Jonah 1:2-3
1:2 “Go immediately
to Nineveh,
that
large capital
city,
and announce judgment against
its people
because their wickedness
has come to my attention.”
1:3 Instead, Jonah immediately
headed off to Tarshish
to escape
from the commission of the
Lord.
He traveled
to Joppa
and found a merchant ship heading
to Tarshish.
So he paid the fare
and went aboard
it to go with them
to Tarshish
far away from the
Lord.
Jonah 4:1-4
Jonah Responds to God’s Kindness
4:1 This displeased Jonah terribly and he became very angry.
4:2 He prayed to the Lord and said, “Oh, Lord, this is just what I thought would happen when I was in my own country. This is what I tried to prevent by attempting to escape to Tarshish! – because I knew that you are gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in mercy, and one who relents concerning threatened judgment.
4:3 So now, Lord, kill me instead, because I would rather die than live!”
4:4 The Lord said, “Are you really so very angry?”
Jonah 4:9
4:9 God said to Jonah, “Are you really so very angry
about the little plant?” And he said, “I am as angry
as I could possibly be!”
Hebrews 7:26
7:26 For it is indeed fitting for us to have such a high priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.