What would Jonah have answered God at the end of the Book? Did Jonah learn the lessons?<\/p>\n\t
Since we are not told, to speculate would be useless. We can see the lessons God taught Jonah, and it is those lessons that we, in turn, also need to learn. As Paul warned, “that you may learn in us not to think beyond what is written<\/em>” (I Corinthians 4:6). God did not deem it important for us to know whether Jonah himself learned those lessons or not.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Question: What would Jonah have answered God at the end of the Book? Did Jonah learn the lessons? Answer: Since we are not told, to speculate would be useless. We can see the lessons God taught Jonah, and it is those lessons that we, in turn, also need to learn. 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Hamilton I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The book of Jonah is unique among the prophets \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The emphasis of the story is upon the messenger instead of the message. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We learn lessons from the actions of the prophet, instead of the message he delivered. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The tale of a man being swallowed and living\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sermon"","block_context":{"text":"Sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/sermon\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":33988,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/jonah-wrath-of-man-mercy-of-god\/","url_meta":{"origin":8108,"position":1},"title":"Jonah – Wrath of Man \/ Mercy of God","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 9, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"by Ross Ward We all know the story, but have we really gotten the point? Story The book is about Jonah Not gentile city Outline of book Ch 1 - Jonah runs from God Ch 2 - Jonah's salvation Ch 3 - Nineveh's salvation Ch 4 - God's mercy on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5759,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-thrill-of-salvation\/","url_meta":{"origin":8108,"position":2},"title":"The Thrill of Salvation","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 12, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Luke 15:1-10 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Luke 15:10 - When someone responds to God\u2019s message, there is excitement that reaches all the way to heaven! \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Each and every person, no matter how high or low stationed in life is important to God. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ezekiel 33:11 - God doesn\u2019t look\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":88961,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/looking-to-his-holy-temple\/","url_meta":{"origin":8108,"position":3},"title":"Looking to His Holy Temple","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 26, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"by Seth Mauldin via\u00a0Biblical Insights, Vol. 15 No. 2, February 2015 For me, the book of Jonah has always been something of a depressing book. Of course, there are positives to be found; we'll always have the good example of the Ninevites who threw themselves into the task of repentance.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":63637,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-value-of-souls\/","url_meta":{"origin":8108,"position":4},"title":"The Value of Souls","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 19, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Luke 15:1-10 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0It is far too easy to lose sight of the goal \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We look at the sin in the world around us, knowing that we are not to get caught up in it - Romans 6:1-2 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We don\u2019t want to be influenced by\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":70789,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-men-act-when-they-repent\/","url_meta":{"origin":8108,"position":5},"title":"How Men Act When They Repent","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 1, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"by Steve Klein via Seeking the Things Above In Matthew 12:41, Jesus said, \"The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.\" According to Jesus, the men\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8108\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}