The Secret Siege of Nineveh

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

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🗓️ 14 October 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Nineveh, which is the capital of Assyria, was the greatest city the world had yet seen. Nobody in their right mind would even think of besieging the city, let alone trying to capture the city, because you couldn’t even get an army around it. Who had an army that could stretch around the circumference of this city? But the foolishness of God is wiser than the wisdom of men, and God decides, not just to besiege the city, but to sack it with an army of one. God did it by taking one man and turning that one man into a city-changer, into a world-changer. Then, by doing so, he was able to sack the greatest city in the history of the world up to that time. How did God make Jonah an army of one? First, God’s persistent grace makes you an army of one. Second, God’s calling makes you an army of one. Thrid, God’s strategy. And finally, God’s power. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on August 26, 1990. Series: Jonah. Scripture: Jonah 3. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	A lot of people wrestle with how God's justice and mercy work together.
0:07.6	We rightly cry out for justice against the evil in the world, but we also long for mercy
0:12.3	when confronted with our own struggles.
0:15.0	Today on Gospel In Life, Tim Keller continues a series in the Book of Jonah, exploring
0:19.4	how God's mercy and justice work perfectly together.
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0:33.1	Dr. Keller as well as other great Gospel-centered resources.
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0:41.6	Jonah chapter 3.
0:43.6	Jonah goes to Nineveh and I'll read all verses in that chapter verses one through ten.
0:50.7	Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time.
0:54.8	Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.
1:00.6	Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh.
1:04.0	Now Nineveh was a very important city, a visit required three days.
1:08.4	On the first day, Jonah started into the city.
1:11.0	He proclaimed forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned.
1:14.9	The Ninevehites believed God.
1:16.8	They declared it fast and all of them from the greatest of the least put on sackcloth.
1:21.8	On the news reached the King of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal
1:25.6	robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust and he issued a proclamation
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