Jonah

=Jonah=

Summary:

 * Title || Author || Summary ||
 * Jonah: A Reluctant Prophet || Jonah || The story of Jonah: A Reluctant Prophet, has to do with the consequences that come from not obeying God. God had told Jonah to go to Nineveh, but instead he set out to Tarshish on a ship. He should have listened to God, but instead he had ignored his presence. This resulted in Jonah ending up in a whales belly, he stayed inside of the large fish for 3 days and 3 nights. During this time, he had asked the Lord for forgiveness. Being the forgiving man that God is, he forgave Jonah for not completing his task. Although, he was sent to Nineveh to warn the people that their great city would soon be overthrown. The people of Nineveh believed the news, and changed there ways. After God saw what the people had done, he decided to change the fate of the people living there. He let them live. This story proves that forgiveness is one of the many qualities of God, but there are also consequences to not obeying orders. ||
 * Jonah || Lihn || Jonah is a poem that relates to the story of Jonah. The poem explains the difference between good and evil, and how you can redeem yourself from doing something wrong. This poem sums up everything that Jonah went through for not listening to what God had asked him to do. ||

Discussion Questions:
1. Why do you think that God forgave Jonah, after he deliberately ignored him? 2. Do you think that Jonah's punishment was reasonable, what do you think of it? 3. How does this story relate to the consequences of good vs. evil? 4. What made Jonah realized that he was wrong for ignoring the presence of God? 5. If you were God, would you forgive Jonah? 6. In your opinion, what is the theme of this story?

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Supplementary Material:
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Compare the story of Jonah to the Poem.

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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Study Guide/Quiz Questions:
<span style="color: #ef531a; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. What was Jonah's punishment for disobeying the Lord? <span style="color: #ef531a; font-family: Georgia,serif;">2. How did Jonah redeem himself after ignoring God? <span style="color: #ef531a; font-family: Georgia,serif;">3. What was the task that God asked Jonah to fulfill? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">