Worthless Things, or Abundant Mercy?

BFB210918 Van de Velde - Jonah Under the Miracle Plant
“Jonah Under the Miracle Plant,” Jan van de Velde II, 1603-1641, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

We might smile at Jonah’s predicament in the great fish, but is there a lesson in that bigger-than-life tale that we might have overlooked?

2 Kings 9:1-10, 14:23-27; Ezekiel 14:1-5; Hosea 11:1-7; Jonah 2:2-10, 4:1-10; Romans 11:20-24

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Music: “Jonah,” Zion Harmonizers, Thank You Lord, Sound of New Orleans 1996.

Author: Albert J. McCarn

I am a lifelong disciple of Jesus (Yeshua) of Nazareth, an avid student of the Bible, a devoted husband and father, a 29-year veteran of the United States Army, and a historian who connects people with their own stories.