from the presence of God. More than a few expositors have noted that Jonah’s journey away from God was a downward journey. Through the whole book he went down to Joppa, then he went down into the ship. Then he went down into the sea. Then he went down into the belly of the great fish. Then the great fish went down to the very depths of the ocean. Would you agree today that when you or I journey away from the presence of God, it is a downward trip? And every step takes us to another level until we