People
Where did God tell Jonah to go?
Nineveh
Where did Jonah try to flee to?
Tarshish
What did God send to save Jonah at sea?
A great fish
What did God send when Jonah fled on a ship?
A great wind & storm
How long was Jonah in the belly of the fish?
3 days and 3 nights
What town was Jonah from?
Where did Jonah pay his fare and board a ship to flee from God?
Joppa
What did God provide for Jonah to give him relief from the sun & heat?
A plant.
What was Jonah doing during the storm?
Sleeping at the bottom of the ship.
How long did Jonah say before Nineveh would be overthrown?
40 Days
Who wrote a decree about the fast?
The King of Nineveh
Where did the shipmen throw Jonah?
Into the Mediterranean sea
What did the shipmen do to find out who was responsible for the storm at sea?
Cast lots
What did the people on Nineveh do to show repentance?
Put on sackcloth and proclaimed a fast.
During the time of Jonah, what were the 2 kingdoms of God's people.
Kingdom of Israel & Kingdom of Judah
After the shipmen hurled Jonah into the sea, what did they do?
The shipmen made vows and offered sacrifices to God fearing death on the sea.
What 2 tribes made the southern kingdom of God's people.
The tribe of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin
Why was Jonah angry that the Lord did not destroy Nineveh?
Nineveh was an enemy of Israel and Jonah wanted them punished for the oppression of Israel.
Place these 2 in the correct historical order:
- Judges
- Classical (Writing) Prophets
1. Judges
2. Classical (Writing) Prophets
How did the Bible describe the scale of Nineveh? And how long did Jonah take to walk through preaching in Nineveh?
The size of Nineveh would take 3 days journey to pass through. Jonah took a 1 days journey to preach inside Nineveh
What were Jonah's last words during his prayer in the belly of the fish?
Salvation belongs to the Lord
Where did Jonah sit to see what would happen to the city of Nineveh?
Outside the city on the east side.
What is Sheol?
The dark, subterranean underworld where all the dead go, regardless of their moral character.
What did the people of Nineveh sit in during their time of repentance and why did they do this?
Ashes. Sitting in ashes symbolizes desolation, ruin, mortality and human lowliness.
Around what timeline did Jonah's story take place
Roughly 786–746 BC