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Jonah had a job to do, but this was one
job he didn't want to face. As a matter of fact, Jonah did what many of us
would like to do sometimes - he got on a boat and fled in the opposite
direction! You see, God told Jonah to go to Nineveh and
preach a very important message: if the peole of Nineveh didn't turn from
their evil ways, they would be destroyed. But Jonah didn't want to
set foot in Nineveh. Why should he? He didn't care about them. After
all, they were evil people! While Jonah was on the ship, a terrible storm
came up putting them all in great danger of drowning, or being lost at sea.
The storm kept getting worse and worse. And Jonah knew it was his fault,
so he told the sailors to throw him overboard! As soon as Jonah was heaved
off the ship, the ocean became calm again. So what happened to Jonah? Was he thrown
to his death? Not at all! God sent a great big fish to swallow
Jonah, and save him from the deep blue sea. Jonah was in the belly of
the whale for 3 days and nights - a long time to be in a dark and smelly place!
But Jonah spent the time in prayer. God heard Jonah's prayers,
and that great big fish spit Jonah out onto dry land. What an ordeal for Jonah! Again, God told Jonah
to go to Ninevah and preach. And this time, Jonah did. Jonah
preached God's message to the people of Nineveh, and they turned from their evil
ways. God had compassion for the Ninevites and didn't destroy them.
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