Jonah

Jonah was a prophet from Gath-hepher during the reign of Jeroboam II, king of Israel (2 Kings 14:25). God called Jonah to preach against the wickedness of Nineveh, the capital of Assyria (Jonah 1:1-2). Jonah fled by ship in the opposite direction to Tarshish (Jonah 1:3). A storm arose and the sailors, discovering it was Jonah's fault, threw him overboard (Jonah 1:4-15). God provided a great fish to swallow Jonah, and he was in its belly for three days and nights (Jonah 1:17). Jonah prayed, and the fish vomited him onto dry land (Jonah 2:1-10). God again told Jonah to preach to Nineveh (Jonah 3:1-2). Jonah obeyed, and the people repented (Jonah 3:3-9). God relented of the disaster he had threatened (Jonah 3:10). Jonah was angry that God spared the city (Jonah 4:1-3). God caused a plant to shade Jonah, then made it wither (Jonah 4:5-8). God used this to rebuke Jonah's lack of pity for Nineveh (Jonah 4:9-11). Jesus compared his future burial and resurrection to Jonah's time in the fish (Matthew 12:39-41, 16:4; Luke 11:29-32).