CHARACTER STUDY ~ JONAH

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The prophet Jonah is commonly known as the runaway prophet. His name means dove and he is the son of Amittai. The Lord sent him to Nineveh to warn them of the doom ahead of them due to their sins but he chose to flee from the presence of God.

Some Characteristics of Jonah;
√ His intent to run away from God's presence revealed that none can run away from God
√ He was fast asleep while the ship he boarded to Tarshish was battling with the tides
√ He saved the lives of others by asking them to cast him into the sea when the lots cast fell on him
√ He is the only man to have been swallowed by a fish for three days
√ He prayed to God in the belly of the great fish and God answered him. This teaches us God listens to prayers anywhere it is offered sincerely
√ God commanded the fish to vomit him out on dry ground and it came to pass as such 
√ He entered Nineveh and proclaim all that the Lord commanded him to tell the people in three days
√ It hurt him God did not punish the people of Nineveh but God used a plant to teach him how loving He is toward the human race
√ Jonah revealed the true nature of God as gracious, merciful, slow to anger, abundant in loving kindness, and He (God) relent of doing harm
√ In the dispensation of Jesus Christ, when the people demanded signs He categorically stated the sign of Jonah in the fish's belly for three days shall be what they will experience; Three days in the grave and resurrection of Christ - For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will also the Son of Man be to this generation.


Supporting Scriptures: Jonah 1-4; Matthew 12:39-41; 16:4 & Like 11:29-32


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