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Jonah was a rebel prophet. When God wanted him to preach a message of hope to the city of Nineveh, Jonah fled in the opposite direction. His story of failure shows us the depths of God’s mercy—both to the prophet and to an undeserving people—and challenges us to be ambassadors of that mercy.

The biblical prophets often serve as models of obedience and righteousness, but Jonah’s story is one of rebellion and self-centeredness. When God calls Jonah to preach to the Ninevites, he flees in the opposite direction. And when the Ninevites repent and receive God’s mercy, Jonah sulks instead of celebrating. Yet Jonah’s story provides us with a portrait of God’s mercy and determination to bring all people back to Himself. Even though Jonah saw the Ninevites as his enemy, God saw a
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