God and eventual revival.

KEY VERSE:
"When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it." (3:10 ESV)

SPLIT:
Running Away (1), Turning His Heart Back (2), Preaching in Nineveh (3), Complaining to God (4)

KEY WORDS:

Nineveh, Destruction, Compassion, Turn