Jonah praises God for rescuing him from death, but he is not happy when God again tells him to go to Nineveh, but this time he goes. When he arrives in Nineveh, Jonah announces that in 40 days the ...

Why Jonah is a prophet for our time (RNS) — When the unwilling prophet blames God for his woes, God answers by trolling Jonah. An illustration of the prophet Jonah and the giant fish.

The Hebrews of Jesus’s time didn’t just appreciate the prophet — they honored him. So, when Jesus compared himself to Jonah, it was a sharp jab: “For as Jonah was three days and three ...

There was a famine from 765-758 BC. Assyria was losing battles and losing territory to its enemies. There were domestic riots. With all the trouble they already had going on, they could have easily ...

The story: The prophet Jonah was sent by God’s command to save Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire: “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim upon it” (Jonah 1: 2).

Jonah was the worst prophet. In the last chapter of the book that bears his name, Jonah discovers that because of his preaching, Nineveh repented and God decided not to destroy the city like Jonah ...

Indeed, Assyria defeated the ten tribes and banished them into exile in the 8th century B.C.E. Jonah cannot understand why God is interested in Assyria’s repentance.

Jonah lived in the 8th-century BC when Assyria was the world power. He heard the voice of God telling him to go to Nineveh (the capital) and call on the people to repent.

Jonah and the Whale (2012) 23 x 23, bronze relief by Lynda Caspe. Who will carry the Yom Kippur message to the world? “There is no escape and time is short; your day will arrive and your fate ...

Members of the Iraqi special forces Counter Terrorism Service stand guard in front of Jonah's Tomb in Mosul on January 18, 2017. ( Dimitar Dilkoff / Getty ) July 24, 2017 ...

Jonah was a reluctant prophet who first ran away from God and the mission to preach repentance in Nineveh, the capitol of Assyria, one of Israel’s most hated enemies.