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Not sure why Goodreads thinks this book is 40 pages longer than it actually is. The inaccuracy of the percentage bar has been driving me nuts. lol

Alexander's remarks on chapter 4 might be the highlight of his Jonah commentary.

"Yea, do what they [your guilty conscience and Satan] can, they can make no worse a man of you than a sinner, or chief of sinners, or an ungodly person; and so, consequently, such an one Christ came to justify and save; so that in very deed, if you do rightly consider of it, they do you more good than hurt by their accusations."

Home stretch! Very nearly done with this series on 1 Thessalonians.

It's genuinely baffling to me how many commentators (Alexander included) interpret Jonah's prayer in chapter 2 as straightforwardly positive when Jonah's actions, both before and after, betray his lack of both repentance and grace. If those who have been forgiven much love much, then it's at least questionable if Jonah actually experiences any kind of spiritual breakthrough here.

About time somebody gave Mrs. Norris a good talking to.

The two young Miss Bertrams in a play! How very scandalous!

Alexander's introduction is longer than his commentary!

Probably won't finish before our discussion, but I'll get close.

We're supposed to discuss this book tomorrow morning... I'm a little behind.

I'm still reading this, I promise.

Really good observation that each of the chapters in Jonah is essentially a meditation on a key OT theological concept.