In Jonah 1, we meet the Israelite prophet who preferred to flee rather than obey the Lord’s call to do something new, surprising, and unpleasant, namely, go preach to the Ninevites, the mortal enemies of the Israelites. However, God did not give up on Jonah, or, as we shall see, on the Ninevites, or on us.
God has always been with his people, in various ways and temporarily in Old Testament times and later and permanently in human flesh.
In a brief burst of practical instructions, we learn how to treat church leaders, other church numbers, and everyone else.
As we ended the first chapter of Ruth, there was a ray of hope for the two widows. Maybe they would not starve to...