Was Jonah afraid of the whale?
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Personally, I always thought of the whale as totally indifferent to Jonah, swallowing him by accident. When I interrogate the imagery of Jonah inside the whale, I pictured him in an almost womb-like condition of physical stasis engaging in inward prayer.
So much fun to watch this video! I indeed always thought of Jonah as in a perilous situation inside the whale, but the text and these depictions portray a different idea. Very illuminating (pun intended)!. Thank you Professor Moster.
He actually died in the whale.. was in Sheol.. and God raised him
Thanks for this. Moving the field of visual interpretation a little further.
Brilliant and very entertaining. Many thanks!
Nice 👍👍 Please do on Job story
This depiction of Jonah @ 5:47, by Sargis Babayan 2010; Saatchi Art; was my favorite.
Glad to hear!
in the Belgian Bible illustration, Jonah apparently doesn't have legs. such a weird graphic
It looks Iike he’s sticking his head out of the blow hole, like a submarine hatch
The storm was God's "wrath."
"Peaceful" whale.
Putting him where he needed to be "providence "
Jesus said to the sea, "peace,be still."
in translation that I read, it says his head was wraped in weeds (Jonah 2:5). Based on that I think it was maybe some weed eating fish, that ate Jonah by "accident", so fish without scary teeth. Also I believe, Jonah drowned and died before he was eaten, his prayer indicated he did not know where he really was. My understanding is, he was resurected while in the fish, he prayed the prayer of chapter 2 in his heart and was spit out by the fish.
It would be cool if he was spit out near Niniveh, but how would fish get there from Mediterrean in just 3 days?
Do you believe that the story of Jonah being swallowed by a great fish for being disobedient to G d’s command and then after being in this fish for 3 days is vomited up onto the shore of Nineveh, is to be taken literal or as folklore?
Both approaches have been taken by interpreters from antiquity until today. I hope you find the one that suits you best.
Nice vids👌👍
Thank you, Dr. Moster for another fine video. As I read the text I see Jonah thrown into the sea, and the storm ceased. I agree, the great fish is not at the top of the water waiting for him. The sailors do not feed him into the mouth of a frightful fish. We are simply told the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah; but that didn't happen right away. From the belly of the fish, Jonah prays to the Lord. His prayer reveals what had happened. When he was tossed into the sea he began to sink. While he was sinking he began to think of what was taking place (which apparently he failed to do while still on board the ship). He sank to the ocean floor and the sea plants wrapped about his head. He was right down on the bottom and he was sure he would soon be dead. It seems that while his last moments of life ebbed away he remembered the Lord, and he prayed; he was very stubborn but at last he turned. God was gracious and merciful in saving him, and used a great fish as His agent. This fish had been appointed by God, and now scooped him up. I would not expect the sailors knew anything about the fish; it all happened in the depths. I can't imagine he was comfortable inside that fish, but he was alive. He sort of learned a lesson (he will fail soon again in the story) as he recounts the hope and steadfast love of the Lord. What a great story!
Very well said Gene. I can picture Jonah at each step you described.