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Jonah
For how long was Jonah "in the belly of the fish"?
three days and three nights
What was Jonah doing during the storm
Sleeping
Where was Jonah told to go?
Nineveh
Where was the ship bound for?
Tarshish
Jonah's ship to Tarshish is caught up in a violent storm of divine origin, and Jonah is ultimately hurled overboard by the frightened sailors. Whom do the sailors blame for Jonah's death?
God
What did Jonah do when he was swallowed by the fish?
Prayed
It's hard to read this dramatic tale without wondering what Jonah's life is like when he isn't in a huge fight with God. What personal detail of Jonah's life does the Book of Jonah reveal about its protagonist?
Nothing--all we know about Jonah is that God talks to him.
What city did Jonah's boat sail from?
Joppa
According to the NIV (in the Book of Jonah) translation of scripture, what was the creature responsible for swallowing Jonah?
Great Fish
Who was Jonah's father
Amittai
When God caused a great storm to engulf the ship, and the sailors were doing everything they could to save the ship, Jonah was fast asleep, down in the lower decks. Who went to find Jonah?
The captain
Which of the following is not listed in the book of Jonah as a object, or person, that obeys God?
A snake
How long a journey was Nineveh?
3 days
According to Jonah 1:17, why did the great fish swallow Jonah?
God wanted it to
When Jonah heard God's call to go to Nineveh, he went to Joppa and took ship for where?
Tarshish
The crew realised that they had no alternative but to throw Jonah into the sea. After they threw him overboard and the sea calmed down, what did they do?
they offered a sacrifice to the Lord
The crew of the ship discovered that Jonah was the source of the terrible storm by ____________?
casting lots
How big was the city of Nineveh?
Enormous: it took three days to walk from one end to the other
When God commands Jonah to go to Nineveh, Jonah initially does something no other prophet does after receiving a divine mission. What does Jonah do?
Jonah heads off in the exact opposite direction from Nineveh.
Complete verse 4:3 (King James Version) "Therefore now, O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me, for it is better for me to ________ _______ ______ _______."
die than to live
It's unusual, in the Hebrew Bible, for an Israelite prophet to receive a message solely meant for a gentile community. But what makes Nineveh an especially strange city for Jonah to be sent to save?
About 50 years after Jonah's time, the people of Nineveh conquered Israel.
Jonah is saved from drowning when God causes a big fish to swallow the prophet. While in the belly of the fish, Jonah composes a prayer to God. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Jonah's prayer?
An apology for Jonah's disobedience.
As the Book of Jonah opens, the first thing God says to Jonah is (1:2) "Go at once to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim judgment upon it, for their wickedness has come before Me." What's the first thing Jonah says to God after receiving this prophecy?
"In my trouble I called out to the Lord, and He answered me."
After Jonah is spit out onto dry land by the fish, he obeys God's second summons to Nineveh and arrives in the city with a dire message. "40 days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown," Jonah proclaims (3:4). How do the people of Nineveh react to this grim announcement?
Everyone, from the king to the humblest person, begins to repent.