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Podcast: Sharper Iron from KFUO Radio
Episode: Jonah 1:1-17: The Runaway Prophet
Description: Jonah was from the northern kingdom, Israel, during the days of Jeroboam II. When the LORD called Jonah to be His prophet to proclaim repentance to the city of Nineveh, Jonah refused and tried to flee by boat from the LORD. When the sailors recognized divine activity against them, Jonah unwittingly preached the truth to them, even if he was not living according to that truth at the moment. Despite Jonah’s attempt to avoid the LORD’s Word, the LORD still accomplishes His will of revealing Himself to these pagan sailors through the storm and its stilling.
Rev. Sam Beltz...