Abarbanel on Jonah 1:1:8
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Work: Abarbanel on Jonah
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Abarbanel on Jonah — CC0 English partial community translation
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The overarching theme of the prophecy is to tell us that Gd's Will will prevail forever and the words of Gd will be fulfilled forever. And therefore we can trust the prophets words about the future because Gd isn't a man who lies. And Gd already commanded as an action to Yonah to prophecy not about his nation but about Ninveh the capital city of the Kingdom of Assyria. And Yonah did not want to go because he knew Assyria would in the future do wickedness to Israel and he was disgusted by helping Assyria and Ninveh and therefore he ran away. And Gd who is the Master of man's actions made a pow…
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- Abarbanel on Jonah — Sefaria Community Translation
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