“This reads like Paul is
the inverse of Jonah … Jonah experiences these things
in
his running away from the call and command of God.
Paul
experiences these things running toward the call and command of God”.
Matt Dabbs draws these
interesting comparisons between Jonah and Saint Paul:
Parallels Between Jonah
and Paul - Revolution of Ordinaries | Matt Dabbs
Both were heading to Spain
- Jonah 1:3 – heading
to Tarshish (in Spain)
- Rom 15:24, 28 – Paul
wants to go to Spain
Damien
Mackey’s comment:
Actually, the point of commonality here is that Tarshish was Tarsus,
from whence Paul came (Acts 9:11), and to where Jonah was fleeing:
Flavius
Josephus was right to identify “Tarshish” as Tarsus
(9) Flavius
Josephus was right to identify “Tarshish” as Tarsus
Both sailed on the Mediterranean
- Jonah 1:3 – boarded
a ship on the Mediterranean to get away from the Lord’s calling
- Acts 27:1 – It is
decided Paul would sail for Italy … they sail on the Mediterranean
Both encountered a great storm on the sea
- John 1:4 – a great
storm comes upon the ship
- Acts 27:13-14 – a
great storm comes
Both crews threw cargo overboard
- Jonah 1:4 – threw
cargo over to lighten the ship
- Acts 27:18 – threw
cargo overboard to lighten the ship
Presence/absence of seeking the Lord’s guidance
- Jonah 1:6 – pagan
captain tells him to pray … Jonah doesn’t
- Acts 27:24 – an
angel has given Paul assurance … he passes that assurance on to the crew
The captain advises Jonah, Paul advises the captain
- Jonah 1:6
- Acts 27:10-11
Jonah didn’t listen to the captain, the captain didn’t
listen to Paul
- Jonah 1:6 – captain
tells him to pray but we have no evidence that he did. He knew it would do
no good
- Acts 27:11
This reads like Paul is the inverse of Jonah … Jonah
experiences these things in his running away from the call and command of God.
Paul experiences these things running toward the call and command of God.
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