all things cbl

Patrick D. Degn

Signs and Seals Of the Son of Man
The Sign of the Prophet Jonas

Old Testament “seal” is more a statement of ownership. Statement of Authority. Way you put your ’seal of approval’ on something.

The Sign of the Prophet Jonas
“The sign of the prophet Jonas…” Matt 12:39-40
Give us a sign that will validate your claims. Well, here is the sign of the prophet Jonas.
“This is an evil generation…” Luke 11:29-30

What exactly does Jonas(Jonah) mean? It means “Dove”.
Jonah comes from Gailiee.. comes out and saves a Gentile nation.
Jonah becomes a ‘type’ for Christ.

Jonah = Dove
Where have you seen Doves? Noah.
Hebrew prophecy is in patterns. Patterns that repeat themselves over and over again.
Genesis 8:6-12 -> Noah: Sending forth the dove [3x].
#1: No place for him to lay his head. After 7 more days..
#2: Dove came unto him in the evening. (Lev 23. follow what happens in teh mornings and evenings on sacred feats/festivuls. Lamb of God is slain in teh evening.. redemption comes in the evening). Comes back with an olive leaf.

Where does he go, and how many times does he go?
The life of Jonah is typed by the story of Noah (Noah means comfort).

If this is a message of redemption to the Jews.. how do you and I read it?

Jonah comes from Gath Hepher -> Wine-press of the well.

Book of Jonah is read every year on Yom Kippur or “Day of Atonement”
What does Amittai mean? (Jonah 1:1)

v3. Pays a price/debt as he goes down into the ship.
john 3:8
Wind and Spirit are synonomous
The winds will come.. not if but when.

v5. Jonas is asleep inside the ship. Have you heard this story before?
1 cor 15:3-4
teachings of the prophet 121

The story of Jonah: He lives, he falls and is born again on the 3rd day.

What’s the big deal about The Third Day
- New Life (Gen 1:9-13)
- The Lord visits Sinai (Ex 19:1, 11, 15-16)
- The wedding at Cana (John 2:1)
- Abraham and Isaac (Gen 22:4; Heb 11:19)
- Alma the Younger (Alma 36)
- Jonah and the great Fish (Jonah 1:17)

Three means perfect, because something outside of itself has made it perfect.
D&C 76 — These are they who are made perfect through the new covenant.

Those that are predicted “by name” that they are to come:
Moses (JST, Gen. 50:29, 34)
Isaiah (Matt 15:7)
elijah (Matt 17:11-12)
Elisha (Luke 4:27)
Joseph Smith (2 Nephi 3; JST, Gen. 50:30-33)
John the Revelator (1 Nephi 14:18-27)
Jonah (Matt 12:39-41; Luke 11:29-32)

Jonah’s Seven Downers
1. Down to Joppa (Jonah 1:3)
2. Down into the ship 1:3
3. down into the sides of the ship. 1:5
4. Down into the sea 1:15
5. down into the belly of hte fish 1:17
6. down to the bottoms of the mountains jonah 2:6
7. down to Sheol (in hebrew) (goes to the spirit world)

This is a funeral prayer.
I am dead, and dead in the tomb for 3 days.
The miracle is that he was brought forth after three days.

CAsting Lots
1. Sin of Achan(Josh 7:16)
2. Division of the Land (Josh. 15:1)
3. Assigning inheritances (Num 26:55; 34:13)
4. Selecting men from expedition (Judges 1:1; 20:10)
5. Electing a king (1 sam 10:20)
6. Jonathan’s trespass (1 sam 14:36)
7. Matthias (Acts 1:26)
8. Goats (Lev 16:8)
9. Cities of Refuge (1 Chr. 5:24)

The Spirit on the Day of Pentecost replaces the needing of casting lots.

v8-11. they have “7″ questions for him.
v12. Take me up and cast me into the sea. Voluntary. Not forced.
v13. your works will not save you
v17. Prepared a grave for him.

Compare Jonah 2 to John 17. The great Intercessary prayer.

Jonah 2:2 — Out of the belly of hell. Spirit world did he hear him.
v3. Midst of the sea. Where was the ark, divide in the midst.. Is the Savior in the midst of your life?
v5 weeds were wrapped around my head. even to my soul.
v7. When my Spirit gave up the body.. I remember the Lord. (Compare to Alma 36)

Chap3 – they accept him
Chap4 – he rejects them

Ten Miracles of Jonah

1. storm
2. selection of jonah as guilty
3. Sudden subsiding of the storm
4. great fish.
5. preservation of jonah (brought forth from death)
6. ejection of jonah
7. repentance of ninevah’s population
8. The Gourd (what do Gourds mean and represent?)
9. The Worms
10. East wind.