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  1. On the edge<\/em>. Jonah asks for the second and the third time to die (verses 3 and 8). The first time was during the storm when Jonah told the sailors to throw him into the sea. His willingness to die, and his anger \u201cunto death\u201d testify to how much this whole saga affects him. Truly.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Why did Jonah flee<\/em>? Verse 2 explains. But even the explanation needs explaining. Why didn\u2019t Jonah want God to have mercy on the Ninevites? There are those who say that Jonah was opposed specifically to the Ninevites receiving divine clemency because that would cause harm to Israel, either in the present, because their righteousness would put Israel\u2019s sinfulness in a bad light, or in the future – since Nineveh was the capital of Assyira, which would go on to destroy Israel. Others say that Jonah opposed the idea of repentance in general where it is possible to sin and not pay the price. And there are other interpretations.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. The 13 attributes<\/em>. 448 chapters ago (Exodus 34), Moses was privileged to discover God\u2019s characteristics in the world, known as the 13 attributes. In verse 2 Jonah quotes part of them. What\u2019s missing? That\u2019s what\u2019s interesting. See also Shoshana Michael Zucker\u2019s post on that, on this page.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. A lesson in proportions<\/em>. The \u201clesson\u201d that God gives Jonah creates a contrast between Nineveh and the <\/span>kikayon<\/span><\/em>, the plant that grows to shade him (gourd, shrub, ivy, ricinus), and invites Joanh to draw conclusions about the great city based on the little plant. But this isn\u2019t the only comparison that Jonah needs to make. The fact that Jonah responded with the same intensity (fury and a wish to die) to the forgiveness to the Ninevites as to the plant which withered, should teach him that he has a serious problem of proportions and priorities. And maybe that\u2019s a problem all humans share.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Jonah and Yom Kippur<\/em>. The Book of Jonah is read at the afternoon <\/span>minchah<\/em> <\/span>service on Yom Kippur. First of all because of the idea of repentance that is central to it. But there are other reasons, too, that connect the two if you look.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Chazak<\/em>! Strength and endurance to push ahead to book #6 of the 12 – Micah.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","image":{"ID":53645,"id":53645,"title":"general-qs-points to ponder","filename":"general-qs-points-to-ponder.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/general-qs-points-to-ponder.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/points-to-ponder-chapter-9\/general-qs-points-to-ponder\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"general-qs-points-to-ponder","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":53644,"date":"2019-04-13 21:49:41","modified":"2019-04-13 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