What did he say just before he started running?
2007-05-21 15:26:24 · 11 answers · asked by Gifted 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He was afraid of being called a false prophet. Because He knew God was a god of mercy, He would not destroy Nineveh, So, if the prophetic destruction did not fulfill, they would belittle him.
It is interesting that Nineveh repented, but it was not long lived. God said He'd destroy them in 40 days--that is prophetic years, because Assyria destroyed them 40 year later.
God is a mathematician, and numerically proves Jesus the Messiah. Read http://abiblecode.tripod.com
Blessings, One-Way
P.S.: Don't you think many Christians today, like Johan, refuse to testify of their faith. Although they are afraid of being classified as "too religious" or fanatical?
2007-05-21 15:35:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jonah was being sent to prophesy in Nineva, it was a very bad place, filled with the same kind of folks who revile God on this site, and he didn't want to go there. He was running from his responsibility rather than bring them the truth.
2007-05-21 22:34:26 · answer #2 · answered by rico3151 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jonah 1:3, "But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish..."
2007-05-21 22:33:40 · answer #3 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jonah was aprophet who was asked by God to help the people of Nineveh (Assyrians) to repent.
The reason why Jonah tried to fled because the Assyrians are enemies of the Jews and he does not want to cooperate and save them. But ultimately, Jonah followed God and obeyed by overcoming emnity.
2007-05-21 22:31:54 · answer #4 · answered by Banshik 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jonah did not want to see the ninevites saved, he did not feel they were worthy of a second chance, before he ran he told God the he knew that if he went to ninevah that they would repent and God would save them
2007-05-21 22:31:57 · answer #5 · answered by Ovaltine Jenkins 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was running from God when he got into the boat because he didn't want to do whatever God needed him to do. He jumped out of the boat because he was afraid he would be responsible for the deaths of the other people on the boat because it was his fault God was angry.
2007-05-21 22:30:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the passage doesn't say
later is says that God had a job for him to do
and he didn't want to do it
then the fish story
read the second chapter
it was his finest hour
2007-05-21 22:30:45 · answer #7 · answered by firechap20 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was running from the gangstas... I can't repeat what he said before he strated running.
2007-05-21 22:34:21 · answer #8 · answered by Screamin' Banshee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was either a Jehovah's Witness or an insurance agent.
2007-05-21 22:32:08 · answer #9 · answered by Voodoid 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he didnt want to go to a town of filth to preach that is why he ran
2007-05-21 22:29:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋