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The book of Jonah is a very interesting story.Jonah was trying to run away from god. He didn't want to go to Nineveh to preach repentance to the people. He boards a ship going the opposite direction as god told him to go. God is mad and creates a storm that scares everyone on the boat. They know Jonah is the problem so they throw him overboard and a big fish swallows him. Jonah is inside the big fish for three days and three nights. In his time inside the fish he repents to God for his sin. After he repents to God the fish spits him onto dry land and he makes the 500 mile journey to Nineveh. He leads the city to stop its wicked ways. After they repent Jonah is displeased instead of being thankful. Finally he learns his lesson. Many believe …show more content…

So much time has past and we are still reading The Book of Jonah. One might ask why we are still reading? The book of jonah is still relatable to this day, as most of the bible is. The whole moral of the story teaches a lesson to be merciful. Something that can be taught over and over throughout the years. It was written to the people throughout time. I believe God's plan was to have timeless pieces of writing that can aid us through eternity. That would make sense because it is no coincidence that the bible is still relatable to this day. During jonah’s three days and three nights inside the belly of the big fish he began to pray to god. He repents for his sin and was spit back out. Later went to do what god told him to do. The moral of this is no matter what fear you have god will never do you wrong. This moral is still used to this day. With that being said why else would this book be written? The answer is much simpler than what people make it seem. Its for all , all of God's children. Gives a timeless moral that has been used throughout the years. Never going out of date and teaching every generation to come to trust god. According to jeremy myers “Jonah lived and ministered in Israel during the 8th century BC, during the reign of King Jeroboam II (2 Kings 14:23-29). Second Kings 14:25 says that King Jeroboam II “restored the territory of Israel from the entrance of Hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to

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