Jonah was commanded to go and preach to Nineveh; the capital of Assyria. Assyria was the lone empire to “repent after hearing God’s warning and Jonah was the one prophet to hide God’s warning message,” (Flurry) meaning God was going to use Assyria in the future to discipline His child, Israel, for being disobedient. This disciplinary event happened after Tiglath-pileser III seized Assyria and followed up with a campaign of expansion. Jonah precisely took place in the period of Assyrian instability between the “death of Adad-nirari III and the seizing of the Assyrian throne by Tiglath-pileser III.” (Gaebelein, Jonah Section) There is clear historical evidence of this fact. This was a sensitive time for Nineveh; the people realized they could be taken over soon. Their willingness to believe Jonah’s message is
Jonah was commanded to go and preach to Nineveh; the capital of Assyria. Assyria was the lone empire to “repent after hearing God’s warning and Jonah was the one prophet to hide God’s warning message,” (Flurry) meaning God was going to use Assyria in the future to discipline His child, Israel, for being disobedient. This disciplinary event happened after Tiglath-pileser III seized Assyria and followed up with a campaign of expansion. Jonah precisely took place in the period of Assyrian instability between the “death of Adad-nirari III and the seizing of the Assyrian throne by Tiglath-pileser III.” (Gaebelein, Jonah Section) There is clear historical evidence of this fact. This was a sensitive time for Nineveh; the people realized they could be taken over soon. Their willingness to believe Jonah’s message is