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How Did Nineveh Contribute To Jonah

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God told him to go to a place called Nineveh to the first half of the eighth century BC which was a very long way to go which he couldn’t able to adjust with timing and date. He quoted “…that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.” (Bible) In the meaning of God’s word, he saying to Jonah to go to the great city of Nineveh which is on the eastern bank of the river Tigris, and report my judgment to the people because he have seen the people that are evil. With his unexpected plans comes with a twist when he decided to get away from god and went down to Joppa on the east Mediterranean port where he found a ship where it was going to Tarshish so he paid the fare and went along with them. Suddenly, God knows his unpredicted plan so he sent a great wind into the sea so that the ship would be broken down. …show more content…

He told them to throw him into the sea so they will calm down their worries and they did. Later, god decided to send a great fish to swallow Jonah which where he was going to be in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights. (Bible) After god let him go, he went to mountains where god brought him back to earth and he brought close to god for bring him back his life. Then the second time, god told him to go the great city of Nineveh and send them his message to the people. Jonah did listened to him so he went to Nineveh. As some problem caused along the way, god notified him that how he saying the people describe in a different manner. “So Jonah went out of the city and sat on the east side of the city. There he made himself a shelter and sat under it in the shade, till he might see what would become of the city.” (Bible) Again, he decided to leave the great city of Nineveh and go out of the city where he made his own shelter and there was a sun on that day so he made shade so he look out into the

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