Serving the Lord in Leytonstone, London
Abraham started life not knowing God. But in his later years, God called this elderly, childless man to move to Canaan where he would be blessed with family and home. Yet having given Abraham a son – Isaac – God then demanded him back via sacrifice
Through this short story, Jonah has shown himself unwilling to accept God on His own terms.
Jonah has survived a terrible threat of death twice: once in the sea, and once in Assyria.
Jonah was swallowed by a great fish, and survived by God’s kindness. Now he’s swallowed by a greater monster
Jonah is drowning. He cries to the Lord. The Lord saves him miraculously.
To illustrate his point about the relationship between faith and works, James calls to mind two characters from the Old Testament: Abraham and Rahab.