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Jonah
The reluctant prophet who fled from God, was swallowed by a great fish, and preached repentance to Nineveh.
Told to preach to Israel’s enemy Nineveh, Jonah fled by sea. Cast overboard in a storm, he was swallowed by a great fish and prayed from its belly.
Delivered, he preached, and Nineveh repented. The book reveals God’s compassion reaching even enemies, rebuking Jonah’s anger.
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Jonah 2:9 “But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”” Jonah 4:2 “So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.”
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