Image by Jeff Jacobs from Pixabay . Disobedient Jonah Jonah is among the minor prophets in the Bible. Jonah was the son of Amittai . He received the word of the LORD saying, "Arise, go to Nineveh , that great city and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me," Jonah assumed the LORD's message and decided to flee away from the presence of God. He went to Joppa and took a ship to Tarshish . Storm at Sea While on the journey, God sent a massive windstorm and the ship was about to wreck. The mariners of the ship were so afraid and wondered what to do. They started to pray to their gods for assistance but it was all in vain. They also tried to throw away some of the luggage into the sea to ease the situation but it didn't work out. Jonah was deep in sleep when this terrifying situation was happening. He was sleeping on the lowest parts of the ship. The captain of the ship decided to approach Jonah and ask him to pray to his God for things to calm ...
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