Chapter 1 Jonah disobeys God Flashcards
Jonah
Who was Jonah the son of?
Amittai (Jonah 1:1)
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What great city did the Lord tell Jonah to go to and cry against?
Ninevah (Jonah 1:2)
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Why was Jonah to go and cry against the city of Ninevah?
Because their wickedness came up before the Lord (Jonah 1:2)
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Where did Jonah decide to flee to from the presence of the Lord?
Tarshish (Jonah 1:3)
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Where did Jonah find a ship going to Tarshish?
In Joppa (Jonah 1:3)
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What did the Lord send out that caused a mighty tempest in the sea that the ship was like to be broken?
A great wind (Jonah 1:4)
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What did Jonah do while the mariners were afraid and crying unto their gods and lightening the ship of its’ wares?
He went down into the sides of the ship and fell asleep (Jonah 1:5)
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Who found Jonah asleep in the sides of the ship?
The shipmaster (Jonah 1:6)
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Why did the men on the ship want to cast lots?
So they would know for whose cause this evil was upon them (Jonah 1:7)
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Who did the lot that was cast by the mariners fall on?
Jonah (Jonah 1:7)
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Bonus 20 pts
What four questions did the mariners ask Jonah after the lot fell on him?
What is thine occupation? Whence comest thou? What is thy country and of what people art thou? (Jonah 1:8)
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What did Jonah answer after the mariners asked him questions?
I am Hebrew and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land (Jonah 1:9)
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What did Jonah tell the men to do so that the sea would be calm again?
To throw him into the sea (Jonah 1:12)
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What did the men do after Jonah told them to throw him overboard?
The men rowed hard to bring it (the ship) to the land (Jonah 1: 13
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Before the men threw Jonah overboard what did they plead to the Lord?
Let us not perish for this man’s life and lay not upon us innocent blood (Jonah 1:14)
