JONAH PREACHES REPENTANCE IN NINEVEH; THE CITY REPENTS
A. Jonah’s ministry in Nineveh.

1. (Jonah 3:1-2) The second call to Jonah.

a. Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time: This shows the amazing love of God to His wayward people. Though Jonah did everything he could to resist the first call of God, after Jonah repented God called him again — though God was under no obligation to do it. He did it out of mercy and grace.

b. Preach to it the message that I tell you: Instead of telling Jonah to cry out against Nineveh, this time God simply tells Jonah to go there and wait for further instructions. God often works this way, and our flesh often finds it irritating that He does.

i. The story of Jonah demonstrates why God so often leads us one step at a time without telling us more. When God told Jonah what he would say in Nineveh, Jonah rejected the call. God often only tells us what we can handle at the time.