Divided Kingdom
Epoch 75 · c. 760 BC
Jonah and Nineveh's Repentance
Jonah resists God's mission to Nineveh, but the Lord shows compassion to a repentant pagan city.
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Bible references
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Jonah 1:1-4
And the word of Yahweh came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Get up! Go to the great city Nineveh and cry out against her, because their evil has come up before me.” But Jonah set out to flee toward Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. And he went down to Joppa and found a merchant ship going to Tarshish, and paid her fare, and went on board her to go with them toward Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. And Yahweh hurled a great wind upon the sea, and it was a great storm on the sea, and the merchant ship was in danger of breaking up.
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Why this moment matters
Jonah reveals God's concern for the nations and exposes the narrowness of a resentful heart. Mercy reaches farther than expected.
About this section
After Solomon the kingdom fractures, prophets confront idolatry, and both Israel and Judah move toward covenant judgment.
Further study
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Jehu Judges Ahab's House
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Epoch 76 · c. 760 BC
Amos and Hosea Warn the North
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