Thursday, March 15, 2018

Jonah 2

Jonah 2:9
But I will sacrifice to You
With the voice of thanksgiving.
That which I have vowed I will pay.
Salvation is from the LORD."
I've always wondered, is this a prayer of thankfulness in advance, or one of last rites?  Did he think that God would still save him somehow?  Or was this a final expression of his belated return to God and His commands?

I get the feeling it was the former.  He knew that because he was in this fish, that he wasn't doomed yet.  He knew God still was planning for him to continue His work, and was thanking Him for the opportunity that would come.

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