Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
Once Jonah had been cast overboard into the sea the storm ceased, and the sailors were filled with exceeding fear toward the Lord, offering sacrifice to Him and making vows. Their reverent fear and worship were a direct response to perceiving that the Lord had exercised sovereign power over the sea in stilling it.
This incident belongs to the record of Jonah's experience in Jonah 1-2, in which God in providence employed severe affliction to teach Jonah the lesson of obedience. That discipline fitted him to carry out God's purpose on behalf of the people of Nineveh. The whole account is worthy of most careful study.
Once Jonah had been cast overboard into the sea the storm ceased, and the sailors were filled with exceeding fear toward the Lord, offering sacrifice to Him and making vows. Their reverent fear and worship were a direct response to perceiving that the Lord had exercised sovereign power over the sea in stilling it.
This incident belongs to the record of Jonah's experience in Jonah 1-2, in which God in providence employed severe affliction to teach Jonah the lesson of obedience. That discipline fitted him to carry out God's purpose on behalf of the people of Nineveh. The whole account is worthy of most careful study.