men and women steeped in the ritualism of cults and paganism who have greater zeal and zest for their “faith” than the people of God. Jonah’s sleep in the bottom of the ship was more than physical. He was closing his eyes to the reality of his sin and the danger he was bringing to others. Jonah had been commissioned by God to be a spokesman for Him, yet he spent several hours on that ship and never once made reference to his God until he was interrogated by the sailors. This shows the concern of