Jonah and the Whale: God Forced the Unwilling Prophet to Save Unbelievers | Bible Stories

"Jonah and the Whale" is one of the most famous Bible stories, but did you know that the story's focus is not his time inside a whale's stomach but how God used an unwilling prophet to save 120,000 souls from perishing and that the fish which swallowed him might not have been a whale?

In this Bible study, we explore how God extends his grace to all of his creatures – including inhabitants of a city God considered to be wicked. Jonah was the prophet who tried to escape God's call to preach to Nineveh. The main takeaway is seeing God's mercy and compassion for all people – even enemies of Israel.

00:00 Introduction
01:00 Origins of the Book of Jonah
01:23 Jonah's Background and Setting
02:21 Historical and Theological Themes
03:58 Jonah's Commission, Flight, Pursuit and Preservation
06:51 Jonah's Helplessness, Prayer, Repentance and Deliverance
07:32 Jonah's Renewed Commission
08:17 Nineveh's Repentance
08:50 The King of Nineveh's Response
10:11 God Rebukes the Displeased Prophet

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