For God So Loved the World...

What was Jonah’s world like in the 8th century B.C.?

What were the Assyrians like?

The people of Nineveh were being prepared for repentance long before Jonah ever got there. 

Jonah being sent to be a messenger to Israel’s enemies is, in fact, a message to Israel too.

You are simply a messenger of grace and mercy, not the source of it.

God has long been at work before you even arrived.

Discussion Questions

1. Put yourself in Jonah’s shoes for a moment. How would you feel about the call to go to those people?
2. Who are some of the people you might honestly label as your “enemies” that you’d find it most difficult to pray for God’s mercy and grace?