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God's mercy
Unknown, possibly Jonah.
9th Century B.C. |
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| Please give the reference and quote the key verse for the book summary of Jonah. |
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| Jonah 3:10 Then God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented from the disaster that He had said He would bring upon them, and He did not do it. |
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| What unique place does Jonah occupy in his nation's history? |
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| The first foreign missionary. |
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| Despite what fact was Jonah considered his nation's first foreign missionary? |
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| Despite Jonah initially or at first having disobeyed God. |
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| Nineveh was the capital of which empire? |
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| What kind of message did God instruct Jonah to give to the people of Nineveh? |
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| Jonah was supposed to deliver God's message of warning to which people? |
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| What 2 things were the people of Nineveh known for? |
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| For being wicked and for torturing their captives. |
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| Give 2 reasons why Jonah attempted to run away, based on the Jonah book summary. |
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| He did not want to go the Gentiles. He did not want to be tortured. (He knew the Ninevites were known for being wicked.) And Jonah made other plans and attempted to run away. |
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| What did God do because Jonah made other plans and ran away? |
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| God brought on a storm that threatened to destroy the ship on which Jonah was fleeing. |
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| Why did Jonah get thrown overoard. |
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| The prophet told the sailors it was his God who had caused the storm and asked the sailors to be thrown overboard. (Reluctantly, the sailors threw him overboard.") |
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| Who threw Jonah overboard? |
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| How did the sailors throw Jonah overboard? |
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| Where did Jonah find himself after having been thrown overboard? |
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| What change of heart did Jonah have as a result of being swallowed by a fish? |
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| He got the point (that God was giving him a message) and started praying. When God spoke to him again after he was vomited out on the beach, Jonah obeyed. |
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| What was the relationship between the people of Nineveh and Israel? |
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| They were avowed enemies. |
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| How did the people of Nineveh respond to Jonah's preaching? |
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| They repented of their sins. |
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| Did God still pour out His judgment over the people of Nineveh? |
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| God postponed His judgment because He saw that they had repented. |
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| Why did God's reaction upset Jonah? |
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| He thought the Ninevites ought to be punished. |
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| How did Jonah react to God's postponement of the judgment of the Ninevites? |
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| Instead of being grateful, he was upset because Jonah thought the Ninevites ought to be punished. |
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| What two things did God sent to make His point to Jonah? |
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| God sent a vine and a scorching wind. |
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| What was God's 2-fold point in His final message to Jonah? |
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| His purpose is for people to turn to Him and that God takes no pleasure in anyone's death. |
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