Welcome to Gospel in Life. The book of Jonah can appear at first glance like a simple

fable with an implausible high point, a great fish swells a rebellious profit. But the

story is about so much more. It touches on racial prejudice, toxic nationalism, and the

struggles believers have when it comes to obeying and trusting God. Today on Gospel in Life,

Tim Keller continues exploring the fascinating story of Jonah, the prodigal prophet. Now

here's today's message.

I call to the Lord and He answered me, from the depths of the grave I called for help. And you

listen to my cry, you hurled me into the deep, into the very heart of the seas and the current

swirled about me, all your waves and breakers swept over me. I said I have been banished from your

sight, yet I will look again toward your holy temple. The engulfing waters threaten me, the deep

surrounded me, seaweed was wrapped around my head, to the roots of the mountains I sank down.

The earth beneath barred me in forever, but you brought my life up from the pit, O Lord my God.

When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you to your holy temple.

Those who cling to worthless idols for fit the grace that could be theirs, but I with a song of

thanksgiving will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good salvation comes from the Lord.

And the Lord commanded the fish and it vomited Jonah onto dry land. This is God's Word.

This summer we're studying the book of Jonah. We've seen that Jonah was called to preach in the

great city of Nineveh that he refused and fled from God. The God sent a storm to reclaim him

that the storm made things such that Jonah was thrown over the side of the boat into the ocean.

There he was swallowed by a great fish. And the result is in the belly of the deep.

Jonah prays a prayer of faith and he grasps the grace of God. Now last week we looked at this

chapter and this week we're looking at the chapter. And last week we looked at the subject of the

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