OLAADEGBU:
Why was Jonah angry that the Ninevites repented and decided to follow God?
http://www.gotquestions.org/Jonah-angry.html

CyreB:


Prophet Jonah was angry for some reasons as can also be found in 'christiandom' today :
1. The spirit of 'I' that make preachers to say (if 'I' be a man of G(g)od let....): you can call it pride.
2. Lack of compassion for the lost souls.
3. Forgetfulness of the fact that, he/we are saved only by God's mercy (and faith in Christ as in our generation today). Therefore, we pray judgemental prayers: die!die!die!!!...
e.t.c.

temisukanmi:


Frustration

Simpsonrocket:


But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Saducees coming to His baptism, he said to them, "Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Matt3:7
Jonah was not happy for the salvation that the Lord has sent him to preach to the Ninevites. He wanted God to destroy them because of their evil.

arimahoseloka:


he was not happy because he felt God was unfair to him because he has been obeying and following God. while people of Nineveh have been sinning and God just forgave them so easily

esere826:


Jonah 4 "But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry. 2 He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity"

God send am message, Jonah run
fellow passengers throw am inside sea
Fish swallow am vomit am
God say make him continue the message
Jonah carry bell dey ring round the city "thou saith the lord"

Jonah kak far away from the city to witness cinema of fire and brimestone
God no do anything to the city
instead some nairalanders come dey yab am saying "false prophet"

If na u, u no go vex?

OLAADEGBU:


Could there be a reason for his anger against the Ninevites?

Simpsonrocket:


you are still on this topic? You better repent and stop prolonging matters.

esere826:


Jonah 4 "But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry. 2 He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity"

God send am message, Jonah run
fellow passengers throw am inside sea
Fish swallow am vomit am
God say make him continue the message
Jonah carry bell dey ring round the city "thou saith the lord"

Jonah kak far away from the city to witness cinema of fire and brimestone
God no do anything to the city
instead some nairalanders come dey yab am saying "false prophet"

If na u, u no go vex?

OLAADEGBU:


Why was Jonah angry that the Ninevites repented and decided to follow God?

http://www.gotquestions.org/Jonah-angry.html

OLAADEGBU:


But why would be he frustrated?

temisukanmi:


cos after all d stress he went through in d belly of d fish ... God was stil merciful to d people of nineveh..

temisukanmi:


cos after all d stress he went through in d belly of d fish ... God was stil merciful to d people of nineveh..

delishpot:
Because the people of Nineveh were wicked. Lets take Boko haram boys for an example. They bombed, killed and beheaded innocent men, women and even kids. Everyone will be waiting for God to punish them, praying that they will meet their doom one day. Only for God to call a priest to go preach to them and they repent. Some people will feel like God wasnt fair. How can he kill a man that touched the ark to prevent it from falling yet he spared shekau who beheaded christian babies? That was why jonah was angry. He felt that God was partial and wanted those sinners to pay.
Its human nature of vengance.

OLAADEGBU:


The word "stress" is an understatement.

temisukanmi:
so what should d right word be?

OLAADEGBU:


Question: "Why was Jonah angry that the Ninevites repented (Jonah 4:1-2)?"

Answer: It seems strange that a preacher would be angry that his listeners repented of their sin, but that is exactly Jonah’s reaction to the Ninevites’ repentance. Jonah 4:2 tells us why: “O LORD, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster.” Jonah knew from the start that God was gracious and merciful. He realized that if the people of Nineveh repented, God would spare them. The prophet was angry at their repentance because he would rather see them destroyed.

There are several possible reasons for Jonah’s desire to see Nineveh destroyed. First, Nineveh was the capital city of Assyria, a ruthless and warlike people who were enemies of Israel. Nineveh’s destruction would have been seen as a victory for Israel. Second, Jonah probably wanted to see Nineveh’s downfall to satisfy his own sense of justice. After all, Nineveh deserved God’s judgment. Third, God’s withholding of judgment from Nineveh could have made Jonah’s words appear illegitimate, since he had predicted the city’s destruction.

We can learn from Jonah’s negative example that we should praise God for His goodness. First, our God is a merciful God, willing to forgive all those who repent (see 2 Peter 3:9). The Ninevites were Gentiles, yet God still extended His salvation to them. In His goodness, God warned the Assyrians before sending judgment, giving them a chance to repent.

Second, God cares for people of every nation. He is, by nature, a Savior. As Luke 15 reveals in the parables of the lost sheep, lost coin, and lost son, God’s heart is for the redemption of all who will come to Him. Further, the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20 emphasizes God’s call to take God’s message of “good news” to all the nations. Romans 1:16 also emphasizes the importance of sharing the gospel with both Jews and non-Jews.

Third, God is concerned for children. The mention of “more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left” (Jonah 4:11) may refer to young children. When God mentions His concern for this group, He highlights His love and concern for all the children of the world.

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