Introduction to Jonah
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III.Jonah’s Preaching in Nineveh (3:1-10).
A.Jonah obeys the call (3:1-4).
B.King and Ninevites repent (3:5-9).
C.The Lord withholds judgment (3:10).
IV.Jonah’s Anger at God’s Mercy (4:1-11).
A.The Lord displeases Jonah (4:1-5).
B.Jonah displeases the Lord (4:6-10).
C.The Lord shows great pity (4:11).
Earliest settlement of Nineveh 5000
Three major Assyrian cities, Nineveh, Asshur, and Calah, engage in vigorous trading as far as Cappadocia. 1900
An expanding Assyria wars with Babylon’s King Hammurabi shortly before breaking up into smaller city-states. 1700
Adad-nirari establishes the first Assyrian Empire. 1307
Tiglath-pileser I is monarch of the second Assyrian Empire. 1115-1077
At Tiglath-pileser’s death the empire falls into a 166-year decline. 1077-911
Neo-Assyrian Empire established by Ashur-dan II, lays the foundation for a unified rule in the ancient Near East from Egypt to the Caspian Sea. 934
Adad-nirari II (911-891) and his grandson, Ashurnasirpal II (883-859) lead a resurgent Assyria.
Ashurnasirpal’s son, Shalmaneser III (859-824), fights a coalition of 12 kings including Ben-Hadad of Aram-Damascus and Ahab of Israel at Qarqar in north Syria. 853
Shalmaneser defeats Hazael of Damascus and receives tribute from Israel’s King Jehu. (841) This scene is carved in relief on the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser, unearthed at Nimrud, Iraq, in AD 1846.
With the death of Shalmaneser III, Assyrian expansion is held in check. 824-745
Jonah prophesies that the Lord will restore the border of Israel from Lebo-hamath as far as the Sea of the Arabah.
Jeroboam II strengthens Israel. 793-753
God calls Jonah to go to Nineveh and preach repentance.
During its time of weakness, Assyria experiences two severe plagues (765 and 759) and a total eclipse (763).
Tiglath-pileser III checks the aggression of the Kingdom of Urartu on Assyria’s north and leads an expansion of Assyria, conquering Babylon and greatly reducing Israel’s territory. 745-727
Assyria’s Shalmaneser V besieges Samaria. 725-722
Samaria falls to Assyria’s Sargon II; nearly 28,000 Israelites are sent into exile, and Gentiles from Assyrian-controlled territories are resettled into what was the northern kingdom. 722