Matthew 16: 1-4


Jonah's miracle

 

The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.  He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times? A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed. ()
 

Jonah was an Israelite prophet who lived at the time of Jeroboam II. Jonah was commanded by God to go to Nineveh and cry out God's judgment. But he escaped God's command and boarded the ship to Tarshish. Suddenly a sea breeze broke out and the ship could no longer advance. The sailors squeezed out one wisdom. It is to find the cause of this. So, they drew a lot, and Jonah was caught. Only then did Jonah confess his sin, but he fell into the sea. So the breeze that passed was stopped immediately. Jonah in the deep water, God has a large fish in reserve.

And the fish swallowed Jonah. Jonah spent three days and nights in the body of a fish. Jonah repented greatly. So the fish vomited Jonah on the land, and Jonah went to Nineveh at God's command. And he cried out for repentance, telling the impending judgment of God. However, the Ninevites who heard Jonah's words repented greatly. They ripped their clothes, flipped the ashes, and knelt down on the street. That is, the repentance of the Great Awakening occurred.

Jesus said there was nothing to show except Jonah's target. The sign of Jonah that Jesus said was "Repent." It is to give the repentant to be born again, just like the resurrection of the Lord who will rise from the grave. However, no one at the time of hearing these words realized the intention of Jesus. They see it, but they do not know it, but they do not understand it even if they hear it. They crucified Jesus, not repentance.

 

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