From the belly of the fish, Jonah prays Scripture, looks toward God’s temple, renounces idols, and confesses, “Salvation comes from the Lord.” His gratitude before landfall trains us to trust God’s mercy in every deep.
Bible Themes and Doctrines
From the belly of the fish, Jonah prays Scripture, looks toward God’s temple, renounces idols, and confesses, “Salvation comes from the Lord.” His gratitude before landfall trains us to trust God’s mercy in every deep.
Ecclesiastes 5 teaches guarded words before God, integrity in vows, realism about money and power, and grateful enjoyment as God’s gift. Reverence and contentment replace grasping and anxiety under the sun.
Psalm 116 moves from cords of death to a lifted cup. It teaches us to cry “Lord, save me,” to give thanks in the assembly, and to walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
Psalm 76 celebrates God’s radiant majesty in Zion and his verdicts that quiet the land and rescue the afflicted. It ends by calling us to fulfill our vows and honor the King whom even rulers must fear.
Psalm 61 moves from a faraway cry to a settled vow. The prayer asks for the higher rock, the sheltering wings, and a king guarded by God’s love and faithfulness.
Judges 21 closes the book with grief and improvisation. Rash vows and flawed remedies preserve Benjamin but wound many, pushing readers to repent of overreach and to long for righteous rule that guards both justice and the vulnerable.
Jephthah returns from exile to lead Gilead, arguing for justice before drawing the sword. God grants victory, but a rash vow shatters joy and leaves Israel with a hard warning about zeal without instruction.
Deuteronomy 23 ties God’s presence to everyday life—who gathers, how camps are kept, how refugees are treated, how money and vows are handled. In Christ the welcome widens and the moral core deepens, forming a people marked by clean worship, mercy, and truthful generosity.
Numbers 6 opens a voluntary path of consecration and ends with a national benediction. The Lord shapes devotion and then sends his people with his name and peace.
Leviticus 27 brings holiness into vows, property, and tithes with mercy and integrity. In Christ, redemption’s price forms generous, truthful worship.
Leviticus 22 teaches priests and people to honor God’s name through careful handling of holy things and unblemished gifts. Its standards prepare hearts for Christ, the spotless offering, and call the church to worship with integrity, gratitude, and mercy.