![]() God then commands the whale to release Jonah onto dry land. This piece of Scripture also shows Jonah’s humility and obedience to Jesus, which helps him atone for his earlier refusal to listen to God. ![]() Being banished from God’s sight represents what happens to Christians who abandon or disobey God. While in the body of the great fish, Jonah laments being “banished from sight” ( Jonah 2:4). And my earnest prayer went out to you in your holy Temple.” Jonah 2:7 captures Jonah’s desperation: “As my life was slipping away, I remembered the Lord. While in the body of the whale, Jonah prays to God and asks for forgiveness. ![]() God rescues Jonah from drowning by providing a “huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights” ( Jonah 1:17). Then, the ocean miraculously becomes calm. Later, fearing all is lost, the sailors toss Jonah overboard into wild seas ( Jonah 1:15).
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