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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...

shows that at one level he believed it. But sin warps the thinking. What he knew in his head was distorted by a mind set on disobedience. He was also running from before the face of the Lord—the place of service. It was a case of resigning his calling. Jonah was running from the presence of God. This was madness. Jonah knew the Psalms and knew what David was talking about when he spoke of being filled ‘with joy’ in the presence of the Lord and of ‘eternal pleasures at your right
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