The Prophet Jonah (17): The Lesson of Jonah's Gourd (Jonah 4:10-11) by Rev. Angus Stewart
I. A Lesson Involving Important Comparisons
II. A Lesson Concerning God's Covenant
How are the last two verses of Jonah the climax to the whole book? How does God show Jonah the foolishness, selfishness and wickedness of his anger regarding Nineveh's salvation and the gourd? What are the four factors in the comparison and contrast between Jonah's pity for the gourd and God's pity for Nineveh? Did Jonah repent? What three aspects of God's covenant are revealed in the text?