And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
I view the book of Jonah from the perspective of about three thousand years of history. If we were to simply consider the negative impact of Assyria upon future generations of the children of God, then Jonah’s attitude seems like it would have been better in the long haul.
God, not Jonah, knew the future. Jonah’s grudge was with the current generation of Ninevites. He could not have known that these people would be the enemies of his own for thousands of years.
He didn’t but God did.
God’s interest was in the saving of the current generation. Having the advantage of perfect knowledge, God chose to save those who would be saved rather than to condemn them for what their fathers, themselves, or the progeny would do.
God is interested in saving the souls of individuals right now. He knows the future and has it handled. He is interested in what we are doing to reach people right now.
We should be too.
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Jonah 4:11 (KJV) God’s Interest
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