JONAH

When people hear JONAH they think of the fish story and stop there. But it gets juicier as you read on.

Jonah was a ln interesting prophet.
He and God had an amazing father-son relationship.
But he had last born tendencies and was always sulking and throwing tantrums.

The drama started when God sent Jonah to Nineveh to go and tell the people there to repent or be destroyed.

Jonah decided no can do! He hated Nineveh because the people there were wicked. He wanted them destroyed.

He missed the "Love your enemies" lesson in Sunday School

So Jonah bought a ticket and boarded a ship going in the opposite direction.

He wanted to go so far away that God wouldn't catch him [Omnipresence ke dear Jonah?]

Then God was like, I see you. So He sent a terrible storm to hit the ship.

Jonah volunteered to be thrown out.

He landed on a whale and it ate him.

God said 'I'll leave you here so you can think about your life and reevaluate your choices. Call me when you're ready"

Day 3 Jonah said "OK fine! Get me out of here! I'll go to Nineveh"

So the whale vomited him on a nice white-sand beach

Jonah went to Nineveh vele thinking he will preach, the wicked people won't repent and they will all die

The people of Nineveh repented!
Jonah couldn't believe it. Why were they repenting?

Jonah was MAD! He wanted them dead!

But God kept His word and didn't kill them

Jonah was like I can't live like this! "Lord, take my life nxa kunjalo! I'd rather die than live!"

God said, "Is it right for you to be angry?"

Jonah gave God the silent treatment. He didn't believe that God wouldn't destroy Nineveh! Those guys were trash. They had to die!

So Jonah went up on a hill to see if for real for real God would stick to His decision. He thought God would see how upset he was and strike Nineveh down

God didn't.

Manje it was really hot on that hill.

So God sent a plant to give Jonah shade

Jonah said "Thanks "

When Jonah was sleeping, God sent a worm to eat the plant

Jonah woke up and was upset. Boy, was he angry!

He was like "Father! Really?"

It got hot and dry up there and Jonah was like, you know what fam, I'm done with life.

"Lord come and take my life. I want to die!"

God: "Is it right to be angry about the plant?"

Jonah: "It is! I'm so angry I wish I was dead!"

God: "But why? You didn't make that plant and you didn't make Nineveh. Those people know not what they do but you want me to kill them? Come on son".

The story ends here...

... But I think Jonah sulked some more so God sent him another plant and sent ravens to deliver some breakfast and Jonah "forgave" God and they made up

The End.