Originally Posted by - DRA -
Note carefully what I said. I did not say that God specified the mode of travel that Jonah was to use. I focused on the city that God told him to travel to. Nineveh was specified. God was silent about Tarshish. However, Jonah went there and did not obey nor please God. Agree?
As for the mode of travel, no specific instructions were given, therefore Jonah could choose the means that was available to him. Would you agree, or would you speak on God's behalf and restrict Jonah to a particular mode?
Doesn't "I doubt" really translate into "I speculate" or "I assume?" Is there a scriptural example or support for your premise?
Priests from the tribe of Levi were also an obedience issue. However, the Scripture still says there was an element of silence involved in the matter as far as Judah was concerned i.e. Hebrews 7:13-17. The matter with Nineveh and Tarshish is no different.
Note carefully what I said. I did not say that God specified the mode of travel that Jonah was to use. I focused on the city that God told him to travel to. Nineveh was specified. God was silent about Tarshish. However, Jonah went there and did not obey nor please God. Agree?
As for the mode of travel, no specific instructions were given, therefore Jonah could choose the means that was available to him. Would you agree, or would you speak on God's behalf and restrict Jonah to a particular mode?
I doubt God would care if Jonah went to Tarshish if he then proceeded to Ninevah. However, God was SPECIFIC about where he wanted Jonah to go; he wasn't punishing him for going to Tarshish, he was punishing him for NOT going to Ninevah.
It's not a silence issue. It's an obedience issue.
Doesn't "I doubt" really translate into "I speculate" or "I assume?" Is there a scriptural example or support for your premise?
Priests from the tribe of Levi were also an obedience issue. However, the Scripture still says there was an element of silence involved in the matter as far as Judah was concerned i.e. Hebrews 7:13-17. The matter with Nineveh and Tarshish is no different.
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