Takeaways & Meanings
Why did Yonah run away?
Yonah didn't want to warn the people of Ninveh, he thought he could run away from Hashem but we learn that Hashem is inescapable.
What do we learn from Hashem saving Yonah?
We learn Hashem always gives us second chances when we do teshuva.
How many fish did Yonah get swallowed by?
2, a male and female
How do we know Hashem is always with us?
Hashem was the one who got the whale to swallow Yonah as soon as he was thrown into the water after not doing as asked.
Why was Yonah swallowed by the whale?
Yonah was meant to go to Ninveh but he didn't, he was swallowed to teach him a lesson.
What do we learn from Yonah's tefilla being in past tense?
We learn Yonah was confident he would be saved because he had already survived 3 days
What does davening to Hashem do?
Hashem wants us to succeed, so when we daven we are creating an exit, and learning a lesson which is fulfilling our mission just like Yonah did.
Did Hashem plan for Yonah to be thrown overboard?
In theory yes as Hashem plans everything, but if Yonah had just warned the people of Ninveh like Hashem asked, this wouldn't have had to happen. We learn from this that with good comes good.
Why was Yonah spat out the דג גדול and into the דגה?
The male fish was too spacious, so Hashem needed to send a smaller one to encourage Yonah to do Teshuvah.