A Calamity of Divine Intervention
Jonah 1:4-6

I. AWFUL AFFLICTION
A. ABYSMAL APATHY: Jonah’s attempt to flee from God’s call (Jonah 1:3)
1. AVOIDING ACCOUNTABILITY:
2. ABANDONING ALL HOPE:
B. ANGUISHED AWAKENING: God’s wrath against Jonah’s disobedience (Jonah 1:4)
1. ASTONISHING CONSEQUENCES:
2. ARDENT SUFFERING:
C. AWFUL CONSEQUENCES: The storm that threatened to destroy the ship (Jonah 1:4)
1. AGONIZING ANXIETY:
2. AWFUL SUFFERING:
II. BEGGING FOR MERCY
A. HUMBLING HIMSELF: Jonah's prayer from the belly of the fish (Jonah 2:2)
1. HONEST ABOUT HIS CONDITION:
2. HOPEFUL IN HIS DESPAIR:
B. BELIEVING IN GOD’S POWER: Jonah recognized God’;s ability to hear his prayer (Jonah 2:2)
1. BEING HEARD FROM SHEOL: