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Think Jonah, think whale. Or should we? Actually no. The whale, or great fish, merely appears among the list of supporting cast, along with the worm which appears later in the account. Instead, the book is about the character of God. It shows us something of his burning holiness, something of his powerful and detailed ordering of events, and something of his tender mercy. In this easy-to-read...

passion has been directed at the life of Nineveh. The Lord does not tell Jonah that he is wrong to feel pity for the plant. Instead, he asks the simple question: ‘Jonah, if you feel pity for the plant, why should I not be allowed to feel pity for the city?’ The Lord has the last word in the book of Jonah, but since it is a question, the final word ought to belong to Jonah. Unlike his hasty response in verse 9, on this occasion there is no answer. There may be two reasons for
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