Jonah: Chapter 2: Jonah & The Great Fish
In Jonah chapter 1 GOD told Jonah to go to Nineveh due to their wickedness, but Jonah disobeyed, got on a boat going in the opposite direction of where GOD told him to go. He would then find himself being discovered while on the boat and then having to be tossed overboard. He could have drowned; (but GOD). GOD who is so merciful would prepare a great fish to swallow up Jonah. It’s here in Chapter 2 where we see Jonah in the belly of this great fish. He’s been there for three days and compares it to being in the belly of hell. It wasn’t until Jonah prayed unto GOD, repented, & promised to keep his vow to HIM, that GOD would speak unto the fish and the fish would vomit Jonah upon dry land. We can learn an abundance of things from this story, starting with "Obedience is better than sacrifice”!
