Jonah Chapter 3 — Jonah Preaches to Nineveh Quiz Flashcards

#1

What message did Jonah preach to the people of Nineveh?

📖 Jonah 3:4

#2

How did the king of Nineveh respond to Jonah's message?

📖 Jonah 3:6

#3

What did the king of Nineveh proclaim throughout the city?

📖 Jonah 3:7-8

#4

According to the king's decree, what were people supposed to do regarding their evil ways?

📖 Jonah 3:8

#5

What did God do when He saw that the Ninevites had repented?

📖 Jonah 3:10

#6

How many days did Jonah say Nineveh had before judgment?

📖 Jonah 3:4

#7

Who did the king of Nineveh urge to turn from their wicked ways?

📖 Jonah 3:8

#8

What was the name of the city where Jonah preached in Chapter 3?

📖 Jonah 3:2

#2

He rose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat down in the dust

The king of Nineveh responded immediately with repentance, removing his royal robes and sitting in ashes as a sign of humility and mourning (Jonah 3:6, NIV). His actions demonstrated sincere contrition.

Jonah 3:6

#1

The city would be overthrown in 40 days

Jonah's message was simple and direct: 'Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown' (Jonah 3:4, NIV). This short statement prompted the entire city's repentance.

Jonah 3:4

#4

Turn from them and turn to God

The king's proclamation stated that people should turn from their evil ways and from the violence in their hands (Jonah 3:8, NIV). This was a call for genuine behavioral repentance.

Jonah 3:8

#3

A period of fasting and everyone putting on sackcloth to call urgently on God

The king issued a decree calling for fasting and wearing sackcloth, and for everyone to call urgently on God, requesting that each person turn from their evil ways (Jonah 3:7-8, NIV). This was a corporate act of repentance.

Jonah 3:7-8

#6

Forty days

Jonah preached that Nineveh would be overthrown in forty days (Jonah 3:4, NIV). This specific timeframe gave the people a clear deadline to repent.

Jonah 3:4

#5

He had compassion and did not bring the disaster He had threatened

When God saw that the Ninevites turned from their evil ways, He had compassion and did not bring the threatened destruction upon them (Jonah 3:10, NIV). Their repentance moved God to mercy.

Jonah 3:10

#8

Nineveh

Nineveh was the great Assyrian city to which God sent Jonah to preach (Jonah 3:2, NIV). It was one of the most important cities of the ancient Near East.

Jonah 3:2

#7

Everyone—humans and animals alike

The king's decree included everyone and even the animals: 'Let all of them give up their evil ways and their violence' (Jonah 3:8, NIV). The repentance was meant to be comprehensive and total.

Jonah 3:8

#9

What does Chapter 3 reveal about how God responds to sincere repentance?

📖 Jonah 3:10

#10

How did the Ninevites respond when they heard Jonah's message of judgment?

📖 Jonah 3:5

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#10

They believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least

The Ninevites responded with remarkable faith and repentance: 'The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth' (Jonah 3:5, NIV).

Jonah 3:5

#9

God has compassion and withholds the threatened judgment when people turn from evil

The chapter demonstrates God's willingness to show compassion and withdraw judgment when people genuinely repent and turn from their evil ways (Jonah 3:10, NIV). Repentance moves God to mercy.

Jonah 3:10

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