Jonah 1:1 ASV, Jonah 1:1-2 ASV, Jonah 1:2-3 ASV, Jonah 1:3-5 ASV and Jonah 1:5-14 ASV

THE JONAH IN USThe word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai: "Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me." But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, whereLESSONS FROM JONAH CHAPTER ONEThe word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai…GOD WILL OFTEN ASK YOU TO DO THINGS YOU DON’T " WANT " TO DO."Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me."YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND A BOAT SAILING IN THE " WRONG " DIRECTION.But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD.GOD MAY SEND A STORM TO GRAB YOUR " ATTENTION ".Then the LORD sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up. All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship.But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. The captain went to him and said, "How can you sleep? Get up and call on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us, and we will not perish." Then the sailors said to each other,So they asked (Jonah), "Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?" He answered, "I am a Hebrew and I worship the LORD, the God of heaven, who madYOUR DISOBEDIENCE WILL " COST " OTHERS.The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, "What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?" "Pick me up and throw me into the sea," he replied, "and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has comJONAH’S NIGHTMARE WAS THE ANSWER TO THE " PRAYER " HE HADN’T " PRAYED ".Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. At this the men greatly feared the LORD, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to him. But the LORD provided a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was i