Jonah 1-4 Flashcards
What was Jonah’s father’s name?
a. Ezra
b. Jacob
c. Amittai
C. Amittai
Where was Jonah told to go first?
a. Samaria
b. Nineveh
c. Jordan
B. Nineveh
What was Jonah told to do in Nineveh?
a. Start a church
b. Destroy the idols
c. Preach
C. Preach
Why was Johah told to preach in Nineveh?
a. There were no godly people there
b. It was a wicked city
c. There were no prophets there
B. It was a wicked city
Where did Jonah head f?
a. Tarshish
b. Joppa
c. Samaria
A. Tarshish
Where did Jonah find a ship to travel to Tarshish?
a. Judah
b. Persia
c. Joppa
C. Joppa
Once Jonah was on the ship what did the Lord do?
a. He sent a great wind on the sea and a violent storm arose
b. He provided a safe place for Jonah
c. He gave the ship safe passage to Nineveh
A. He sent a great wind on the sea and a violent storm arose
All the sailors were afraid and called out to their God and what else did they do?
a. They abandoned ship
b. The started fighting amongst themselves
c. Threw cargo into the sea to lighten the load of the ship
C. Threw cargo into the sea to lighten the load of the ship
Where was Jonah when the storm started?
a. On the upper deck
b. On the bough of the ship
c. Below deck
C. Below deck
What did the captain ask Jonah?
a. Where have you been
b. How can you sleep? Get up and call on your God?
c. Help us.
B. How can you sleep? Get up and call on your God?
What did the sailors do to determine who caused this calamity?
a. They asked each person if they were responsible
b. Called on their God to give them the answer
c. They cast lots
C. They cast lots
Where did the lot fall?
a. On the Captain
b. On Jonah
c. On the oldest sailor
B. On Jonah
What did the sailors know?
a. That they were all going to drown
b. That Jonah was running away from the Lord
c. That he was not telling the truth
B. That Jonah was running away from the Lord
What did Jonah reply when the sailors asked him, From what people are you?
a. I am a Hivitie
b. I am an Isralite
c. I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord
b. I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord
As the sea got rougher and rougher, what did the sailors ask Jonah?
a. Help us
b. Pray to your God for help
c. What should we do to you to make the sea calm down
C. What should we do to you to make the sea calm down
What Jonah tell the sailors to do?
a. Kill me
b. Pick me up and throw me into the sea
c. Throw yourselves into the sea
B. Pick me up and throw me into the sea
- What did the sailors do when Jonah told them to throw him into the sea ?
a. They threw him in the sea immediately
b. They prayed
c. They tried to row back to land
C. They tried to row back to land
Before they threw Jonah overboard what did the sailors do?
a. They cried to the Lord please do not let us die for taking this man’s life
b. They asked for forgiveness
c. They were fearful
A. They cried to the Lord please do not let us die for taking this man’s life
When the sailors threw Jonah overboard what happened?
a. The storm got worse
b. The sea grew calm
c. The sailors started fighting each other
B. The sea grew calm
When the sea grew calm the men greatly feared the Lord. What did they do next
a. They prayed to their Gods
b. The hurried up and row to shore
c. They offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to him
C. They offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to him
What did the Lord provide for Jonah?
a. Dry land
b. A great fish to swallow him
c. An island in the middle of the sea
B. A great fish to swallow him
How many days did Jonah say inside the fish?
a. 7
b. 3
c. 40
B. 3
What did Jonah do will inside the fish?
a. Cried
b. Sleep
c. Pray
c. Pray
In my distress I call to who
a. My father
b. Whoever would help me
c. The Lord
C. The Lord
I called the the Lord and he
a. Listened to my cry
b. Did not hear me
c. Talked to me
B. Listened to my cry
I said I have been banished from your sight yet I will look again toward?
a. Heaven
b. Your holy temple
c. To your words
B. Your holy temple
The engulfing waters threatened me , the deep surrounded me, seaweed was wrapped around
a. My body
b. My feet
c. My head
C. My head
To the roots of the mountains I sank down , the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you
brought my life up front the
a. The valley
b. The pit
c. Depths of the sea
B. The pit
With a song of Thanksgiving I will
a. Give you everything
b. Sacrifice to you
c. Pray to you
B. Sacrifice to you
What I have vowed I will make?
a. Good
b. Promise to do
c. Faithfully do
A. Good
Salvation comes form the
a. Heavens
b. Faithful
c. Lord
C. Lord
When the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, what did he say
a. Go to Samaria and proclaim the message I give you
b. Go to Nineveh and proclaim the message I give you
c. Go to Jordan and proclaim the message I give you
B. Go to Nineveh and proclaim the message I give you
Did Jonah obey the Lord the second time he told him to go to Nineveh?
a. Yes
b. No
Yes
What kind of city was Nineveh?
a. A very large city
b. A very important city
c. A very rich city
A. A very large city
A visit to the city required how many days
a. 7
b. 14
c. 3
C. 3
What did Jonah proclaim on the 1 st day in the city of Nineveh?
a. 20 more days and Nineveh would be overturned
b. 40 more days and Nineveh would be overturned
c. 60 more days and Nineveh would be overturned
B. 40 more days and Nineveh would be overturned
The Ninevites believed God and declared a
a. Feast
b. Day of prayer
c. Fast
C. Fast
From the greatest to the least to what did the Ninevites do?
a. Put on sackcloth
b. Asked for forgiveness
c. Fell to their knees in prayer
A. Put on sackcloth
When the news reached the King what did he do?
a. He said nothing
b. He said lest us feast on our finest sheep
c. Rose from the throne took off his royal robes covered himself in sackcloth and sat in the sand
C. Rose from the throne took off his royal robes covered himself in sackcloth and sat in the sand
Who and what must be covered with sackcloth?
a. All the people
b. All the beasts
c. Man and beasts
A. All the people
Who decreed who must wear sackcloth?
a. Jonah
b. God
c. The King and his nobles
C. The King and his nobles
Who and what must not taste, eat, or drink?
a. Man, beast, herd or flock
b. Man
c. Beast, herd or flock
A. Man, beast, herd or flock
The King and his nobles called on the people to call urgently on God and let them do what?
a. Pray continually
b. To start doing what is good
c. To give up their evil ways and their violence
C. To give up their evil ways and their violence
The King and his nobles felt if the people gave up their evil ways and their violence God would ?
a. Not kill them
b. Bless them
c. Have compassion on them so they will not perish
C. Have compassion on them so they will not perish
When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways what did he do?
a. He had compassion and did not bring destruction on Nineveh
b. He brought destruction on the King
c. He brought destruction on everyone in Nineveh
a. He had relented and did not bring destruction on Nineveh
Jonah became what when God showed compassion on Nineveh?
a. angry
b. Very happy
c. Exceedingly happy
A. Angry
Why did Jonah become angry and displeased at God?
a. Because the sinful were not punished
b. Because God did not do what he said he would
c. Because what happen is what Jonah thought would happen God is too good to punish
A. Because the sinful were not punished
Because God did not punish Nineveh, Jonah want to ?
a. Die
b. Live
c. Go away and live alone
A. Die
What did the Lord ask Jonah?
a. Why are you angry?
b. Are you angry?
c. Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?
c. Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?
