From Sergiu Eduard Gavril <[email protected]>
A. God’s message to the prophet – Judgement for Nineveh (1:1.2)
B. God uses forces of the nature to redirect His servant (1:3-13.17)
b1. God uses the great wind (1:4)
b2. God uses the great fish (1:17)
C. The repentance of the sailors (1:14-16)
c1. God’s intervention on behalf of the sailors (1:15)
c2. Prayer to the Lord (1:14)
c3. Sacrifice and promises – ceremonial elements (1:16)
D. Jonah’s repentance and God’s recommission ( 2:1–3:2)
d1. Changing of mind (2:1-9)
d2. The God of the second chance(2:10-3:2).
The core of the book: 3:1-2 “the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time … ”
D.’ Jonah obeys commission (3:3.4)
C.’ The repentance of the Nineveh’s people (3:5-10)
c3.’ Feast and humbleness – ceremonial elements (3:5-7)
c2.’ Prayer to the Lord (3:8.9)
c1.’ God’s intervention on behalf of the Ninevites (3:10)
B’. God uses forces of the nature to redirect His servant (4:5-8)
b2’. God uses the little worm (4:7)
b1’. God uses the hot wind (4:8)
A’. God’s message to the prophet – Grace for Nineveh (4:10.11)
Thank you for sharing this. I hadn’t seen this structure in Jonah previously. I have recently noticed that more than one literary structure can be observed in a given passage as is the case with Jonah ABC ABC D but also ABC D CBA . Recently I noticed this in Psalm 13 and 45. Thank you again.