Compassionate God (Part 1): The Prophet Flees // Jonah 1:1-5
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Jonah 1:1-5 (CSB)
1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it because their evil has come up before me.” 3 Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the Lord’s presence. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the Lord’s presence.
4 But the Lord threw a great wind onto the sea, and such a great storm arose on the sea that the ship threatened to break apart. 5 The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his god. They threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. Meanwhile, Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel and had stretched out and fallen into a deep sleep.
Going Deeper
Recommended resources to go deeper with our series on Jonah:
A Journey with Jonah by Paul Murray - A short (less than 100 pages), creative reflection on themes from the book of Jonah.
Rediscovering Jonah by Tim Keller - A deep reflection on the message of the book of Jonah.
Bible Project Guide - An overview of the book of Jonah with extensive additional resources to keep learning.
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie - A fun and full movie adaptation of the book of Jonah from VeggieTales.