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Jonah
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(Jonah 1-4)
God told
Jonah to go to Ninevah and preach to its inhabitants about their sin.
Jonah did not want to go, and he tried to run away from God. He got on a
ship that was headed in the opposite direction from Ninevah. God sent a
big storm that was becoming dangerous for the ship. Jonah told the sailors
that if they threw him overboard the storm would stop. As soon as they
threw him over, the sea became calm. God made a great fish swallow Jonah.
Jonah was in the fish's belly three days and three nights. While there, he
spent his time praying to God. When the fish spit Jonah out on dry land,
God told Jonah again to go to Ninevah. This time Jonah obeyed. Because of
Jonah's message, the Ninevites believed God and repented of their sin.
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