Jonah 4:4-11 ~ God of Compassion

An angry prophet. A fearsome and hated enemy. An overwhelming storm. And a surprising message of a merciful God to his people. The story of Jonah is one of the most well-known stories in the Bible. It is also one of the most misunderstood. Many people, even those who are not religious, are familiar with Jonah: a rebellious prophet who defies God and is swallowed by a whale. But there’s much more to Jonah’s story than most of us realize. In the final week of our study of Jonah, Jonah throws a temper tantrum at the mercy of God and God seeks to gently reveal against his amazing compassion and grace to this most stubborn of prophets.