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Card 1 · Question
What city did God command Jonah to go to and preach against?
📖 Jonah 1:2
Card 2 · Question
What did Jonah do when God first called him to go to Nineveh?
📖 Jonah 1:3
Card 3 · Question
What did God send to stop Jonah's ship while he was fleeing?
📖 Jonah 1:4
Card 4 · Question
What did the sailors do to try to save the ship from sinking?
📖 Jonah 1:5
Card 5 · Question
What sea creature did God use to rescue Jonah from the sea?
📖 Jonah 1:17
Card 6 · Question
How long was Jonah inside the great fish?
📖 Jonah 1:17
Card 7 · Question
What did Jonah do while inside the great fish?
📖 Jonah 2:1-9
Card 8 · Question
After being released from the fish, what did Jonah do?
📖 Jonah 3:1-3
Card 9 · Question
How did the people of Nineveh respond to Jonah's preaching?
📖 Jonah 3:5
Card 10 · Question
Why was Jonah angry after God spared Nineveh?
📖 Jonah 4:1-2
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The Life of Jonah — The Reluctant Prophet Quiz — Flashcards (Questions)
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#1
What city did God command Jonah to go to and preach against?
📖 Jonah 1:2
#2
What did Jonah do when God first called him to go to Nineveh?
📖 Jonah 1:3
#3
What did God send to stop Jonah's ship while he was fleeing?
📖 Jonah 1:4
#4
What did the sailors do to try to save the ship from sinking?
📖 Jonah 1:5
#5
What sea creature did God use to rescue Jonah from the sea?
📖 Jonah 1:17
#6
How long was Jonah inside the great fish?
📖 Jonah 1:17
#7
What did Jonah do while inside the great fish?
📖 Jonah 2:1-9
#8
After being released from the fish, what did Jonah do?
📖 Jonah 3:1-3
The Life of Jonah — The Reluctant Prophet Quiz — Flashcards (Answers)
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#2
He boarded a ship to flee to Tarshish
Jonah disobeyed God's command by attempting to flee to Tarshish, a distant location, to escape God's presence (Jonah 1:3).
Jonah 1:3
#1
Nineveh
God called Jonah to preach repentance to Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, because of its wickedness (Jonah 1:2).
Jonah 1:2
#4
All of the above
The sailors took multiple actions: they threw cargo overboard to lighten the ship and called on their various gods for help (Jonah 1:5).
Jonah 1:5
#3
A great storm
God sent a great storm that threatened to break apart the ship, causing the sailors to fear for their lives (Jonah 1:4).
Jonah 1:4
#6
Three days and three nights
Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights (Jonah 1:17), which Jesus later referenced as a sign of His own resurrection.
Jonah 1:17
#5
A great fish
God appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah and preserve his life (Jonah 1:17); the Bible does not specifically call it a whale.
Jonah 1:17
#8
He went to Nineveh to preach as God commanded
After his miraculous rescue, Jonah obeyed God's command and went to Nineveh to preach repentance (Jonah 3:1-3).
Jonah 3:1-3
#7
He prayed and gave thanks to God
Jonah prayed to the Lord from the fish's belly, offering thanksgiving and vows of obedience (Jonah 2:1-9).
Jonah 2:1-9
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#9
How did the people of Nineveh respond to Jonah's preaching?
📖 Jonah 3:5
#10
Why was Jonah angry after God spared Nineveh?
📖 Jonah 4:1-2
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The Life of Jonah — The Reluctant Prophet Quiz — Flashcards (Answers)
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#10
All of the above
Jonah was angry because he knew God was merciful and would spare Nineveh if they repented, and he resented God's grace toward the Assyrian city (Jonah 4:1-2).
Jonah 4:1-2
#9
They believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth
The people of Nineveh repented of their sins, believed God's message, and demonstrated their repentance by fasting and wearing sackcloth (Jonah 3:5).
Jonah 3:5
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