Man Overboard!: The Story of Jonah
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Rating | : | 4.25 (723 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0851519822 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 98 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-02-20 |
Language | : | English |
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Great study. Gus G. Ferguson has written an exceptional detailed study of Jonah.. Great Book Used it as a companion as I studied the book of Jonah. It was very insightful. It is a great devotional commentary.. "Profound and practical commentary for both shepherds and sheep alike" according to okies in the fort. One of the shortest best books I've read while at seminaryand also one of the best. Jonah, even more than other parts of the Old Testament, is overlooked but Ferguson calls attention to this pivotal prophet and brings the book's truths to bear squarely on the modern believer. A profound and yet practical c
He was to find the doctrine about God come alive in his experience. It traces not only the path of his journey, but unravels the inner workings of his heart- his fears, motivations, and passing moods. Jonah is not a book about a great fish! It is really a book about God, and how one man came, through painful experience, to discover the true character of the God whom he had already served int he earlier years of his life. Christians today still experience these 'Jonah syndromes'.. The teaching of Jonah searches our hearts and consciences in a special way because it is the story of a man who was on the run from God. It is this combination of doctrine and experience that makes Jonah such a fascinating, instructive and practical book