As Jonah
continued his prayer and description of his experience inside the
“belly of the great fish”, he concluded “they who
observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy”. In chapter two
and verse nine of this prophesy, Jonah shared how he would
“sacrifice unto” God “with the voice of thanksgiving”,
and “pay that that” he “vowed” because
“Salvation is of the LORD”. We read:
The
verse begins, “But I will sacrifice unto you with the voice of
thanksgiving;” The writer began with the word, “But”
which is a disassociation conjunction that means what is about to be
written takes precedence over what was just stated, “I will
sacrifice” or “Jonah would kill or slaughter for an offering”
“unto you” which refers to “the LORD” “with the
voice” or “sound, lightness and frivolity” “of
thanksgiving” which means “confession, praise and sacrifice
of thanks such as a thank offering”. With a thankful and grateful
heart Jonah offered “praise” with his voice unto God.
The verse goes on to say, “I
will pay that
that I have vowed. Salvation is
of the LORD.” The writer continued, “I
will pay” or “be in a covenant of peace”
“that that I have vowed”
which means “what Jonah promised and committed to” “Salvation”
or “deliverance and victory” “is of the
LORD” which refers to “Yehovah or Jehovah
who is the existing One and the proper name for the one true God”.
When Jonah promised to do as he “vowed”,
he discovered that true “deliverance” and “freedom” are
provided by the LORD
When
we meditate upon the words in this verse, we find Jonah reasoning
about what he could have experienced much earlier. “Salvation”
is from “the LORD”,
and God's provision of Salvation today is through Jesus Christ His
Son. Disobeying the commands of God was the reason Jonah found
himself inside the “great fish”,
and he could have saved himself much earlier by simply doing as God
said. Many people find themselves in deep trouble before they realize
God's mercy is what they have been forsaking. If we discover
disobedience in our lives, let us not delay our prayers to the
Heavenly Father through Jesus Christ His Son, and we shall receive
the “Salvation”
God intends for us all the time.
Next
time we see how the “fish vomited out Jonah upon the dry
land”, so read ahead, and we
shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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