Season 2 Episode 2 Jonah - You Can't Run Away and Hide from God

<p>God called to Jonah one day and told him to go and preach to Nineveh because the people were very wicked. Jonah didn’t like this idea one cotton-pickin’ bit because Nineveh was one of Israel's biggest enemies and Jonah didn’t want anything whatsoever to do with preaching to them!</p> <p>So, Jonah tried to run away from God in the opposite direction of Nineveh and headed by boat to Tar-shish. While crossing the great waters, God sent a great storm upon the ship, waves over 20 feet high and the men decided Jonah was to blame. They threw him overboard. As soon as they tossed Jonah in the water, the storm came to almost an immediate stop.</p> <p>God sent a big fish, some story tellers over the ages have called it a whale, to come and swallow Jonah and to save him from drowning. While in the belly of the giant fish, Jonah prayed to God for help, repented, and praised God. For three days Jonah sat in the belly of the fish. Then, God told the big fish to spit Jonah onto the shores of Nineveh.</p> <p>The Prophet did as God instructed and preached to Nineveh and warned them to repent before the city would be destroyed in 40 days. The people believed Jonah, turned from their wickedness, and God had mercy on them. Jonah now became angry and bitter because God did not destroy the people of Nineveh who were Israel's enemy! When Jonah sat to rest after the ordeal, God provided a large leaf vine to give him shade. The next day, God sent a big fat worm to eat the vine. Jonah now sat in the hot sun complaining and wanting to die. God called out to Jonah and scolded him for being so concerned and worried about just a plant while God was concerned with the lives of 120,000 people who lived in the city of Nineveh.</p> <p>Find more about this story in the novel<a href="https://books2read.com/u/mKx265"> <strong>“Genesis – Stepping on the Shore and Finding it Is Heaven”</strong></a> and <a href="https://books2read.com/u/mBOXnv"><strong>“Seeing the Power of God.”</strong></a></p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The eas