Book,Chapter,Verse,Teaching,Keywords Jonah,1,1,"God spoke to Jonah","GOD,JONAH,SPOKE" Jonah,1,1,"Jonah was a prophet","JONAH,PROPHET" Jonah,1,1,"Jonah was male","JONAH,MALE" Jonah,1,1,"Jonah was the son of Amittai","AMITTAI,JONAH,SON" Jonah,1,1,"The message that Jonah received was from the Lord; it did not come from men","COME,JONAH,LORD,MEN,MESSAGE,NOT,RECEIVED" Jonah,1,2,"God cares about the sins of Gentile cities and does not overlook them","CARES,CITIES,GENTILE,GOD,NOT,SINS" Jonah,1,2,"God commanded Jonah to travel to Nineveh and speak against it","AGAINST,COMMANDED,GOD,JONAH,NINEVEH,SPEAK,TRAVEL" Jonah,1,2,"God does not reserve His judgment for nations that have a covenant relationship with Him, or nations that believe in Him; instead He holds each city accountable for its actions","ACCOUNTABLE,ACTIONS,BELIEVE,CITY,COVENANT,GOD,HE,HIM,HIS,HOLDS,INSTEAD,JUDGMENT,NATIONS,NOT,RELATIONSHIP,RESERVE" Jonah,1,2,"God told Jonah to prophesy against Nineveh because the city was wicked","AGAINST,BECAUSE,CITY,GOD,JONAH,NINEVEH,PROPHESY,TOLD,WICKED" Jonah,1,2,"In the time of Jonah, Nineveh was a great city","CITY,GREAT,JONAH,NINEVEH,TIME" Jonah,1,2,"It is possible for cities to be wicked","CITIES,POSSIBLE,WICKED" Jonah,1,2,"The city of Nineveh existed during the days of Jonah","CITY,DAYS,DURING,EXISTED,JONAH,NINEVEH" Jonah,1,2,"The wickedness of Nineveh had reached such an extent that God sent Jonah to that city to prophesy against it","AGAINST,CITY,EXTENT,GOD,JONAH,NINEVEH,PROPHESY,REACHED,SENT,WICKEDNESS" Jonah,1,3,"In the days of Jonah, Joppa was a port city with ships that traveled to distant lands","CITY,DAYS,DISTANT,JONAH,JOPPA,LANDS,PORT,SHIPS,TRAVELED" Jonah,1,3,"Jonah boarded a ship to go to Tarshish, instead of obeying the Lord and traveling to Nineveh","GO,INSTEAD,JONAH,LORD,NINEVEH,OBEYING,SHIP,TARSHISH,TRAVELING" Jonah,1,3,"Jonah disobeyed the Lord","DISOBEYED,JONAH,LORD" Jonah,1,3,"Jonah fled from the presence of the Lord and sought to go to a distant land","DISTANT,FLED,GO,JONAH,LAND,LORD,PRESENCE,SOUGHT" Jonah,1,3,"Jonah found a ship in Joppa that was going to Tarshish","FOUND,GOING,JONAH,JOPPA,SHIP,TARSHISH" Jonah,1,3,"Jonah paid the fare to travel by ship to Tarshish","FARE,JONAH,PAID,SHIP,TARSHISH,TRAVEL" Jonah,1,3,"Jonah refused to go to Nineveh and cry against it","AGAINST,CRY,GO,JONAH,NINEVEH,REFUSED" Jonah,1,3,"Jonah thought that if he went to Tarshish instead, he could escape the presence of the Lord and defeat God's plan","DEFEAT,ESCAPE,GOD,HE,IF,INSTEAD,JONAH,LORD,PLAN,PRESENCE,TARSHISH,THOUGHT,WENT" Jonah,1,3,"Jonah went to Joppa","JONAH,JOPPA,WENT" Jonah,1,4,"God controls the wind","CONTROLS,GOD,WIND" Jonah,1,4,"God sent a great wind into the part of the sea where Jonah's ship was located","GOD,GREAT,JONAH,LOCATED,PART,SEA,SENT,SHIP,WHERE,WIND" Jonah,1,4,"The great wind that God sent caused the sea to become very rough","BECOME,CAUSED,GOD,GREAT,ROUGH,SEA,SENT,WIND" Jonah,1,4,"The rough sea threatened the safety of the ship that Jonah was on","JONAH,ROUGH,SAFETY,SEA,SHIP,THREATENED" Jonah,1,4,"The storm that God sent against Jonah's ship was very violent","AGAINST,GOD,JONAH,SENT,SHIP,STORM,VIOLENT" Jonah,1,4,"There are times when God sends storms","GOD,SENDS,STORMS,THERE,TIMES,WHEN" Jonah,1,4,"There are times when God uses the wind to accomplish His purposes","ACCOMPLISH,GOD,HIS,PURPOSES,THERE,TIMES,USES,WHEN,WIND" Jonah,1,5,"The false gods of the sailors did not help them","FALSE,GODS,HELP,NOT,SAILORS" Jonah,1,5,"The merchandise on the ship did not make it to Tarshish","MAKE,MERCHANDISE,NOT,SHIP,TARSHISH" Jonah,1,5,"The reason the sailors cast the merchandise overboard was to lighten the ship, in order to keep it afloat in the storm","CAST,KEEP,LIGHTEN,MERCHANDISE,ORDER,OVERBOARD,REASON,SAILORS,SHIP,STORM" Jonah,1,5,"The sailors were afraid of the storm","AFRAID,SAILORS,STORM" Jonah,1,5,"The sailors were pagans","PAGANS,SAILORS" Jonah,1,5,"The ship had an interior","INTERIOR,SHIP" Jonah,1,5,"The ship was carrying merchandise","CARRYING,MERCHANDISE,SHIP" Jonah,1,5,"The storm did not wake Jonah up","JONAH,NOT,STORM,UP,WAKE" Jonah,1,5,"When God sent the storm, Jonah was asleep below deck","ASLEEP,BELOW,DECK,GOD,JONAH,SENT,STORM,WHEN" Jonah,1,5,"When God sent the storm, Jonah was located inside the ship","GOD,INSIDE,JONAH,LOCATED,SENT,SHIP,STORM,WHEN" Jonah,1,5,"When the sailors were afraid, they cast the merchandise overboard","AFRAID,CAST,MERCHANDISE,OVERBOARD,SAILORS,WHEN" Jonah,1,5,"When the sailors were afraid, they cried out to their false gods for help","AFRAID,CRIED,FALSE,GODS,HELP,SAILORS,WHEN" Jonah,1,6,"The master of the ship believed that if God did not save them then they would perish","BELIEVED,GOD,IF,MASTER,NOT,PERISH,SAVE,SHIP" Jonah,1,6,"The master of the ship believed that only divine intervention could save them","BELIEVED,DIVINE,MASTER,ONLY,SAVE,SHIP" Jonah,1,6,"The master of the ship told Jonah to call upon his God, in hopes that God would save them from this storm","CALL,GOD,HIS,HOPES,JONAH,MASTER,SAVE,SHIP,STORM,TOLD" Jonah,1,6,"The master of the ship wanted Jonah's help","HELP,JONAH,MASTER,SHIP,WANTED" Jonah,1,6,"The master of the ship wanted to use Jonah to talk to Jonah's God","GOD,JONAH,MASTER,SHIP,TALK,USE,WANTED" Jonah,1,6,"The master of the ship was hoping that Jonah's God would save them","GOD,HOPING,JONAH,MASTER,SAVE,SHIP" Jonah,1,6,"The master of the ship woke Jonah up","JONAH,MASTER,SHIP,UP,WOKE" Jonah,1,7,"The lots testified that Jonah was responsible for this storm","JONAH,LOTS,RESPONSIBLE,STORM,TESTIFIED" Jonah,1,7,"The sailors believed that casting lots had powers of divination","BELIEVED,CASTING,DIVINATION,LOTS,POWERS,SAILORS" Jonah,1,7,"The sailors believed that if they cast lots then they could figure out who was responsible for the storm","BELIEVED,CAST,FIGURE,IF,LOTS,RESPONSIBLE,SAILORS,STORM,WHO" Jonah,1,7,"The sailors believed that someone on board was responsible for the storm","BELIEVED,BOARD,RESPONSIBLE,SAILORS,SOMEONE,STORM" Jonah,1,7,"The sailors believed that they could cast lots in order to determine who was to blame for something","BELIEVED,BLAME,CAST,DETERMINE,LOTS,ORDER,SAILORS,SOMETHING,WHO" Jonah,1,7,"The sailors did not believe that the storm was natural; they believed that someone had done something to cause it","BELIEVE,BELIEVED,CAUSE,DONE,NATURAL,NOT,SAILORS,SOMEONE,SOMETHING,STORM" Jonah,1,7,"When the sailors cast lots, the lot fell upon Jonah","CAST,FELL,JONAH,LOT,LOTS,SAILORS,WHEN" Jonah,1,8,"The sailors asked Jonah to tell them what he had done to cause this storm","ASKED,CAUSE,DONE,HE,JONAH,SAILORS,STORM,TELL,WHAT" Jonah,1,8,"The sailors asked Jonah what his nationality was","ASKED,HIS,JONAH,SAILORS,WHAT" Jonah,1,8,"The sailors asked Jonah what his occupation was","ASKED,HIS,JONAH,OCCUPATION,SAILORS,WHAT" Jonah,1,8,"The sailors asked Jonah where he was from","ASKED,HE,JONAH,SAILORS,WHERE" Jonah,1,8,"The sailors believed that Jonah knew what was really going on","BELIEVED,GOING,JONAH,KNEW,SAILORS,WHAT" Jonah,1,8,"The sailors believed the lots and thought that Jonah truly was responsible for this storm","BELIEVED,JONAH,LOTS,RESPONSIBLE,SAILORS,STORM,THOUGHT,TRULY" Jonah,1,8,"The sailors wanted to understand why this terrible storm had been sent upon them","SAILORS,SENT,STORM,TERRIBLE,UNDERSTAND,WANTED,WHY" Jonah,1,9,"Jonah told the sailors that he feared the God of heaven","FEARED,GOD,HE,HEAVEN,JONAH,SAILORS,TOLD" Jonah,1,9,"Jonah told the sailors that he was a Hebrew","HE,HEBREW,JONAH,SAILORS,TOLD" Jonah,1,9,"Jonah told the sailors that his God made the dry land","DRY,GOD,HIS,JONAH,LAND,MADE,SAILORS,TOLD" Jonah,1,9,"Jonah told the sailors that his God made the sea","GOD,HIS,JONAH,MADE,SAILORS,SEA,TOLD" Jonah,1,10,"Jonah did not hide the fact that he was fleeing from God","FACT,FLEEING,GOD,HE,HIDE,JONAH,NOT" Jonah,1,10,"Jonah had previously told the sailors that he was fleeing from his God","FLEEING,GOD,HE,HIS,JONAH,PREVIOUSLY,SAILORS,TOLD" Jonah,1,10,"The sailors asked Jonah why he had fled from his God","ASKED,FLED,GOD,HE,HIS,JONAH,SAILORS,WHY" Jonah,1,10,"The sailors believed that Jonah's God had caused this storm","BELIEVED,CAUSED,GOD,JONAH,SAILORS,STORM" Jonah,1,10,"The sailors did not doubt that Jonah's God was real or powerful","DOUBT,GOD,JONAH,NOT,POWERFUL,REAL,SAILORS" Jonah,1,10,"When the sailors found out what deity Jonah worshiped, they became extremely afraid","AFRAID,BECAME,DEITY,EXTREMELY,FOUND,JONAH,SAILORS,WHAT,WHEN,WORSHIPED" Jonah,1,11,"The sailors asked Jonah what they needed to do in order to calm the sea","ASKED,CALM,DO,JONAH,NEEDED,ORDER,SAILORS,SEA,WHAT" Jonah,1,11,"The sailors believed that Jonah knew what to do in order to calm the sea","BELIEVED,CALM,DO,JONAH,KNEW,ORDER,SAILORS,SEA,WHAT" Jonah,1,11,"The sailors wanted the sea to be calm","CALM,SAILORS,SEA,WANTED" Jonah,1,11,"The sea was very agitated and dangerous","DANGEROUS,SEA" Jonah,1,11,"The storm was dangerous and was threatening the ship and the lives of the sailors","DANGEROUS,LIVES,SAILORS,SHIP,STORM,THREATENING" Jonah,1,12,"Jonah did not try to talk to God to find a way to save the lives of the sailors, or to find a way to go back to shore so he could travel to Nineveh; instead he told the sailors to cast him overboard","BACK,CAST,FIND,GO,GOD,HE,HIM,INSTEAD,JONAH,LIVES,NINEVEH,NOT,OVERBOARD,SAILORS,SAVE,SHORE,TALK,TOLD,TRAVEL,TRY" Jonah,1,12,"Jonah told the sailors that casting him overboard would save them","CASTING,HIM,JONAH,OVERBOARD,SAILORS,SAVE,TOLD" Jonah,1,12,"Jonah told the sailors that if they threw him overboard, the sea would become calm","BECOME,CALM,HIM,IF,JONAH,OVERBOARD,SAILORS,SEA,THREW,TOLD" Jonah,1,12,"Jonah told the sailors that the stormy sea had been sent because of him","BECAUSE,HIM,JONAH,SAILORS,SEA,SENT,STORMY,TOLD" Jonah,1,12,"Jonah told the sailors that they were suffering greatly because of something that he had done","BECAUSE,DONE,GREATLY,HE,JONAH,SAILORS,SOMETHING,SUFFERING,TOLD" Jonah,1,12,"Jonah told the sailors to cast him into the sea","CAST,HIM,JONAH,SAILORS,SEA,TOLD" Jonah,1,12,"Jonah was the reason why the sailors had lost all their merchandise","ALL,JONAH,LOST,MERCHANDISE,REASON,SAILORS,WHY" Jonah,1,12,"Jonah's plan did not involve prayer or repentance or obedience; instead he chose suicide","CHOSE,HE,INSTEAD,INVOLVE,JONAH,NOT,OBEDIENCE,PLAN,PRAYER,REPENTANCE,SUICIDE" Jonah,1,12,"Jonah's presence on the ship cost the sailors their merchandise","COST,JONAH,MERCHANDISE,PRESENCE,SAILORS,SHIP" Jonah,1,12,"When the sailors asked Jonah what to do, Jonah did not pray to the Lord; Jonah did not ask that the sea be calmed, or tell the ship turn around so he could get off; instead he told the sailors to cast him overboard","ASK,ASKED,CALMED,CAST,DO,HE,HIM,INSTEAD,JONAH,LORD,NOT,OFF,OVERBOARD,PRAY,SAILORS,SEA,SHIP,TELL,TOLD,TURN,WHAT,WHEN" Jonah,1,13,"Even when the sailors knew that the storm was Jonah's fault, they still did not want to throw him overboard","FAULT,HIM,JONAH,KNEW,NOT,OVERBOARD,SAILORS,STORM,THROW,WANT,WHEN" Jonah,1,13,"The sailors did not want to throw Jonah overboard","JONAH,NOT,OVERBOARD,SAILORS,THROW,WANT" Jonah,1,13,"The sailors had the ability to row the ship","ABILITY,ROW,SAILORS,SHIP" Jonah,1,13,"The sailors thought it was wrong to throw Jonah overboard into the stormy sea, where he would surely drown","DROWN,HE,JONAH,OVERBOARD,SAILORS,SEA,STORMY,SURELY,THOUGHT,THROW,WHERE,WRONG" Jonah,1,13,"The sailors tried to find a solution that didn't involve killing Jonah","FIND,INVOLVE,JONAH,KILLING,SAILORS,SOLUTION,TRIED" Jonah,1,13,"The sailors tried to reach land so that no one would have be thrown overboard into the raging sea","LAND,NO,ONE,OVERBOARD,RAGING,REACH,SAILORS,SEA,THROWN,TRIED" Jonah,1,13,"The sailors tried to row to shore","ROW,SAILORS,SHORE,TRIED" Jonah,1,13,"The sailors tried to save Jonah","JONAH,SAILORS,SAVE,TRIED" Jonah,1,13,"The sailors were unable to reach land","LAND,REACH,SAILORS,UNABLE" Jonah,1,13,"The sea was so stormy and dangerous that the sailors could not row to shore","DANGEROUS,NOT,ROW,SAILORS,SEA,SHORE,STORMY" Jonah,1,13,"The storm fought against the sailors and prevented them from reaching land","AGAINST,FOUGHT,LAND,PREVENTED,REACHING,SAILORS,STORM" Jonah,1,14,"Before the sailors threw Jonah overboard, they prayed to Jonah's God","BEFORE,GOD,JONAH,OVERBOARD,PRAYED,SAILORS,THREW" Jonah,1,14,"Jonah did not pray before he was thrown overboard","BEFORE,HE,JONAH,NOT,OVERBOARD,PRAY,THROWN" Jonah,1,14,"Jonah did not pray that God would save the life of the sailors","GOD,JONAH,LIFE,NOT,PRAY,SAILORS,SAVE" Jonah,1,14,"Jonah made no attempt to pray before he was thrown overboard","ATTEMPT,BEFORE,HE,JONAH,MADE,NO,OVERBOARD,PRAY,THROWN" Jonah,1,14,"The sailors did not want to be guilty of shedding innocent blood","BLOOD,GUILTY,INNOCENT,NOT,SAILORS,SHEDDING,WANT" Jonah,1,14,"The sailors prayed that they would not be held responsible for killing Jonah","HELD,JONAH,KILLING,NOT,PRAYED,RESPONSIBLE,SAILORS" Jonah,1,14,"The sailors prayed to Jonah's God and asked Him to spare them, and not kill them along with Jonah","ASKED,GOD,HIM,JONAH,KILL,NOT,PRAYED,SAILORS,SPARE" Jonah,1,14,"The sailors said that God had done as He pleased in this situation","DONE,GOD,HE,PLEASED,SAID,SAILORS,SITUATION" Jonah,1,14,"The sailors were afraid of shedding innocent blood","AFRAID,BLOOD,INNOCENT,SAILORS,SHEDDING" Jonah,1,14,"The sailors were afraid that God would be angry with them if they shed innocent blood","AFRAID,ANGRY,BLOOD,GOD,IF,INNOCENT,SAILORS,SHED" Jonah,1,14,"The sailors were worried about the wrath of God","GOD,SAILORS,WORRIED,WRATH" Jonah,1,14,"When the sailors begged God to spare them, they did not condemn God for sending the storm","BEGGED,CONDEMN,GOD,NOT,SAILORS,SENDING,SPARE,STORM,WHEN" Jonah,1,15,"God granted the prayer of the sailors and saved their lives","GOD,GRANTED,LIVES,PRAYER,SAILORS,SAVED" Jonah,1,15,"God has the power to send storms, and to stop them","GOD,POWER,SEND,STOP,STORMS" Jonah,1,15,"The sailors cast Jonah into the sea","CAST,JONAH,SAILORS,SEA" Jonah,1,15,"The sailors were not killed by the storm","KILLED,NOT,SAILORS,STORM" Jonah,1,15,"The sailors were saved when they cast Jonah into the sea","CAST,JONAH,SAILORS,SAVED,SEA,WHEN" Jonah,1,15,"When the sailors cast Jonah into the sea, the sea became calm","BECAME,CALM,CAST,JONAH,SAILORS,SEA,WHEN" Jonah,1,16,"After God stopped the storm, the sailors greatly feared the Lord","AFTER,FEARED,GOD,GREATLY,LORD,SAILORS,STOPPED,STORM" Jonah,1,16,"After God stopped the storm, the sailors made vows","AFTER,GOD,MADE,SAILORS,STOPPED,STORM,VOWS" Jonah,1,16,"After God stopped the storm, the sailors offered a sacrifice to the Lord","AFTER,GOD,LORD,OFFERED,SACRIFICE,SAILORS,STOPPED,STORM" Jonah,1,16,"The miracle of the storm made a huge impression on the sailors","HUGE,IMPRESSION,MADE,MIRACLE,SAILORS,STORM" Jonah,1,16,"The sailors believed that God was responsible for sending the storm and for stopping it","BELIEVED,GOD,RESPONSIBLE,SAILORS,SENDING,STOPPING,STORM" Jonah,1,16,"Witnessing the storm changed the lives of the sailors","CHANGED,LIVES,SAILORS,STORM,WITNESSING" Jonah,1,17,"God did not allow Jonah to die in the sea","ALLOW,DIE,GOD,JONAH,NOT,SEA" Jonah,1,17,"God has control over animals","ANIMALS,CONTROL,GOD" Jonah,1,17,"God prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah","FISH,GOD,GREAT,JONAH,PREPARED,SWALLOW" Jonah,1,17,"God used a fish to accomplish His purposes","ACCOMPLISH,FISH,GOD,HIS,PURPOSES,USED" Jonah,1,17,"God used a fish to rescue Jonah from the sea","FISH,GOD,JONAH,RESCUE,SEA,USED" Jonah,1,17,"Jonah did not drown when he was thrown into the sea","DROWN,HE,JONAH,NOT,SEA,THROWN,WHEN" Jonah,1,17,"Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights","BELLY,DAYS,FISH,JONAH,NIGHTS,THREE" Jonah,1,17,"The Bible does not identify the fish that swallowed up Jonah; instead it simply says that it was a fish that God had prepared for that task","BIBLE,FISH,GOD,IDENTIFY,INSTEAD,JONAH,NOT,PREPARED,SAYS,SIMPLY,SWALLOWED,TASK,UP" Jonah,1,17,"The great fish that swallowed Jonah had been specifically prepared by God to do that","DO,FISH,GOD,GREAT,JONAH,PREPARED,SPECIFICALLY,SWALLOWED" Jonah,1,17,"There are times when God uses animals to accomplish His purposes","ACCOMPLISH,ANIMALS,GOD,HIS,PURPOSES,THERE,TIMES,USES,WHEN" Jonah,1,17,"When Jonah was thrown into the sea, a great fish swallowed him","FISH,GREAT,HIM,JONAH,SEA,SWALLOWED,THROWN,WHEN" Jonah,2,1,"Jonah only prayed once he had been swallowed by the fish","FISH,HE,JONAH,ONCE,ONLY,PRAYED,SWALLOWED" Jonah,2,1,"Jonah prayed to the Lord","JONAH,LORD,PRAYED" Jonah,2,1,"Jonah prayed when he was inside the belly of the fish","BELLY,FISH,HE,INSIDE,JONAH,PRAYED,WHEN" Jonah,2,1,"Jonah was alive when he was inside the fish","ALIVE,FISH,HE,INSIDE,JONAH,WHEN" Jonah,2,1,"The Lord was still Jonah's God, even though Jonah had fled from Him and disobeyed Him","DISOBEYED,FLED,GOD,HIM,JONAH,LORD" Jonah,2,2,"At no point in Jonah's prayer did he express remorse for endangering the sailors on the ship","EXPRESS,HE,JONAH,NO,POINT,PRAYER,REMORSE,SAILORS,SHIP" Jonah,2,2,"At no point in Jonah's prayer did he repent of his disobedience or ask forgiveness for what he had done","ASK,DISOBEDIENCE,DONE,FORGIVENESS,HE,HIS,JONAH,NO,POINT,PRAYER,REPENT,WHAT" Jonah,2,2,"God heard Jonah when he cried out","CRIED,GOD,HE,HEARD,JONAH,WHEN" Jonah,2,2,"Jonah compared being in the belly of the fish to being in hell","BEING,BELLY,COMPARED,FISH,HELL,JONAH" Jonah,2,2,"Jonah cried out to the Lord when he was afflicted","AFFLICTED,CRIED,HE,JONAH,LORD,WHEN" Jonah,2,2,"Jonah's prayer was entirely about how he was afflicted; he had no sympathy or concern for anyone other than himself","AFFLICTED,ANYONE,CONCERN,ENTIRELY,HE,HIMSELF,JONAH,NO,PRAYER,SYMPATHY" Jonah,2,2,"The only person Jonah asked God to save and show mercy on was himself","ASKED,GOD,HIMSELF,JONAH,MERCY,ONLY,PERSON,SAVE,SHOW" Jonah,2,3,"In Jonah's prayer he acted like he was an innocent victim who had done nothing wrong, and God came along and cast him into the sea for no reason; even when he was inside the fish he refused to repent","ACTED,CAST,DONE,FISH,GOD,HE,HIM,INNOCENT,INSIDE,JONAH,LIKE,NO,NOTHING,PRAYER,REASON,REFUSED,REPENT,SEA,VICTIM,WHEN,WHO,WRONG" Jonah,2,3,"Jonah blamed God for casting him into the sea; he took no responsibility for his disobedience in taking a ship to Tarshish, or for the fact that he was the one who told the sailors to cast him into the sea","BLAMED,CAST,CASTING,DISOBEDIENCE,FACT,GOD,HE,HIM,HIS,JONAH,NO,ONE,RESPONSIBILITY,SAILORS,SEA,SHIP,TAKING,TARSHISH,TOLD,TOOK,WHO" Jonah,2,3,"Jonah's main concern in his prayer was how he was afflicted, instead of the thing he had done that put him in that position","AFFLICTED,CONCERN,DONE,HE,HIM,HIS,INSTEAD,JONAH,POSITION,PRAYER,PUT,THING" Jonah,2,3,"When Jonah was cast into the sea, he sank beneath the waves","BENEATH,CAST,HE,JONAH,SANK,SEA,WAVES,WHEN" Jonah,2,4,"Instead of repenting, Jonah said that he would look toward the holy temple of the Lord","HE,HOLY,INSTEAD,JONAH,LOOK,LORD,REPENTING,SAID,TEMPLE" Jonah,2,4,"Jonah believed that it was important to pray while facing toward the temple in Jerusalem","BELIEVED,FACING,IMPORTANT,JERUSALEM,JONAH,PRAY,TEMPLE,WHILE" Jonah,2,4,"Jonah was the one who fled from the presence of the Lord in an act of disobedience and rebellion, and yet he claimed that when the sailors cast him into the sea they cast him out of God's sight; he took no responsibility for the fact that he was the one who chose to flee from the Lord","ACT,CAST,CHOSE,CLAIMED,DISOBEDIENCE,FACT,FLED,FLEE,GOD,HE,HIM,JONAH,LORD,NO,ONE,PRESENCE,REBELLION,RESPONSIBILITY,SAILORS,SEA,SIGHT,TOOK,WHEN,WHO" Jonah,2,4,"The temple was still standing in the days of Jonah","DAYS,JONAH,STANDING,TEMPLE" Jonah,2,5,"Jonah was very concerned about the fact he had been cast into the sea, but he was not concerned about the fact that he had disobeyed God and was suffering for that reason","CAST,CONCERNED,DISOBEYED,FACT,GOD,HE,JONAH,NOT,REASON,SEA,SUFFERING" Jonah,2,5,"When Jonah was cast into the sea, he became entangled in seaweed","BECAME,CAST,ENTANGLED,HE,JONAH,SEA,WHEN" Jonah,2,5,"When Jonah was cast into the sea, he sank beneath the waves","BENEATH,CAST,HE,JONAH,SANK,SEA,WAVES,WHEN" Jonah,2,6,"Jonah keeps calling God his Lord, and yet he still hasn't repented of his disobedience","CALLING,DISOBEDIENCE,GOD,HE,HIS,JONAH,KEEPS,LORD,REPENTED" Jonah,2,6,"When Jonah was cast into the sea, God saved his life; God saved him from drowning in spite of the fact that he never repented","CAST,DROWNING,FACT,GOD,HE,HIM,HIS,JONAH,LIFE,NEVER,REPENTED,SAVED,SEA,SPITE,WHEN" Jonah,2,6,"When Jonah was cast into the sea, he sank to the bottom","BOTTOM,CAST,HE,JONAH,SANK,SEA,WHEN" Jonah,2,7,"It apparently did not occur to Jonah to cry out to God until after he had been thrown overboard","AFTER,CRY,GOD,HE,JONAH,NOT,OCCUR,OVERBOARD,THROWN,UNTIL" Jonah,2,7,"Jonah seemed to believe that God lived in the temple in Jerusalem, and that his prayers went to the temple in Jerusalem and God listened to them there","BELIEVE,GOD,HIS,JERUSALEM,JONAH,LISTENED,LIVED,PRAYERS,SEEMED,TEMPLE,THERE,WENT" Jonah,2,7,"Jonah seemed to believe that the temple in Jerusalem was the conduit through which God heard prayers, and that he needed to send his prayers in that direction","BELIEVE,CONDUIT,DIRECTION,GOD,HE,HEARD,HIS,JERUSALEM,JONAH,NEEDED,PRAYERS,SEEMED,SEND,TEMPLE,WHICH" Jonah,2,7,"Jonah seemed to have cried out to God while he was drowning in the sea","CRIED,DROWNING,GOD,HE,JONAH,SEA,SEEMED,WHILE" Jonah,2,8,"In Jonah's prayer he does not repent of what he had done, or even acknowledge what he had done, but he does find time to condemn idolaters","ACKNOWLEDGE,CONDEMN,DONE,FIND,HE,IDOLATERS,JONAH,NOT,PRAYER,REPENT,TIME,WHAT" Jonah,2,8,"In Jonah's prayer he finds time to condemn other people for their sin, and say that they do not deserve mercy, and yet he never deals with his own sin or the fact that he didn't deserve any mercy at all","ALL,ANY,CONDEMN,DEALS,DESERVE,DO,FACT,FINDS,HE,HIS,JONAH,MERCY,NEVER,NOT,OWN,PEOPLE,PRAYER,SAY,SIN,TIME" Jonah,2,8,"Jonah believed that he deserved God's mercy in spite of his unrepentant sin, but other people did not deserve any mercy at all","ALL,ANY,BELIEVED,DESERVE,DESERVED,GOD,HE,HIS,JONAH,MERCY,NOT,PEOPLE,SIN,SPITE,UNREPENTANT" Jonah,2,8,"Jonah believed that he was better and more deserving than other people","BELIEVED,BETTER,DESERVING,HE,JONAH,PEOPLE" Jonah,2,8,"Jonah sought the mercy of God, but he didn't want God to give that same mercy to others","GIVE,GOD,HE,JONAH,MERCY,SAME,SOUGHT,WANT" Jonah,2,8,"Jonah wanted God to save him, but he didn't want God to save anyone else","ANYONE,GOD,HE,HIM,JONAH,SAVE,WANT,WANTED" Jonah,2,9,"At no point in Jonah's prayer did he ask God to save him from the fish, even though he prayed this prayer while he was inside the fish","ASK,FISH,GOD,HE,HIM,INSIDE,JONAH,NO,POINT,PRAYED,PRAYER,SAVE,WHILE" Jonah,2,9,"At no point in Jonah's prayer did he say that he would go to Nineveh and do what God had commanded him to do","COMMANDED,DO,GO,GOD,HE,HIM,JONAH,NINEVEH,NO,POINT,PRAYER,SAY,WHAT" Jonah,2,9,"At some point in Jonah's past he had made a vow that he had not yet fulfilled","FULFILLED,HE,JONAH,MADE,NOT,PAST,POINT,SOME,VOW" Jonah,2,9,"Jonah promised to carry out the vow that he had made","CARRY,HE,JONAH,MADE,PROMISED,VOW" Jonah,2,9,"Jonah promised to make a sacrifice of thanksgiving","JONAH,MAKE,PROMISED,SACRIFICE,THANKSGIVING" Jonah,2,9,"Jonah promised to sacrifice to the Lord","JONAH,LORD,PROMISED,SACRIFICE" Jonah,2,9,"Jonah said that salvation comes from the Lord","COMES,JONAH,LORD,SAID,SALVATION" Jonah,2,10,"Even though Jonah did not pray for God to deliver him out of the fish, God rescued him from the fish anyway","ANYWAY,DELIVER,FISH,GOD,HIM,JONAH,NOT,PRAY,RESCUED" Jonah,2,10,"Even though Jonah did not repent of his sin, God rescued him from the fish anyway","ANYWAY,FISH,GOD,HIM,HIS,JONAH,NOT,REPENT,RESCUED,SIN" Jonah,2,10,"God can speak to fish and give them commands","CAN,COMMANDS,FISH,GIVE,GOD,SPEAK" Jonah,2,10,"God can work through fish to accomplish His will","ACCOMPLISH,CAN,FISH,GOD,HIS,WORK" Jonah,2,10,"God used the fish to carry Jonah back to dry land","BACK,CARRY,DRY,FISH,GOD,JONAH,LAND,USED" Jonah,2,10,"Jonah was vomited out of the fish","FISH,JONAH,VOMITED" Jonah,2,10,"Sometimes God speaks to fish","FISH,GOD,SOMETIMES,SPEAKS" Jonah,2,10,"The fish obeyed God (which means it was more obedient than Jonah)","FISH,GOD,JONAH,MEANS,OBEDIENT,OBEYED,WHICH" Jonah,2,10,"The fish vomited out Jonah after God spoke to the fish","AFTER,FISH,GOD,JONAH,SPOKE,VOMITED" Jonah,3,1,"God did not cast Jonah aside after his disobedience, even though he never repented of it or sought forgiveness for it; instead He spoke to Jonah a second time","AFTER,CAST,DISOBEDIENCE,FORGIVENESS,GOD,HE,HIS,INSTEAD,JONAH,NEVER,NOT,REPENTED,SECOND,SOUGHT,SPOKE,TIME" Jonah,3,1,"God spoke to Jonah a second time","GOD,JONAH,SECOND,SPOKE,TIME" Jonah,3,1,"The command that Jonah received was from the Lord","COMMAND,JONAH,LORD,RECEIVED" Jonah,3,2,"God commanded Jonah to go to Nineveh","COMMANDED,GO,GOD,JONAH,NINEVEH" Jonah,3,2,"God commanded Jonah to preach to Nineveh the message that God gave him","COMMANDED,GAVE,GOD,HIM,JONAH,MESSAGE,NINEVEH,PREACH" Jonah,3,2,"God sent Jonah to Nineveh to preach in spite of Jonah's rebellion, in spite of Jonah's hatred for the Ninevites, and in spite of the fact that Jonah did not want to see any of them saved","ANY,FACT,GOD,HATRED,JONAH,NINEVEH,NINEVITES,NOT,PREACH,REBELLION,SAVED,SEE,SENT,SPITE,WANT" Jonah,3,2,"Jonah was not able to run away from God; the Lord used a storm and a fish to draw him back to dry land, and then commanded him a second time to do what He had told him to do","ABLE,AWAY,BACK,COMMANDED,DO,DRAW,DRY,FISH,GOD,HE,HIM,JONAH,LAND,LORD,NOT,RUN,SECOND,STORM,TIME,TOLD,USED,WHAT" Jonah,3,2,"Jonah's disobedience did not change God's plan","CHANGE,DISOBEDIENCE,GOD,JONAH,NOT,PLAN" Jonah,3,2,"Jonah's plan to run away from God failed","AWAY,FAILED,GOD,JONAH,PLAN,RUN" Jonah,3,2,"Jonah's sinful rebellion and wicked heart did not stop God from sending him to Nineveh to preach","GOD,HEART,HIM,JONAH,NINEVEH,NOT,PREACH,REBELLION,SENDING,SINFUL,STOP,WICKED" Jonah,3,2,"Nineveh was a great city","CITY,GREAT,NINEVEH" Jonah,3,3,"God was the one who sent Jonah to Nineveh to preach; it was His will for this Jewish prophet to go to Nineveh and preach, even though the Ninevites did not believe in Him and He did not have a covenant relationship with them","BELIEVE,COVENANT,GO,GOD,HE,HIM,HIS,JEWISH,JONAH,NINEVEH,NINEVITES,NOT,ONE,PREACH,PROPHET,RELATIONSHIP,SENT,WHO" Jonah,3,3,"In the time of Jonah the city of Nineveh was so large that it took three days to travel through (from one side to the next)","CITY,DAYS,JONAH,LARGE,NEXT,NINEVEH,ONE,SIDE,THREE,TIME,TOOK,TRAVEL" Jonah,3,3,"Jonah did not try to flee from God a second time","FLEE,GOD,JONAH,NOT,SECOND,TIME,TRY" Jonah,3,3,"Nineveh was an exceedingly large city","CITY,EXCEEDINGLY,LARGE,NINEVEH" Jonah,3,3,"When God commanded Jonah a second time to go to Nineveh, Jonah obeyed","COMMANDED,GO,GOD,JONAH,NINEVEH,OBEYED,SECOND,TIME,WHEN" Jonah,3,4,"God sent Jonah to Nineveh with a message of judgment and destruction (which is the same sort of message that God had sent to Israel and Judah on many occasions)","DESTRUCTION,GOD,ISRAEL,JONAH,JUDAH,JUDGMENT,MANY,MESSAGE,NINEVEH,OCCASIONS,SAME,SENT,WHICH" Jonah,3,4,"Jonah preached that in 40 days the city of Nineveh would be destroyed","CITY,DAYS,DESTROYED,JONAH,NINEVEH,PREACHED" Jonah,3,4,"Jonah went a day's journey inside the city of Nineveh","CITY,DAY,INSIDE,JONAH,JOURNEY,NINEVEH,WENT" Jonah,3,4,"Jonah went inside the city of Nineveh and preached about its judgment and coming destruction; he did not preach that God loved them and had a wonderful plan for their life","CITY,COMING,DESTRUCTION,GOD,HE,INSIDE,JONAH,JUDGMENT,LIFE,LOVED,NINEVEH,NOT,PLAN,PREACH,PREACHED,WENT,WONDERFUL" Jonah,3,5,"Even though Israel and Judah refused to repent when God sent prophets to them, the people of Nineveh did repent","GOD,ISRAEL,JUDAH,NINEVEH,PEOPLE,PROPHETS,REFUSED,REPENT,SENT,WHEN" Jonah,3,5,"Everyone in the city repented, from the least to the greatest","CITY,EVERYONE,GREATEST,LEAST,REPENTED" Jonah,3,5,"God used the preaching of Jonah to save the city, even though Jonah hated the city and the people who lived there, and even though Jonah didn't want to be there at all","ALL,CITY,GOD,HATED,JONAH,LIVED,PEOPLE,PREACHING,SAVE,THERE,USED,WANT,WHO" Jonah,3,5,"The people of Nineveh demonstrated their repentance by proclaiming a fast","DEMONSTRATED,FAST,NINEVEH,PEOPLE,PROCLAIMING,REPENTANCE" Jonah,3,5,"The people of Nineveh demonstrated their repentance by putting on sackcloth","DEMONSTRATED,NINEVEH,PEOPLE,PUTTING,REPENTANCE,SACKCLOTH" Jonah,3,5,"The reason the people of the city repented is because they believed God","BECAUSE,BELIEVED,CITY,GOD,PEOPLE,REASON,REPENTED" Jonah,3,5,"There was once a time when an entire major city repented all at once, from the least to the greatest","ALL,CITY,ENTIRE,GREATEST,LEAST,MAJOR,ONCE,REPENTED,THERE,TIME,WHEN" Jonah,3,5,"When Jonah preached against the city, the people of Nineveh believed God","AGAINST,BELIEVED,CITY,GOD,JONAH,NINEVEH,PEOPLE,PREACHED,WHEN" Jonah,3,6,"The city of Nineveh had a king","CITY,KING,NINEVEH" Jonah,3,6,"The king got up off his throne, took off his robe, put in sackcloth, and sat in ashes; he did these things to demonstrate the sincerity of his repentance","ASHES,DEMONSTRATE,HE,HIS,KING,OFF,PUT,REPENTANCE,ROBE,SACKCLOTH,SAT,SINCERITY,THESE,THINGS,THRONE,TOOK,UP" Jonah,3,6,"The king of Nineveh did not persecute Jonah for preaching this message (which is what the Israelites did when God sent prophets to them); instead he believed him and repented","BELIEVED,GOD,HE,HIM,INSTEAD,ISRAELITES,JONAH,KING,MESSAGE,NINEVEH,NOT,PERSECUTE,PREACHING,PROPHETS,REPENTED,SENT,WHAT,WHEN,WHICH" Jonah,3,6,"The king of Nineveh had a throne in the city","CITY,KING,NINEVEH,THRONE" Jonah,3,6,"The king of Nineveh publicly humbled himself before the Lord","BEFORE,HIMSELF,HUMBLED,KING,LORD,NINEVEH,PUBLICLY" Jonah,3,6,"The king of Nineveh was a male","KING,MALE,NINEVEH" Jonah,3,6,"The king of Nineveh was in the city of Nineveh when Jonah was there preaching","CITY,JONAH,KING,NINEVEH,PREACHING,THERE,WHEN" Jonah,3,6,"The message of Jonah reached the king of Nineveh","JONAH,KING,MESSAGE,NINEVEH,REACHED" Jonah,3,6,"When the message of Jonah reached the king, he believed the message and repented","BELIEVED,HE,JONAH,KING,MESSAGE,REACHED,REPENTED,WHEN" Jonah,3,7,"In the entire history of Israel and Judah there was never a time when the people repented of their sins and fasted before the Lord when a prophet confronted them about their sin, and yet Nineveh did that immediately the very first time that God sent a prophet to preach to them","BEFORE,CONFRONTED,ENTIRE,FASTED,FIRST,GOD,HISTORY,IMMEDIATELY,ISRAEL,JUDAH,LORD,NEVER,NINEVEH,PEOPLE,PREACH,PROPHET,REPENTED,SENT,SIN,SINS,THERE,TIME,WHEN" Jonah,3,7,"The king of Nineveh issued a city-wide proclamation that both man and animal should fast","ANIMAL,FAST,ISSUED,KING,MAN,NINEVEH,PROCLAMATION,SHOULD" Jonah,3,7,"The nobles of Nineveh were in agreement with the king that the city should fast and repent","AGREEMENT,CITY,FAST,KING,NINEVEH,NOBLES,REPENT,SHOULD" Jonah,3,7,"The people were told to not eat any food or drink any water; this applied to both people and animals","ANIMALS,ANY,APPLIED,DRINK,EAT,FOOD,NOT,PEOPLE,TOLD,WATER" Jonah,3,7,"The proclamation was issued by both the king of Nineveh and his nobles","HIS,ISSUED,KING,NINEVEH,NOBLES,PROCLAMATION" Jonah,3,8,"Fasting needs to include genuine repentance, which is seeking forgiveness for sin and turning away from it","AWAY,FASTING,FORGIVENESS,GENUINE,INCLUDE,NEEDS,REPENTANCE,SEEKING,SIN,TURNING,WHICH" Jonah,3,8,"Genuine repentance involves not only seeking forgiveness, but turning away from evil and doing what is right","AWAY,DOING,EVIL,FORGIVENESS,GENUINE,INVOLVES,NOT,ONLY,REPENTANCE,RIGHT,SEEKING,TURNING,WHAT" Jonah,3,8,"The king of Nineveh said that every animal should be covered in sackcloth as well","ANIMAL,COVERED,EVERY,KING,NINEVEH,SACKCLOTH,SAID,SHOULD" Jonah,3,8,"The king of Nineveh said that every person should be covered in sackcloth","COVERED,EVERY,KING,NINEVEH,PERSON,SACKCLOTH,SAID,SHOULD" Jonah,3,8,"The king of Nineveh said that every person should cry out to God with great passion","CRY,EVERY,GOD,GREAT,KING,NINEVEH,PASSION,PERSON,SAID,SHOULD" Jonah,3,8,"The king of Nineveh said that every person should repent of his sins and stop being evil","BEING,EVERY,EVIL,HIS,KING,NINEVEH,PERSON,REPENT,SAID,SHOULD,SINS,STOP" Jonah,3,8,"The king of Nineveh said that every person should stop being violent","BEING,EVERY,KING,NINEVEH,PERSON,SAID,SHOULD,STOP,VIOLENT" Jonah,3,8,"The king of Nineveh wanted his entire nation to humble themselves before God; this included both people and animals","ANIMALS,BEFORE,ENTIRE,GOD,HIS,HUMBLE,INCLUDED,KING,NATION,NINEVEH,PEOPLE,WANTED" Jonah,3,8,"The king of Nineveh wanted his nation to repent of the evil things they had done, to stop doing those evil things any more, and to demonstrate their change of heart through fasting and sackcloth","ANY,CHANGE,DEMONSTRATE,DOING,DONE,EVIL,FASTING,HEART,HIS,KING,NATION,NINEVEH,REPENT,SACKCLOTH,STOP,THINGS,WANTED" Jonah,3,9,"God had not promised to spare them if they repented, but they repented anyway","ANYWAY,GOD,IF,NOT,PROMISED,REPENTED,SPARE" Jonah,3,9,"The king of Nineveh believed that God was fiercely angry with them","ANGRY,BELIEVED,FIERCELY,GOD,KING,NINEVEH" Jonah,3,9,"The king of Nineveh believed that if God did not turn away His wrath from them then they would all die","ALL,AWAY,BELIEVED,DIE,GOD,HIS,IF,KING,NINEVEH,NOT,TURN,WRATH" Jonah,3,9,"The king of Nineveh knew that their lives were in the hands of God, and no one could save them from Him; the only way they could be saved is if God had mercy on them and spared them","GOD,HANDS,HIM,IF,KING,KNEW,LIVES,MERCY,NINEVEH,NO,ONE,ONLY,SAVE,SAVED,SPARED" Jonah,3,9,"The king of Nineveh was hoping that if they repented and fasted, then God would spare them and they would not die","DIE,FASTED,GOD,HOPING,IF,KING,NINEVEH,NOT,REPENTED,SPARE" Jonah,3,9,"The people of Nineveh repented of their sins and fasted before the Lord, even though they did not know if God would spare them","BEFORE,FASTED,GOD,IF,KNOW,LORD,NINEVEH,NOT,PEOPLE,REPENTED,SINS,SPARE" Jonah,3,10,"God did not destroy the city of Nineveh","CITY,DESTROY,GOD,NINEVEH,NOT" Jonah,3,10,"God saw that the people of Nineveh had repented of their sins and had stopped being evil and violent","BEING,EVIL,GOD,NINEVEH,PEOPLE,REPENTED,SAW,SINS,STOPPED,VIOLENT" Jonah,3,10,"God spares those who repent","GOD,REPENT,WHO" Jonah,3,10,"God used Jonah to save an entire city - one that was exceedingly large","CITY,ENTIRE,EXCEEDINGLY,GOD,JONAH,LARGE,ONE,SAVE,USED" Jonah,3,10,"God used Jonah to save more people at one time than anyone else in the Bible in spite of the fact that Jonah didn't want to be there and Jonah didn't want to see those people saved; this proves that God can work through anyone, in spite of the sin that may be in that person's life","ANYONE,BIBLE,CAN,FACT,GOD,JONAH,LIFE,ONE,PEOPLE,PERSON,PROVES,SAVE,SAVED,SEE,SIN,SPITE,THERE,TIME,USED,WANT,WORK" Jonah,3,10,"In order for a city to be saved it must wholly turn away from the evil things that it is doing, and do the things that are right in the sight of God","AWAY,CITY,DO,DOING,EVIL,GOD,MUST,ORDER,RIGHT,SAVED,SIGHT,THINGS,TURN,WHOLLY" Jonah,3,10,"Just because God works through someone in an incredibly mighty way doesn't mean that person is righteous, or has a good heart, or is right with God; God may work through people who have terrible sin and hatred in their heart","BECAUSE,GOD,GOOD,HATRED,HEART,JUST,MEAN,MIGHTY,PEOPLE,PERSON,RIGHT,RIGHTEOUS,SIN,SOMEONE,TERRIBLE,WHO,WORK,WORKS" Jonah,3,10,"The actions of the city proved that their repentance was genuine; their works demonstrated their faith","ACTIONS,CITY,DEMONSTRATED,FAITH,GENUINE,PROVED,REPENTANCE,WORKS" Jonah,3,10,"The magnitude of the work that God does through someone is not an indication of how righteous or upright that individual is; there were righteous prophets who never saw anyone repent, and there were wicked prophets like Jonah who saw multitudes repent","ANYONE,GOD,INDICATION,INDIVIDUAL,JONAH,LIKE,MULTITUDES,NEVER,NOT,PROPHETS,REPENT,RIGHTEOUS,SAW,SOMEONE,THERE,UPRIGHT,WHO,WICKED,WORK" Jonah,3,10,"The sinful rebellion of individuals cannot stop God from carrying out His purposes; He can work through both the wicked and the righteous","CAN,CANNOT,CARRYING,GOD,HE,HIS,INDIVIDUALS,PURPOSES,REBELLION,RIGHTEOUS,SINFUL,STOP,WICKED,WORK" Jonah,3,10,"When the city repented, God spared them","CITY,GOD,REPENTED,SPARED,WHEN" Jonah,4,1,"God may work through wicked and sinful people in order to do great things for His kingdom and save many souls","DO,GOD,GREAT,HIS,KINGDOM,MANY,ORDER,PEOPLE,SAVE,SINFUL,SOULS,THINGS,WICKED,WORK" Jonah,4,1,"God used Jonah to save the Ninevites in spite of the fact that Jonah hated them and wanted them to die","DIE,FACT,GOD,HATED,JONAH,NINEVITES,SAVE,SPITE,USED,WANTED" Jonah,4,1,"Jonah was very angry that God spared the Ninevites and did not destroy them","ANGRY,DESTROY,GOD,JONAH,NINEVITES,NOT,SPARED" Jonah,4,1,"Jonah was very angry that the Ninevites repented","ANGRY,JONAH,NINEVITES,REPENTED" Jonah,4,1,"The fact that God is working through someone to save souls does not tell us anything about how righteous that person is","ANYTHING,FACT,GOD,NOT,PERSON,RIGHTEOUS,SAVE,SOMEONE,SOULS,TELL,WORKING" Jonah,4,1,"The fact that God used Jonah to save the Ninevites does not mean that Jonah was right with God, or that Jonah's heart was in the right place, or that Jonah was righteous","FACT,GOD,HEART,JONAH,MEAN,NINEVITES,NOT,PLACE,RIGHT,RIGHTEOUS,SAVE,USED" Jonah,4,1,"The most successful missionary in the Bible hated the people who were saved by his preaching and wanted them all to die and go to Hell","ALL,BIBLE,DIE,GO,HATED,HELL,HIS,MISSIONARY,PEOPLE,PREACHING,SAVED,SUCCESSFUL,WANTED,WHO" Jonah,4,1,"When Jonah preached to the Ninevites, he was hoping that they would not repent and they would all die","ALL,DIE,HE,HOPING,JONAH,NINEVITES,NOT,PREACHED,REPENT,WHEN" Jonah,4,2,"Jonah believed that he deserved the mercy and love of God, but other people did not","BELIEVED,DESERVED,GOD,HE,JONAH,LOVE,MERCY,NOT,PEOPLE" Jonah,4,2,"Jonah criticized God for being merciful, kind, and gracious","BEING,CRITICIZED,GOD,GRACIOUS,JONAH,KIND,MERCIFUL" Jonah,4,2,"Jonah criticized God for saving the Ninevites","CRITICIZED,GOD,JONAH,NINEVITES,SAVING" Jonah,4,2,"Jonah did not want a God who would save the Gentiles","GENTILES,GOD,JONAH,NOT,SAVE,WANT,WHO" Jonah,4,2,"Jonah hated the fact that God saves people who repent","FACT,GOD,HATED,JONAH,PEOPLE,REPENT,SAVES,WHO" Jonah,4,2,"Jonah hated the fact that God was gracious","FACT,GOD,GRACIOUS,HATED,JONAH" Jonah,4,2,"Jonah hated the fact that God was kind","FACT,GOD,HATED,JONAH,KIND" Jonah,4,2,"Jonah hated the fact that God was merciful","FACT,GOD,HATED,JONAH,MERCIFUL" Jonah,4,2,"Jonah wanted a God who didn't give people a chance to be saved but just killed them on the spot and sent them straight to Hell","CHANCE,GIVE,GOD,HELL,JONAH,JUST,KILLED,PEOPLE,SAVED,SENT,SPOT,STRAIGHT,WANTED,WHO" Jonah,4,2,"Jonah wanted a God who would save him personally, but send all Gentiles to Hell","ALL,GENTILES,GOD,HELL,HIM,JONAH,PERSONALLY,SAVE,SEND,WANTED,WHO" Jonah,4,2,"Jonah wanted God to be merciful and kind to him personally, but not to others","GOD,HIM,JONAH,KIND,MERCIFUL,NOT,PERSONALLY,WANTED" Jonah,4,2,"The reason Jonah refused to go to Nineveh and tried to flee to Tarshish was because he was afraid that the Ninevites would repent and God would save them","AFRAID,BECAUSE,FLEE,GO,GOD,HE,JONAH,NINEVEH,NINEVITES,REASON,REFUSED,REPENT,SAVE,TARSHISH,TRIED" Jonah,4,3,"Jonah asked God to kill him","ASKED,GOD,HIM,JONAH,KILL" Jonah,4,3,"Jonah said that he would rather be dead than live in a world where the Ninevites had repented of their evil and were doing what was right in God's sight","DEAD,DOING,EVIL,GOD,HE,JONAH,LIVE,NINEVITES,RATHER,REPENTED,RIGHT,SAID,SIGHT,WHAT,WHERE,WORLD" Jonah,4,3,"Jonah was so angry that God saved the Ninevites that he asked God to kill him","ANGRY,ASKED,GOD,HE,HIM,JONAH,KILL,NINEVITES,SAVED" Jonah,4,3,"Jonah was so outraged that God saved an entire city that he wanted to die","CITY,DIE,ENTIRE,GOD,HE,JONAH,SAVED,WANTED" Jonah,4,4,"God asked Jonah if it was right for him to be angry over the salvation of the Ninevites","ANGRY,ASKED,GOD,HIM,IF,JONAH,NINEVITES,RIGHT,SALVATION" Jonah,4,4,"Jonah did not respond to God's question; he did not repent or express any remorse","ANY,EXPRESS,GOD,HE,JONAH,NOT,QUESTION,REMORSE,REPENT,RESPOND" Jonah,4,4,"Jonah ignored God's rebuke","GOD,IGNORED,JONAH,REBUKE" Jonah,4,5,"Instead of going home, Jonah stayed at Nineveh in hopes that God would destroy it and he could watch everyone die","DESTROY,DIE,EVERYONE,GOD,GOING,HE,HOME,HOPES,INSTEAD,JONAH,NINEVEH,STAYED,WATCH" Jonah,4,5,"Jonah made a booth and sat in its shade while he watched the city","BOOTH,CITY,HE,JONAH,MADE,SAT,SHADE,WATCHED,WHILE" Jonah,4,5,"Jonah sat on the east side of the city","CITY,EAST,JONAH,SAT,SIDE" Jonah,4,5,"Jonah wanted the repentant Ninevites to all be killed","ALL,JONAH,KILLED,NINEVITES,WANTED" Jonah,4,5,"Jonah was hoping that even though the Ninevites repented, God would still kill them all anyway","ALL,ANYWAY,GOD,HOPING,JONAH,KILL,NINEVITES,REPENTED" Jonah,4,6,"Even though Jonah was miserable in the sun, he still didn't go home; his desire to watch the Ninevites die was too great","DESIRE,DIE,GO,GREAT,HE,HIS,HOME,JONAH,MISERABLE,NINEVITES,SUN,WATCH" Jonah,4,6,"God can cause plants to grow","CAN,CAUSE,GOD,GROW,PLANTS" Jonah,4,6,"God caused a gourd to grow and give shade to Jonah","CAUSED,GIVE,GOD,GOURD,GROW,JONAH,SHADE" Jonah,4,6,"God did not kill Jonah on the spot for his hateful attitude, nor did God kill him when he ignored His rebuke; instead God raised up a gourd and used it as an object lesson","ATTITUDE,GOD,GOURD,HATEFUL,HE,HIM,HIS,IGNORED,INSTEAD,JONAH,KILL,LESSON,NOR,NOT,OBJECT,RAISED,REBUKE,SPOT,UP,USED,WHEN" Jonah,4,6,"God greatly accelerated the growth of a plant","GOD,GREATLY,GROWTH,PLANT" Jonah,4,6,"God has control over plants","CONTROL,GOD,PLANTS" Jonah,4,6,"God sometimes uses plants to accomplish His purposes","ACCOMPLISH,GOD,HIS,PLANTS,PURPOSES,SOMETIMES,USES" Jonah,4,6,"God used the gourd to give shade to Jonah","GIVE,GOD,GOURD,JONAH,SHADE,USED" Jonah,4,6,"God was gracious to Jonah","GOD,GRACIOUS,JONAH" Jonah,4,6,"Jonah was not happy that Nineveh repented, but he was very happy about the gourd that gave him shade","GAVE,GOURD,HAPPY,HE,HIM,JONAH,NINEVEH,NOT,REPENTED,SHADE" Jonah,4,6,"The shade that God provided was better than the shade that Jonah had made for himself","BETTER,GOD,HIMSELF,JONAH,MADE,PROVIDED,SHADE" Jonah,4,6,"The sun was causing Jonah grief; the shadow from the booth that he had created was insufficient shade","BOOTH,CAUSING,CREATED,GRIEF,HE,JONAH,SHADE,SHADOW,SUN" Jonah,4,7,"God destroyed the shade that he had provided for Jonah","DESTROYED,GOD,HE,JONAH,PROVIDED,SHADE" Jonah,4,7,"God gave Jonah shade, and then He took it away","AWAY,GAVE,GOD,HE,JONAH,SHADE,TOOK" Jonah,4,7,"God has the ability to raise up worms","ABILITY,GOD,RAISE,UP,WORMS" Jonah,4,7,"God sometimes sends worms to eat plants and destroy them","DESTROY,EAT,GOD,PLANTS,SENDS,SOMETIMES,WORMS" Jonah,4,7,"God sometimes uses object lessons to teach things to people","GOD,LESSONS,OBJECT,PEOPLE,SOMETIMES,TEACH,THINGS,USES" Jonah,4,7,"God sometimes uses worms to accomplish His purposes","ACCOMPLISH,GOD,HIS,PURPOSES,SOMETIMES,USES,WORMS" Jonah,4,7,"Jonah did not stop the worm from killing the gourd","GOURD,JONAH,KILLING,NOT,STOP,WORM" Jonah,4,7,"The gourd that gave Jonah shade only lasted for a single day","DAY,GAVE,GOURD,JONAH,LASTED,ONLY,SHADE,SINGLE" Jonah,4,7,"The next day God raised up a worm to eat the gourd","DAY,EAT,GOD,GOURD,NEXT,RAISED,UP,WORM" Jonah,4,7,"The worm appeared the next morning","APPEARED,MORNING,NEXT,WORM" Jonah,4,7,"The worm ate the gourd and it withered","ATE,GOURD,WITHERED,WORM" Jonah,4,7,"When the gourd withered it stopped providing Jonah with shade","GOURD,JONAH,PROVIDING,SHADE,STOPPED,WHEN,WITHERED" Jonah,4,8,"God has control over the wind","CONTROL,GOD,WIND" Jonah,4,8,"God has the ability to use the wind for His purposes","ABILITY,GOD,HIS,PURPOSES,USE,WIND" Jonah,4,8,"Jonah wanted to die because a worm ate his gourd and took away his shade","ATE,AWAY,BECAUSE,DIE,GOURD,HIS,JONAH,SHADE,TOOK,WANTED,WORM" Jonah,4,8,"The heat of the sun made Jonah weak and miserable","HEAT,JONAH,MADE,MISERABLE,SUN,WEAK" Jonah,4,8,"The sun was hot, and the lack of shade made Jonah miserable","HOT,JONAH,LACK,MADE,MISERABLE,SHADE,SUN" Jonah,4,8,"When Jonah was made miserable by the sun, he did not try to seek shade or go home; instead he said that he wanted to die","DIE,GO,HE,HOME,INSTEAD,JONAH,MADE,MISERABLE,NOT,SAID,SEEK,SHADE,SUN,TRY,WANTED,WHEN" Jonah,4,8,"When the sun arose, God sent an east wind that afflicted Jonah","AFFLICTED,AROSE,EAST,GOD,JONAH,SENT,SUN,WHEN,WIND" Jonah,4,9,"God asked Jonah if it was right for him to be angry that the gourd had withered","ANGRY,ASKED,GOD,GOURD,HIM,IF,JONAH,RIGHT,WITHERED" Jonah,4,9,"God used questions to confront Jonah with his sin and make him think about what he had done","CONFRONT,DONE,GOD,HE,HIM,HIS,JONAH,MAKE,QUESTIONS,SIN,THINK,USED,WHAT" Jonah,4,9,"Jonah did not show respect to God","GOD,JONAH,NOT,RESPECT,SHOW" Jonah,4,9,"Jonah said that it was right for him to seek death because he had lost his shade from the sun","BECAUSE,DEATH,HE,HIM,HIS,JONAH,LOST,RIGHT,SAID,SEEK,SHADE,SUN" Jonah,4,9,"Jonah thought that shade was worth dying over","DYING,JONAH,SHADE,THOUGHT,WORTH" Jonah,4,10,"God pointed out that Jonah did not cause the gourd to grow","CAUSE,GOD,GOURD,GROW,JONAH,NOT,POINTED" Jonah,4,10,"God pointed out that Jonah was angry over the loss of the gourd, even though he had done nothing to nurture it and it grew up in a day and perished in a day","ANGRY,DAY,DONE,GOD,GOURD,GREW,HE,JONAH,LOSS,NOTHING,NURTURE,PERISHED,POINTED,UP" Jonah,4,10,"God pointed out that the gourd died in a single day","DAY,DIED,GOD,GOURD,POINTED,SINGLE" Jonah,4,10,"God pointed out that the gourd grew up in a single day","DAY,GOD,GOURD,GREW,POINTED,SINGLE,UP" Jonah,4,10,"The only thing that Jonah had pity on in this entire book was a gourd","BOOK,ENTIRE,GOURD,JONAH,ONLY,PITY,THING" Jonah,4,11,"God had mercy on the city of Nineveh","CITY,GOD,MERCY,NINEVEH" Jonah,4,11,"God pointed out that Jonah had pity on a plant but not on people","GOD,JONAH,NOT,PEOPLE,PITY,PLANT,POINTED" Jonah,4,11,"God pointed out that Jonah had pity on a plant that was there one day and gone the next, and yet he had no pity at all on the city of Nineveh","ALL,CITY,DAY,GOD,GONE,HE,JONAH,NEXT,NINEVEH,NO,ONE,PITY,PLANT,POINTED,THERE" Jonah,4,11,"God pointed out that Jonah was angry at the loss of a plant, but he had no pity for the 120,000 people who lived in Nineveh","ANGRY,GOD,HE,JONAH,LIVED,LOSS,NINEVEH,NO,PEOPLE,PITY,PLANT,POINTED,WHO" Jonah,4,11,"God pointed out that Jonah was mourning over the loss of a plant, when the loss of an entire city would have been much greater","CITY,ENTIRE,GOD,GREATER,JONAH,LOSS,MOURNING,MUCH,PLANT,POINTED,WHEN" Jonah,4,11,"God saved an entire Gentile city","CITY,ENTIRE,GENTILE,GOD,SAVED" Jonah,4,11,"God wanted to save the cattle of Nineveh","CATTLE,GOD,NINEVEH,SAVE,WANTED" Jonah,4,11,"God wanted to save the people of Nineveh","GOD,NINEVEH,PEOPLE,SAVE,WANTED" Jonah,4,11,"God was concerned about the 120,000 people who lived in Nineveh who were spiritually blind and lost","BLIND,CONCERNED,GOD,LIVED,LOST,NINEVEH,PEOPLE,SPIRITUALLY,WHO" Jonah,4,11,"God was concerned about the cattle that lived in Nineveh","CATTLE,CONCERNED,GOD,LIVED,NINEVEH" Jonah,4,11,"In the days of Jonah there were 120,000 people in Nineveh","DAYS,JONAH,NINEVEH,PEOPLE,THERE" Jonah,4,11,"The people of Nineveh could not discern between the right and the left; in other words, they were spiritually blind","BETWEEN,BLIND,DISCERN,LEFT,NINEVEH,NOT,PEOPLE,RIGHT,SPIRITUALLY,WORDS"