Ninevites’ Sincere Repentance Wins Jehovah God’s Mercy: Jonah 3:5-10

July 15, 2023

Nineveh Repents

(Jonah 3:5-10)

true repentance of the Ninevites5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. 6 For word came to the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. 7 And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water: 8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily to God: yes, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. 9 Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do to them; and he did it not.

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Bible Study

  1. 1Why Is It Hard for a Rich Man to Enter God’s Kingdom?
  2. 2What Is the Meaning of the Parable of the New Cloth and Old Garment?
  3. 3What Do the Overcomers in the Bible Refer To?
  4. 4What Does John 3:36 Mean?
  5. 5What Is the Church of Philadelphia in the Bible?
  6. 6Are You Really Worshiping the Lord Jesus at Christmas?

Prayer

Have You Found Out the Ways to Quiet Your Heart Before God
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