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BIBLE SIGNS AND SYMBOLS (JONAH IN THE GREAT FISH)

March 25, 2016Uncategorizedbible signs and symbols, big fish, God, Jesus Christ, jonah, Lord, nineveh, Parallelsabarkley8

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Jonah’s story is summed up in one verse: “The LORD sent a big fish to swallow Jonah. Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights” (Jon 1:17). Jonah was an ordinary man, called by God to preach to Nineveh. But he is also a satirical and ridiculous figure, an example of what a prophet should not be. Fearing that the hated Ninevites might repent, Jonah refused God’s call and tried to run from God by boarding a ship bound for the

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THE TRINITY (THREE)

July 7, 2015Uncategorized1 samuel, acts, corinthians, Father, God, Holy Spirit, jesus, John, jonah, Luke, Mark, marriage, Matthew, nineveh, Numbers, peter, Son, three, trinityabarkley8

The number three and groups of three occur frequently in Scripture. As the second prime number, three maintains the indivisibility of the number one and introduces a concept of a more-than-one number that is not easily divisible. In the area of relationships, three expands the possibilities greatly. Between A and B is one relationship. Between A, B, and C there are at least seven relationships (AB, AC,BC; A-BC,B-AC,C-AB,ABC).

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