People who describe the fish as a whale are incorrect. The correct translation is “great fish” or “large fish” (Jonah 1:17). Jesus calls it a “huge fish” (Matthew 12:40). The biological identification of the fish is not the important point of the story. As you do this, bear in mind that the whole story hinges on Jonah’s refusal to obey God, and his reluctant decision to go to the wicked town of Nineveh and speak