Jonah`s Flight From Duty

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Jonah’s Flight
From Duty
Lessons we can learn about our
own duty that God has given to
us.
Jonah 1:1-3
• “The word of the LORD came to Jonah the
son of Amittai saying, ‘Arise, go to Nineveh
the great city, and cry against it, for their
wickedness has come up before me.’ But
Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the
presence of the LORD. So he went down
to Joppa, found a ship which was going to
Tarshish, paid the fare, and went down
into it to go with them to Tarshish from the
presence of the LORD.”
FACTS
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God spoke a command
Jonah heard and did not misunderstand
There was no doubt of what was commanded.
The task was distasteful to Jonah.
Why?
The Assyrians had been cruel to God’s people,
the Jews.
• Jonah hated the Assyrians.
• Jonah fled.
The Duty
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Was clear.
Was difficult.
Was evaded.
Do we not also do the same thing?
Our duty is clear,
Our duty is difficult,
That is why we need to make an effort.
And lots of times we evade our duty.
Our Duty Is To Love
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Luke 17:10—only have done our duty
1 John 4:7-12—the love of God
John 15:17—love one another
Luke 6:27,35—love your enemies
Our Duty Is To Worship God
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John 4:24—spirit and truth
1 Corinthians 16:2—on the first day
Revelation 14:7—Fear God
Revelation 22:9—worship God
Our Duty Is To Teach God’s Word
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Acts 8:4—everywhere teaching
1 Peter 3:15—be ready to answer
Hebrews 5:12—ought to be teachers
Colossians 3:16—teaching in song
Colossians 4:6—speech with grace
Hebrews 10:25—assemble together
Our Duty Is To Grow
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2 Peter 1:5-11—add to your faith
1 Peter 2:1-2—long for the word
2 Peter 3:18—grow grace and knowledge
Romans 12:9-21—Christian behavior
Our Duty Is Inescapable
Our Duty Is Non-transferable
• Our duty is clear, difficult, and up to us to
do it.
• James 4:17—knows right thing to do
• 2 Corinthians 5:10—all must appear
• Galatians 6:7—God not mocked
• Colossians 3:24,25—the consequence
• Romans 14:10—we shall all stand before
• Revelation 22:12—render to every man
How we respond to our duty is
revealing
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It reveals our character
1 John 2:15—love the world
It reveals our heart, mind, and soul
It will also reveal our eternal destiny
Matthew 7:21—he who does the will
Conclusion
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Jonah’s duty was and our duty is:
Clear
Difficult
Will we evade our duty like Jonah?
Or will we rise up and do our duty?
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