Saturday, Oct 1, 2022 • 3min
The Story of Jonah
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Has God ever asked you to do something that you just didn't want to do? Jonah had that happen to him. Here is his story.
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Welcome to Kid's Corner Bible stories, listening and learning God's big story today. The Story Of
Jonah
, Jonah
.Share
God
00:11
I have a mission for you. Go to the great city of
Nineveh
and tell the people who live there, that their sins have come to My attention.Share
Jonah
00:19
Me? Go to
Nineveh
. I don't want to go to Nineveh
.Share
God
00:24
Jonah
, go to Nineveh
.Share
Jonah
00:26
Maybe I will run away. I will get on a ship and sail somewhere else. Anywhere but
Nineveh
.Share
Speaker 4
00:34
So
Jonah
tries to run away. But can he? Can he run away from God?Share
Jonah
00:42
There. This looks like a good ship and it is not going to
Nineveh
. I think I'll settle in and take a nap.Share
Speaker 4
00:55
Jonah
falls into a deep sleep aboard the ship when suddenly,Share
01:00
Excuse me, sir
Jonah
. Please wake up!Share
Jonah
01:03
What is it?
Share
01:04
A storm sir. We're afraid the ship will break apart in this wind. The captain sent me to ask you to pray to your God to help us.
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01:12
Jonah
, Jonah
! We think this storm is your fault. What terrible thing have you done to bring all this trouble on us, poor sailors? Tell us!Share
Jonah
01:20
I am a
Hebrew
. I worship the Lord. And I am running away from Him and what he wants me to do.Share
01:28
What should we do? We've already thrown all the cargo off the ship and it hasn't helped. We don't want to die.
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Jonah
01:34
Pick me up and throw me into the sea.
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01:37
No, sir, we can't do that.
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01:39
Let's try rowing again.
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01:42
It's no use! We're going to have to throw
Jonah
overboard. O' God of Jonah
, please don't let us die.Share
Speaker 4
01:50
The sailors threw
Jonah
overboard and a large fish swallowed him up. While Jonah
was in the belly of the fish. He prayed to God.Share
Jonah
02:01
Lord, my God. When I almost drowned, I called for help and you listen to my cry. I will sing the song of thanks. I will do what I have promised. Lord, You are the one who saves.
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Speaker 4
02:20
God, hears the prayer of
Jonah
and causes the fish to spit Jonah
out on the shore. Then Jonah
keeps his promise to God and goes to Nineveh
.Share
Jonah
02:31
People of
Nineveh
, I have a message for you from God. In 40 days Nineveh
will be destroyed because of your sins.Share
02:41
Oh, no.
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02:42
We need to repent of our sins.
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02:44
We need to show God how sorry we are.
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02:49
Sorry God. We're so sorry. Please Lord, God, turn away Your anger.
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God
02:54
I will have compassion on you and I will not destroy you.
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Speaker 4
03:00
If you want to read more about
Jonah
and the people of Nineveh
, check out the Book Of Jonah
. It's in the old testament section of your bible.Share
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