Jonah and the Big Fish

Jonah is in the water. He is in  lot of trouble because there is big whale about to swallow him!  Let's see how he got into so much trouble.

Jo'nah is a prophet of Jehovah. It is not long after the death of the prophet E-li'sha that Jehovah tells Jo'nah:  'Go to the great city  of Nin'e-veh.  The badness of the people  there is very great, and I want to you to speak to them about it.'

But Jo'nah does not want to go. So he gets on a boat that is going the opposite direction from Nin'e-veh.  Jehovah is not  pleased with Jo'nah for running away. So he causes a big storm. It is so bad that the boat is in danger of sinking.  The sailors are very much afraid, and they cry out to their gods for help. 

Finally, Jo'nah tells them:  'I w0rship Jehovah, the God who made the heaven and the earth.  And I am running away from doing what Jehovah told me to do.'  So the sailors ask: What should we do to you to stop the storm?'

Next time: Conclusion of Jonah and the Big Fish

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