https://odb.org/2026/01/26/our-own-mess Jonah 3:1–5 (NIV): 3 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.”3 Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days toContinue reading “Jonah’s first reaction to God’s calling”
Category Archives: Judgment of God
Death and taxes
https://odb.org/2025/06/04/tis-a-fearful-thing Genesis 23:1–4 (NIV): 23 Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old. 2 She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her.3 Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said, 4 “IContinue reading “Death and taxes”
Niniveh – God is slow to anger
https://odb.org/2024/09/20/gods-justice-and-grace Niniveh, a ruin located near the city of Mosul in present-day Iraq, has an interesting history as descrobed in the bible. In the book of Jonah, God asked Jonah to preach to them to warn them of the impending judgment if they do not repent. Instead, Jonah fled to the other direction as heContinue reading “Niniveh – God is slow to anger”
