Jonah in the whale

From the belly of the fish Jonah began praying to Yahweh. He prayed and prayed, even a prayer of thanksgiving to the God of salvation. He thanked God for saving him from the great depths of the ocean and for His forgiveness. Jonah also thanked God for being in His presence once more after running away. And after 3 days in the belly of the great fish God directed it to vomit out Jonah upon the dry land.

Jonah and the Whale jigsaw puzzle

Matthew 12:39 But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

Illustration by Jesse Hodgson You might have caught the story about a lobster diver from Provincetown who was swallowed by a humpback whale off Cape Cod last week – and lived to tell the tale. The idea of swirling around inside the jaws of the ocean's most legendary creature conjures up all sorts

Some of my favorite books, as a child, were the rhyming Bible stories by Arch Books. I still have quite a few of them, and pull them out once and a while to read to the children. They've held up remarkably well for 35 cent paperbacks, considering some of them were passed down to me from my older brother's collection, making them well over 40 years old. Today, I pulled out The Man Caught By A Fish by M. M. Brem, and illustrated by Jim Roberts. I love the way Roberts drew the fish in the…

🌊🐳 Journey into the heart of one of the most intriguing stories of the Bible - Jonah and the Whale. Sent to preach in Nineveh, Jonah tried to flee his divine mission, only to be swallowed by a giant fish. Spending three days in its belly, he learned about obedience, repentance, and God's mercy. This story goes beyond a miraculous survival; it's a tale of human defiance, divine intervention, and the boundless compassion of the Creator.

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Preparing this year for Yom Kippur, I began to study the Book of Jonah, traditionally read on the afternoon of the holiday, for insight into our country’s current use of solitary confinement. After all, Jonah is perhaps the most famous solitary prisoner of all time. And at first blush it might seem that his (short) …

Read the Bible story of Jonah and the Whale and learn about its meaning for Christians today.