city, and part of that sometimes powerful, wicked empire that endangered Israel so often, placed Jonah in a difficult position. He did not respond well. In fact the sailors in the boat were more sensitive than Jonah. While they were terrified at the storm and sought God’s intervention, Jonah, the cause of the trouble, slept soundly in the bottom of the ship. The response of the Ninevites is also juxtaposed with Jonah. They repent when they hear Jonah’s message and utter a penetrating understanding