our phrase “nobody could survive there that long.”13 “Three days” occurs frequently in Scripture (cf. Gen 30:36; 40:12–19; 42:17; Exod 3:18; Num 10:33; Josh 1:11; 1 Sam 9:20; Matt 15:32; 26:61; 27:40, 63; on three days and three nights, see 1 Sam 30:12; Matt 12:40). Regardless of the nature of the fish and the length of time, these events, like the coming and calming of the storm, are the work of the LORD. While on the ship Jonah slept (1:5), but in the fish Jonah prayed. 2:2 Introduction. Jonah’s