The Amazing Jonah Part 3: A Severe Mercy
Exploring My Strange Bible
English - August 14, 2017 07:10 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Society & Culture Philosophy bible christianity religion pastor theologian the bible project tim mackie strange bible Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: The Amazing Jonah Part 2: Asleep at the Wheel
Next Episode: The Amazing Jonah Part 4: Thrones & Ashes
In this episode we ponder the very strange and beautifully intricate poem that Jonah utters in the belly of the fish. This is a powerful and heavily ironic moment in the story.
This poem represents a moment when one of God’s people is in crisis. Jonah discovers that his crisis is actually God’s work to bring him to the end of himself. Jonah’s experience in this story forces us to think about similar moments of crisis in our own lives.