Jonah 4:6 And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head… I. EMBLEM OF MAN'S EARTHLY GOOD. The gourd represents this. It was like it in its development, its decay, and its destruction. It came out of the earth. It came out by Divine agency. The decaying agent was mean. The decay was prompt. The work was done in secret. II. EMBLEM OF GOD'S DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE. 1. God disciplines man by facts. 2. These facts are varied in their character. 3. These facts are adapted to their end. Learn — (1) Not to trust in earthly good. (2) Improve under the disciplinary influences of heaven. (Preacher's Finger-post.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd. |
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