The Sign of Jonah

One of the things that has taken a lot of my thinking on Jonah is ‘the sign of Jonah’.

The Sign of Jonah is mentioned in three places in the NT: Matt 12; Matt 16 and Luke 11.

The Book of Jonah

This Sunday I’ll preach at Broadlands Evangelical Church on Jonah chs3-4. I was asked to do a three week series and this Sunday is the last of three. I kind of wish it was a four week series – so I could have dedicated a week to each chapter of Jonah…but never mind.

Isaiah 6

Chapter 6 is an important chapter in the book of Isaiah. It is obvious that Isaiah is  as prophet and sent out, but what kind of commissioning takes place and what is Isaiah sent do do? Furthermore, why does this chapter occur where it does in the book? Why is it not in pole position at chapter 1?

Overview Isaiah 56-66

Chiasm

Many scholars have noticed a chiastic structure to these chapters. Emmerson has provided a very detailed layout, but such a level of detail is somewhat forced, and this is demonstrated by the non-sequential ordering of some of the chiastic sections.

More plausible is Owalt’s chiasm which divides these chapters into 7 sections. Each pair of parallel sections will be addressed in turn to give an overview of the whole.

Overview of Isaiah 40-55

What are the general and imporant ideas in these chapters? How do they link to what has gone before, what is still to come in Isaiah?

YHWH is upheld as the One True God of the universe. the nations are rebuked and their weak idols are mocked…