Jonah: The Prophet Who Ran the Other Way

God tells Jonah to go east to Nineveh, the great city of Assyria. Jonah gets up and heads in exactly the opposite direction, buying passage on a ship bound for the far edge of the known world. Then the storm comes.

We read the first chapter of the Book of Jonah in full, then step into its world: why a prophet of Israel would dread Nineveh above any other city, the old port of Joppa, the sailors casting lots on deck, and the long history of a "great fish" that only later became a whale. We close with one question to carry with you.

Scripture reading: Jonah 1, from the World English Bible (British Edition), public domain.

Made with the assistance of AI, using an AI model of the host's voice.