Biblical Reading and Reflections: September 2nd (Jonah 4 & Matthew 5:1-20)
Alastair's Adversaria
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Jonah's Gourd Is There to Save Him From Evil
Like cain in chapter one, jonah had fled from the presence of the lord and now he is gone out towards the east. Much as cain was a marked man by the lord,Jonah was a marked men by the lord. Jonah wants to be the means of destruction upon the ninevites. When the lord relents from destroying them, he will intercede for their destruction. Rabbi foreman draws our attention to the way that this gourd is described. It is literally there to save him from his evil.
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