34 for 30: Day 16 - Jonah

Date: 793-753BC Chapters: 4 Author: Jonah - The story of Jonah and the big fish is pretty much known, but that aspect of this Old Testament Bible book pales in comparison to the display of exceedingly great love towards a great city (as the Bible calls Nineveh) from our compassionate God. While Jonah thought he could sail over a thousand miles away from where God wanted him, I thought it interesting that even the non-Hebrew (Gentile) sailors recognized who Jehovah was and pleaded that their lives would be spared when throwing Jonah into the sea. The sea was calm and they were spared. And what about the king of Nineveh? He calls for the whole nation and animals to a fast, cover themselves with sackcloth, turn from evil and violence, and to cry out mightily to God! God saw it and spared the city. Amazing!