Jonah

Jonah 1

Jonah 1:2

What did Yahweh command Jonah to go and do?

Yahweh commanded Jonah to go to Nineveh and speak out against it.

Jonah 1:3

What did Jonah do after he heard Yahweh’s command?

Jonah ran away from the presence of Yahweh to go to Tarshish.

Jonah 1:4

What did Yahweh do to the ship which Jonah had boarded?

Yahweh sent a great wind and a mighty storm on the sea, and it appeared that the ship would break up.

Jonah 1:5-6

To whom did the sailors cry out in the midst of the storm?

The sailors became very afraid and each cried out to his own god.

Jonah 1:7-9

How did the sailors determine who was the cause of the evil, and what was the result?

The sailors cast lots to determine who was the cause, and the lot indicated Jonah.

Jonah 1:10-11

What did Jonah say was the cause of the evil that was happening to them?

Jonah told the men that he was running from the presence of Yahweh.

Jonah 1:12-13

What did Jonah tell the men to do in order to stop the storm?

Jonah told the men to throw him into the sea in order to stop the storm.

Jonah 1:14

What two requests did the sailors make of Yahweh?

They asked Yahweh to not let them perish and to not hold them guilty for Jonah’s death.

Jonah 1:15-16

What happened when the sailors threw Jonah into the sea?

When they threw Jonah into the sea, the sea stopped raging.

Jonah 1:17

What happened to Jonah when they threw him into the sea?

A great fish swallowed Jonah, and he was in the stomach of the fish three days and three nights.

Jonah 2

Jonah 2:1-3

What did Jonah do from the belly of the fish?

Jonah prayed to Yahweh for help.

Jonah 2:4-5

What did Jonah hope he might be able to do again?

Jonah hoped that he might be able to see Yahweh’s holy temple again.

Jonah 2:6-7

From where did Yahweh bring up Jonah’s life?

Yahweh brought Jonah’s life up from the pit.

Jonah 2:8

What happens to those who give attention to empty vanities?

Those who give attention to empty vanities forsake their covenant faithfulness.

Jonah 2:9

What promise did Jonah make from the belly of the fish?

Jonah promised to fulfill that which he had vowed.

From whom did Jonah say salvation comes?

Jonah said that salvation comes from Yahweh.

Jonah 2:10

What did Yahweh tell the fish to do?

Yahweh told the fish to vomit out Jonah upon the dry land.

Jonah 3

Jonah 3:2

What command did Yahweh give a second time to Jonah?

Yahweh commanded Jonah to go to Nineveh and speak Yahweh’s message.

Jonah 3:3

How did Jonah respond this time to Yahweh’s command?

Jonah obeyed and went to Nineveh.

Jonah 3:4-7

What message did Jonah speak in Nineveh?

Jonah said that in forty days Nineveh would be overthrown.

Jonah 3:8

How did the Ninevites respond to Yahweh’s message that Jonah preached?

The Ninevites fasted and put on sackcloth, cried out to God, and turned from their evil ways.

Jonah 3:9

What hope did the king of Nineveh still have for the people and the city?

The king of Nineveh still hoped that God might relent and turn away from his fierce anger.

Jonah 3:10

How did God respond to the Ninevites’ repentance?

God relented concerning the disaster which he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it.

Jonah 4

Jonah 4:1

Why was Jonah so angry?

It seemed evil to Jonah that Yahweh did not punish the Ninevites.

Jonah 4:2

Why did Jonah say that he had tried to flee to Tarshish?

Jonah said he knew Yahweh was a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in covenant faithfulness, and one who relents from sending disaster.

Jonah 4:3

What did Jonah want Yahweh to do to him?

Jonah wanted Yahweh to take his life.

Jonah 4:4

What question did Yahweh ask Jonah?

Yahweh asked Jonah if it was good for him to be angry.

Jonah 4:5

Why did Jonah go out of the city and sit down?

Jonah wanted to see what might happen to the city.

Jonah 4:6

What did Yahweh do for Jonah while he sat outside the city?

Yahweh first prepared a plant as shade for Jonah.

Jonah 4:7-8

What did Yahweh do to the plant that had provided shade for Jonah?

Yahweh sent a worm kill the plant.

Jonah 4:9

What question did Yahweh then ask Jonah?

Yahweh asked Jonah if it was good to be angry about the plant.

Jonah 4:10

How did Jonah feel about the plant that had given him shade?

Jonah had compassion for the plant.

Jonah 4:11

For whom did Yahweh have compassion?

Yahweh had compassion for both the people and the animals in Nineveh.