Jonah was a profit who went around Israel telling everyone about god and his teachings. Jonah prayed every night to god asking for his guidance. One night while praying, god gave Jonah a new message: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”(Jon. 1:2) Instead of heading to Nineveh, Jonah headed toward Tarnish, which was the opposite direction from Nineveh. “But Jonah ran away from the lord, and headed for Tarnish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarnish to flee from the lord.”(Jon. 1:3)

Fleeing from the lord was Jonah’s biggest mistake because after Jonah’s ship set assail, he went below deck and fell into a deep sleep. By then, God was terribly upset with Jonah, so he made a terrible storm come about and the

Overall, God was trying to prove to Jonah that he loves everyone and wants to give everyone a second chance. He saw that Nineveh needed help, so he sent Jonah. When Jonah told them the message they said they were sorry and asked for a second chance. So, God acted with compassion and mercy and gave them one.

Jonah then Obeyed god, and headed to Nineveh. It was a long trip to Nineveh, But Jonah wasn’t about to disobey god again. When he got there, he started to tell god’s message to the people; “On the first day, Jonah started into the city. He proclaimed: “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned.’”(Jon. 3:4) The Message soon reached the king of Nineveh, and he then called upon his people to deliver a message himself. “Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the degree of the king and his nobles: Do not let any man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. But let man and beast be covered with sack. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish.’”(Jon. 3:7-9) After this, God had compassion toward the people of Nineveh and soon forgave them, but Jonah never believed that they wou

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