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Bible Stories from Jonah
Every story from Jonah in the When God Shows Up devotionals, in Bible order. Each one is retold in plain words, with the passage to read for yourself in the King James Version and its key verse.
- The Second TimeJonah 1–3
God told Jonah to go to Nineveh, the capital of Assyria and one of Israel’s most brutal enemies, and warn the city of coming judgment. Jonah got up and…
“And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying, Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.”Jonah 3:1–2 (KJV)
- A Plant for Jonah’s ShadeJonah 3:10–4:11
Jonah had finally preached in Nineveh. The whole city repented, and God decided not to destroy it. And Jonah was furious. This was exactly what he had…
“And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.”Jonah 4:6 (KJV)
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