"And should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left--and also many animals?" Jonah 4:11 Jonah had finally decided to go to Nineveh and tell the people about God and warn them... Continue Reading →
Jonah 3:5 Give People A Chance To Believe
The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. Jonah 3:5 When God originally told Jonah to go to Ninevah, he refused and fled. After taking a ride in the belly of a great fish/whale, God, again, told him to go to Ninevah.... Continue Reading →
Jonah 2:1-2 God Hears You Where You Are
From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God. He said: "In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help." Jonah 2:1-2 Jonah had tried to run from the call of God by jumping on ship and going... Continue Reading →
Jonah 1:4 God Knows Where You Are
Then the LORD sent a great wind on the sea and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up. Jonah 1:4 God had told Jonah, a prophet, to go to the city of Nineveh and preach against it. Nineveh was known as a rough and tough city that did not believe... Continue Reading →
