Jonah 3:10--4:1
3:10 When God saw their actions – they turned
from their evil way of living!
– God relented concerning the judgment
he had threatened them with
and he did not destroy them.
Jonah Responds to God’s Kindness
4:1 This displeased Jonah terribly and he became very angry.
Jonah 1:2
1:2 “Go immediately
to Nineveh,
that
large capital
city,
and announce judgment against
its people
because their wickedness
has come to my attention.”
Jonah 1:7
1:7 The sailors said to one another,
“Come on, let’s cast lots
to find out
whose fault it is that this disaster has overtaken us.
” So they cast lots, and Jonah was singled out.
Jonah 3:8
3:8 Every person and animal must put on sackcloth and must cry earnestly
to God, and everyone
must turn from their
evil way of living
and from the violence that they do.
Jonah 1:8
1:8 They said to him, “Tell us, whose fault is it that this disaster has overtaken us?
What’s your occupation? Where do you come from? What’s your country? And who are your people?”
Jonah 4:6
4:6 The
Lord God appointed
a little plant
and caused it to grow up over Jonah to be a shade over his head to rescue
him from his misery.
Now Jonah was very delighted
about the little plant.
Jonah 4:2
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.