right hand from their left—and also many animals?” God rebukes Jonah about the condition of his heart. Jonathan Swift once revealed what’s inside many Christians’ hearts today when he said, We are God’s chosen few; All others will be damned. There is no place in heaven for you, We can’t have heaven crammed. This common, unspoken attitude reveals Jonah’s hardened heart. Jonah does not get what he wants, so he becomes angry with God. He goes after what he really wants, which is comfort. And he becomes
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