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Jonah

Ran from God's mercy, then sulked when he saw it.

The story

1. Good news for Israel 2 Kings 14:25

   He prophesies that Israel's borders will be restored, and it happens.

2. Runs to Tarshish Jonah 1:1-3

   God sends him east to Nineveh. He boards a ship heading west.

3. Thrown into the sea Jonah 1:4-17

   In the storm he admits he is running and tells the sailors to throw him overboard. A great fish swallows him.

4. Prayer from the fish Jonah 2:1-10

   From the deep he cries to God and confesses that salvation belongs to the LORD.

5. Nineveh repents Jonah 3:1-10

   He preaches that in forty days the city will be overthrown. The whole city repents, and God relents.

6. Angry at mercy Jonah 4:1-11

   He asks to die. God gives him a plant, takes it away, and asks if he should not pity Nineveh.

Key verses

“Salvation belongs to the LORD!” Jonah 2:9 (ESV)

Read together: 2 Kings 14:25 · Jonah 1:1-3 · Jonah 1:4-17 · Jonah 2:1-10 · Jonah 3:1-10 · Jonah 4:1-11

Questions to sit with

1. Who would you rather God not show mercy to?
2. Where are you running from what God has plainly asked?

Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible, © 2001 by Crossway. Used by permission.