At a glance
- Author
- Jonah (traditional); Anonymous (scholarly debate)
- Verses
- 17 / 48 verses
- Location
- Nineveh, Joppa, Tarshish
- Date
- c. 760–750 BC
- Style
- Prophetic Narrative
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Jonah 1Jonah 1 Summary
The Prophet’s Suicide Mission
A divine command strikes like lightning: preach to the butchers of Nineveh. Jonah, a man of God, does the unthinkable—he runs. Buying a ticket to the edge of the world, he triggers a supernatural storm that threatens to tear the sea apart, forcing a ship of pagan sailors to choose between their lives and the life of a runaway prophet. It is a high-stakes game of cosmic hide-and-seek where the stakes are the survival of a city and the soul of a nation.
The Hinge Point
The tension shifts from the safety of a tribal, national deity to the terrifying reality of a Creator who owns the sea, the dry land, and the 'unworthy' foreigners beyond Israel's borders.
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Reflect
- What is God showing you through “The Flight”?
- How does this hinge point change your week: The tension shifts from the safety of a tribal, national deity to the terrifying reality of a Creator who owns the sea, the dry land, and the 'unworthy' foreigners beyond Israel's borders?
- Where do you need His leading in your life this week?
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