A Father’s Love

Jonah 3:1-3

*God was taking care of Jonah –

,

Reveal Answer

, and giving him a second chance!

SEE Jonah 2:2-3, 5-6

Nanshe = the fish goddess
Dagon = the fish god
*The transportation that God used to send Jonah would have been extremely

to the Ninevites!

The greater story of the Father’s Discipline: God was raising up a nation to be a

of

Reveal Answer

for God’s people (Israel)
- 760 BC – God sends

Reveal Answer

- 722 BC – Assyrian

Reveal Answer

- 650 BC – God sends

Reveal Answer

(SEE Nahum 1:2-3, 6-7, and 2:1-2)
- 612 BC – Assyria

Reveal Answer

to Babylon

SEE Hebrews 12:5-8

*Whether raising up a whale or raising up an entire nation, God desires to demonstrate His love for His children through discipline by any means necessary!