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Book Of Jonah

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In the Bible, God shows his acts of love abundantly. Many stories are written about how God is patient with sinful people and consistently shows love and mercy to them; however, the story of Jonah is very fascinating. It is fascinating because it tells how far God will still show His mercy. In the book of Jonah, we see the patience, mercy, and love God has for all of humanity regardless of the circumstances or the opinion of anyone. The city of Nineveh is a brutal, wicked one. It bullies everyone around them without any remorse, even God’s chosen people—the Israelites. Jonah, already hating Nineveh, expects God to destroy Nineveh; however, God has something different in mind. “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are” (Jonah 1:2). We see that God wants to show mercy to Nineveh, regardless of the opinion of Jonah. Nineveh is known as an evil city that oppresses other cities. They deserve to be punished as Jonah wished; yet, God chooses to remain merciful and patient with Nineveh because His unconditional love. Once Nineveh repents, God “[changes] his mind and [does] not carry out the …show more content…

Because of the obstinacy Jonah has against the will of God, he ends up stuck in the belly of the whale for 3 full days! Most of the gods the nations worship would let Jonah die for his rebellion, but not this God. The fact that God chooses to have a whale spit someone out from it shows enough mercy and love. God simply can tell someone else to go deliver his message to Nineveh and let Jonah die a terrible death. Just like Nineveh, Jonah disobeys God and he does not deserve mercy. Just like Nineveh, Jonah deserves the punishment from God. But God chooses to show mercy to Jonah and lets him deliver the message to

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